Social Worker

Red Lake County Social Services, located in Red Lake Falls, MN has a full-time (35 hours a week) Social Worker - CMH-AMH-CP position available. Discover your passion and shape your career with us at Red Lake County Social Services. The position offers a chance to make a difference in the lives of adults, children and families in the community by providing assessments, case planning, arranging for services and resources, and providing monitoring and coordination for clients to help eliminate and/or prevent risk of harm. This position is responsible for Adult Mental Health case management, Children\'s Mental Health case management and is a backup for Child Protective/Child Welfare Services case management. This position serves children/adults diagnosed with SPMI. Wage will depend on qualifications and experience. The wage range is $31.08 per hour to $43.01 per hour. Wage increases can occur up to 2 times per year, position works 35 hours per week, and a full benefit package is available. Red Lake County Social Services encourages a healthy work-life balance through flexible hybrid work schedules. Candidates can choose to have a flex schedule and/or telecommute up to 2 days. SEE EXAMINATION PROCESS SECTION BELOW FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO APPLY(NOTE THAT THERE IS A TWO STEP PROCESS--TWO APPLICATIONS ARE REQUIRED) Minnesota Merit System Examples of Duties Interviews clients at intake. Carries a caseload where a need for continuing social casework predominates. Provides counseling to families and individuals. Conducts complex case evaluation for the purpose of assessing problems and determining appropriate types and methods of treatment. Prepares intensive long or short-term treatment plans, which require a fund of casework knowledge. Identifies client situations, which require intensified service and brings to the attention of supervisor for help or referral. Provides adult and child protective services. Provides vocation/employment services. Provides adult and children\'s mental health services and services to persons with disabilities. Provides or assists in providing services to other cases involving difficult or complex social and financial problems. Interprets programs to clients, refers clients to appropriate community services. Interprets social and emotional factors to others involved in treatment of clients. Prepares social histories with emphasis on psychosocial factors, adoption, or foster home placements. Supervises foster home placements. Interviews and screens prospective adoptive parents. Provides preventive services. Interprets policies and regulations to clients. Provides casework services for rehabilitation and care of children. Prepares and maintains case records which meet federal, state and local guidelines. Dictates findings and correspondence. Prepares regular and special reports. May provide work direction to social work paraprofessionals. Participates in in-service training and other staff development activities to increase knowledge of social work processes and skill in application to individual cases. \u0020A bachelor\'s degree from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in social work, psychology, sociology or closely related field. or A bachelor\'s degree from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in any field and one (1) year of experience as a social worker in a public or private social services agency. You may apply before graduating, butno more than60 days prior toreceiving your Bachelor\'s Degree. The examination will consist of a rating of training and experience based on the information you provide in your application and your responses to the supplemental questions included in the application process. You must read the questions carefully, answer truthfully, and include any experience claimed in your answers to the supplemental questions in the Work Experience section of your application. Any experience claimed in your answers to the supplemental questions but not included in the Work Experience section of you application will not be credited. You will be asked to verify your degree with official transcripts upon hire. An Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer #J-18808-Ljbffr