Emergency Assistance Caseworker

Human Services Building
Human Services Building
Position Details The Social Worker/Case Manager position provides professional level counseling and consultation, investigates abuse and neglect of children and adults, assesses and assists persons with developmental and mental disabilities, and administers a variety of social services and mental health services to Freeborn County residents. This position performs at a high rate of stress on an ongoing basis in order to maintain safety within caseloads. This entails coordination of services, coordination of transportation, scheduling visitations, locating placement, making referrals, and assisting in daily emergencies that arise with families served by the County. This position requires to maintain efficient and effective notes, and include time reporting, accurate case plans, court reports and assessments to ensure that all information is gathered accurately. Must maintain strict confidentiality with all individuals in the case is also needed as well with any communications with collateral contracts.
Adult Mental Health, Child Mental Health, Adult Services, Developmental Disabilities, and Child Protection.
Drives to and from client's home and/or school. Transports clients to visits, court, and other appointments. Travel often occurs out-of-county and out-of-state with occasional overnights.
Collaborates with other community agencies and resources and refers clients to service providers. Documents client's performance by maintaining up-to-date and accurate case notes and functional assessments. Works closely with county attorney's office and court administration. Attends court proceedings that require attendance and completes all court documents.
Coordinates with foster parents/facilities for family visits, court hearings, medical appointments, school/work meetings.
Interprets policies and regulations to clients and families.
Additional Duties and Responsibilities Organizes and provides public education, community outreach, and public relations.
Reports all actions in required computer software.
Maintains training/educational competencies and own professional development.
Attends all unit and agency meetings.
Position Requirements Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Knowledge of social work, human development, and psychology.
Knowledge and understanding of laws governing social services.
Knowledge of social work ethics.
Knowledge of local and regional resources, organizations, and agencies.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and data privacy.
Ability to work under limited supervision with general autonomy in determining how objectives are achieved.
Ability to perform complex work requiring analytical ability and inductive thinking to adapt policies and procedures to fit situations.
Education and Experience Bachelor’s Degree in social work, sociology, psychology or a related field.
Licenses/Certifications Bachelor’s Degree
Equipment and Tools Office equipment and technology
Frequent use of County or personal vehicle
Physical and Mental Requirements This job typically requires: sitting, standing, walking, driving, feeling, manual dexterity, grasping, talking, hearing, typing, and seeing. There is exposure to computer keyboards and video screens. Reasonable accommodations can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Worker may be exposed to dangerous/hazardous physical and/or environmental conditions (animals, animal waste, insects, and rodents, house in need of repair, mold, drugs, and weapons). Reasonable accommodations can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Competencies Common to All County Positions Develop, maintain a thorough working knowledge of, and comply with all departmental and applicable County policies and procedures
Demonstration by personal example the spirit of service, excellence, and integrity expected from all staff.
Develop respectful and cooperative working relationships with co-workers, including willing assistance to newer staff so job responsibilities can be performed with confidence as quickly as possible.
Confer regularly with and keep immediate supervisor informed of all-important matters which pertain to the applicable job functions and responsibilities.
Children’s Mental Health Completes Rule 79 case management training.
Preferred 2000 hours in the delivery of mental health services to children.
Requires ongoing clinical supervision.
Requires ongoing relationship building with clients and families.
Collaborates with community service agencies and service providers including but not limited to; mental health centers, group homes, residential treatment centers, schools, foster homes, hospitals, substance abuse providers and respite providers. Groups may include but are not limited to skill building and outings funded by the respite grant.
Frequently travels out of county and/or out of state in order to transport/visit clients in out of home facilities. Travel may require overnights, driving at night, driving in hazardous weather conditions and use of personal vehicle. Travel may also require driving in personal vehicle with dysregulated clients.
Travel may require installing equipment such as car seats.
Requires knowledge and implementation of S.Provides case management for extended foster care and 18-21 services.
Adoption facilitation and coordination.
Completes intake paperwork for facility placement referrals.
Maintains monthly visits with clients/ fosters/ homes and other collateral contacts.
Social Worker Family Based Counselor Directly interfaces with families to provide professional level counseling and consultation to SED students and their families, or children at risk of out of home placement due to parenting or family system difficulties.
Mental Health Case Management Facilitates drug testing (blood, urine, or hair).
Meets with clients to provide on-going support, counseling and assessments to assist in determining needs, strength and goals which includes: interviewing people with mental illness, referring clients to a variety of support services such as emergency services, mental health hospitalization, IRTS facilities, adult foster homes or board and lodge services.
After client is committed through the courts, case manager oversees client in the community to ensure they are following requirements of provisional discharge or stay of commitment of treatment plan.
Meets with clients to provide mandated assessment, ongoing support, professional level counseling and consultation, and case planning to assist in determining needs, strengths, and goals.
Assesses the safety and wellbeing of children and their families to identify specific services to help reduce or eliminate presenting needs such as substance abuse; domestic violence, mental illness, developmental disabilities, poverty, neglect, abuse, criminal behaviors, delinquency, educational neglect, parent child interactions, and housing.
Assesses/investigates child maltreatment concerns by completing intakes, screening intakes, interviewing, gathering information, completing assessments, determining imminent danger, assessing need for services, and implementing or providing those services. This unit is mandated by statute to have 24- hour coverage, intake, screening, and response. On-call includes required response outside of normal business hours to include evenings, weekends, and holidays.

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