County Agency Social Worker - Norman County

Norman County Social Service Center is hiring a full time (35 hours per week) County Agency Social Worker position.  Starting Salary is $31.08 - $34.90 per hour.

Under the direction of the Agency Director and the designated Social Worker Team Lead, the County Agency Case Manager provides assessment, case management, care coordination, adult protective services, and service planning for adults with disabilities, older adults, and vulnerable adults. 

The position administers assigned state and federal programs, including home and community-based waivers, managed-care coordination, MN-Choices Assessments, Obra Level II activities, and other adult services in accordance with applicable statutes, rules, contracts and agency policies. 

The position also performs assigned child foster care recruitment, licensing, home assessment, compliance monitoring, and provider-support activities. The worker coordinates services and safety responses with individuals, families, foster care applicants and providers, case managers, health plans, community partners, law enforcement, legal counsel, and state agencies.

Norman County is in the heart of the Red River Valley and home to several growing communities with close access to a population of more than 300,000 people.  Fish, camp, swim, hike, camp, hunt and play – Discover it all in Norman County.

Norman County is a great place to work! We offer a 35-hour flexible M-F work schedule, full benefits including health/dental, disability, life insurance, PERA, holiday pay, vacation/sick leave, and a respectful working environment. 

THE LINK TO APPLY TO FOR THIS VACANCY IS IN THE EXAMINATION SECTION BELOW

MN 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.

Merit Minimum Qualifications:
• A 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, but no more than 60 days prior to receiving 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.

Once your application has been submitted changes cannot be made. If you have a change in location availability or your contact information changes please email [email protected] with the new information and include your applicant ID.

Submit an application by the closing date by applying at this link here: 011-OC  (County Agency Social Worker - Bachelor's)

Note: In addition to submitting the Minnesota Merit System application, please include a letter of interest submitted to County Coordinator/Human Resources, CJ Holl via email: [email protected].