Agency Social Worker: Child Welfare
1 week ago
Human Services
Dept/Div: Human Services FLSA Status: Non Exempt
General Definition of Work
Performs intermediate professional work coordinating and delivering services to clients, evaluating and assessing the success of services being provided, recommending other services that may be useful, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the limited supervision of the Human Services Supervisor.
Qualification Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The below listed statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required of personnel so classified.
Essential Functions
- Assesses and evaluates the needs and strengths of family relationships including safety and risk evaluations.
- Provides, arranges, transports, encourages and coordinates direct service and advocacy for clients and families.
- Develops and implements all or part of a case plan, defines initial and ongoing measurable goals and objectives.
- Determines with the client, and in collaboration with agencies, the eligibility, need, risk of harm to self and others, and the level of services for identified clients, by conducting varied assessments.
- Facilitates, integrates and mobilizes community resources on behalf of the client; develops or recommends services where they do not exist.
- Provides immediate response to crisis situations; maintains safety for clients and the community; develops and implements safety plans for clients to maximize their safety and minimize community risk.
- Evaluates, documents and monitors progress toward goals and objectives.
- Evaluates, assesses and determines if individuals are a danger to themselves or others in regards to civilly committing them to the commissioner of human services.
- Prepares court documentation for legal proceedings.
- May be requested to testify in court.
- Researches, maintains and applies knowledge of relevant policies, procedures and statutes; provides training and education to others.
- Completes agency, state and federally required documentation related to client activity.
- Conducts the closure of case management activities with clients based on resolution to the established goals or successful integration to community resources; terminates activity with the client when they request closure or when involuntary closure is ordered.
- Attends all required department and unit staff meetings, and assures required training hours are met.
- Other related duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Comprehensive knowledge of the rules, regulations, policies, processes and procedures governing social work in a county setting; thorough knowledge of social, economic and health problems; thorough knowledge of institutions and the methods of the helping process; thorough knowledge of individual and group behavior; thorough knowledge of mental illnesses and ways to treat or recommend treatment to individuals or families dealing with mental illness; general knowledge of the laws pertaining to abuse, neglect and exploitation; general knowledge of the laws pertaining to social work and those dealing with clients with mental illnesses; comprehensive skill in crisis intervention; comprehensive skill creating and maintaining a database related to services and clients; comprehensive skill coordinating services for clients and evaluating where services may be lacking; comprehensive skill using standard accounting software; comprehensive skill creating and maintaining effective service plans and records of services provided; comprehensive skill composing general correspondence; thorough skill using standard office equipment and related hardware and software; ability to identify social problems and needs to assess the ability of individuals and families to utilize services in problem solving; ability to identify and clarify the acceptance of rights, responsibilities and differences of others; ability to make arithmetic computations using whole numbers, fractions and decimals; ability to deal with people who have various mental, socio-economic and risk levels; ability to deal with angry, hostile and sometimes unkempt persons in a calm and effective manner; ability to compute rates, ratios and percentages; ability to understand and apply governmental accounting practices in maintenance of financial records; ability to plan and organize work; ability to understand and interpret laws, policies and regulations; ability to solve problems within scope of responsibility; ability to prepare reports and maintain records; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, service providers, staff, law enforcement agencies, court officials, federal agency representatives, medical facilities, financial agencies and the general public.
Education and Experience
Bachelor's degree in social work, human services, sociology, psychology, or related field and minimal experience providing services to individuals with serious or persistent mental illnesses, working in community support, psychosocial rehabilitation or case management, working in a county social services department, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Physical Requirements
This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 50 pounds of force; work regularly requires speaking or hearing and using hands to finger, handle or feel, frequently requires walking and sitting and occasionally requires standing, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, pushing or pulling, lifting and repetitive motions; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work frequently requires exposure to outdoor weather conditions and occasionally requires wet, humid conditions (non-weather), exposure to fumes or airborne particles and exposure to bloodborne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).
Special Requirements
Applicable training to obtain and maintain certifications will be provided which may include travel.
Ability to maintain certifications through ongoing education.
Experience working in the specific social services field (Child Protection, Mental Health) is preferred.
Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish is preferred.
Driver's license valid to drive in the State of Minnesota.
Other Requirements
The incumbent may encounter not public data in the course of these duties. Any access to not public data should be strictly limited to accessing the data that are necessary to fulfill the employment responsibility. While data are being accessed, incumbent should take reasonable measures to ensure the not public data are not accessed by individuals without a work reason. Once the work reason to access the data is reasonably finished, incumbent must properly store the not public data according to the provisions Ch. 13. If a new work assignment requires access to not public data, the incumbent is permitted to access not public data for the work assignment purposes only. Any access to not public data must be strictly limited to the data necessary to complete the work assignment and after the assignment is completed, the employee's work assignment no longer requires access.
Minimum Qualifications
1. Bachelor's degree in social work, human services, sociology, psychology, or related field and minimal experience providing services to individuals with serious or persistent mental illnesses, working in community support, psychosocial rehabilitation or case management, working in a county social services department, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
2. Driver's License valid in the State of MN.
Salary/Benefits: Starting wage is $34.53 per hour plus health insurance, life insurance, retirement plan, vacation/sick/holiday pay and many other voluntary benefits.
Salary Range: $ $48.79 per hour.
Trabajador Social de Agencia: Programa de Bienestar del Niño / Extensión de Apoyo a los PadresServicios Humanos
Dpto/Div: Servicios Humanos FLSA Status: No Exentos
Definición General De Trabajo
Lleva acabo el trabajo profesional intermedio de coordinacion y presentacion de servicios a los clientes, sopesando y evaluando el éxito de los servicios proporcionados, recomendando otros servicios que puedan ser utiles, y el trabajo relacionado como aparente o asignado. El trabajo se realiza bajo la supervisión limitasa de la supervisora de servicios humanos.
Requisitos De Calificación
Para llevar a cabo este trabajo con éxito, una persona debe ser capaz de realizar satisfactoriamente cada función esencial. Los requisitos enumerados a continuación son representativos de los conocimientos, aptitudes y/o capacidades requeridas. Se pueden hacer ajustes razonables para permitir que una persona con discapacidades realice las funciones esenciales. Las siguientes declaraciones enumeradas tienen por objeto describir la naturaleza general y el nivel de trabajo que realizan las personas asignadas a este puesto. No pretende ser una lista exhaustiva de todas las funciones, responsabilidades y competencias requeridas del personal así clasificado.
Funciones Esenciales
- Evalúa y sopesa las necesidades y los puntos fuertes de las relaciones familiares, incluiendo evaluaciones de seguridad y riesgo.
- Proporciona, organiza, transporta, alienta y coordina el servicio directo y la defensa para los clientes y las familias.
- Desarrolla e implementa la totalidad o parte de un plan de casos, define metas y objetivos medibles iniciales y en curso.
- Determina con el cliente, y en colaboración con las agencias, la elegibilidad, necesidad, riesgo de daño a sí mismo y otros, y el nivel de servicios para los clientes identificados, mediante la realización de evaluaciones variadas.
- Facilita, integra y moviliza los recursos de la comunidad en nombre del cliente; desarrolla o recomienda servicios donde no existen.
- Proporciona una respuesta inmediata a las situaciones de crisis; mantiene la seguridad para los clientes y la comunidad; desarrolla e implementa planes de seguridad para que los clientes maximicen su seguridad y minimicen el riesgo para la comunidad.
- Evalúa, documenta y supervisa el progreso hacia las metas y los objetivos.
- Sorpesa, evalúa y determina si los individuos son un peligro para sí mismos o para otros con respecto a su entrega civil al comisionado de servicios humanos.
- Prepara la documentación judicial para los procedimientos judiciales.
- Se le podrá pedir que testifique ante el tribunal.
- Investiga, mantiene y aplica el conocimiento de las políticas, procedimientos y estatutos pertinentes; proporciona capacitación y educación a otros.
- Completa la documentación requerida por la agencia, el estado y el gobierno federal relacionada con la actividad del cliente.
- Lleva a cabo el cierre de las actividades de gestión de casos con los clientes sobre la base de la resolución a los objetivos establecidos o la integración exitosa a los recursos comunitarios; termina la actividad con el cliente cuando solicitan el cierre o cuando se ordena el cierre involuntario.
- Asiste a todas las reuniones necesarias del personal de los departamentos y dependencias, y se asegura de que se cumplan las horas de capacitación requeridas.
- Otras funciones conexas según se asignen.
Conocimientos, Aptitudes y Capacidades
Conocimiento completo de las normas, reglamentos, políticas, procesos y procedimientos que rigen el trabajo social en un entorno de condado; profundo conocimiento de los problemas sociales, económicos y sanitarios; profundo conocimiento de las instituciones y los métodos del proceso de ayuda; conocimiento profundo del comportamiento individual y grupal; conocimiento profundo de las enfermedades mentales y formas de tratar o recomendar el tratamiento a individuos o familias que se enfrentan con enfermedades mentales; conocimiento general de las leyes relativas al abuso, abandono y explotación; conocimiento general de las leyes relativas al trabajo social y a aquellos que se ocupan de clientes con enfermedades mentales; habilidad integral en intervención en crisis; habilidad integral para crear y mantener una base de datos relacionada con servicios y clientes; habilidad integral para coordinación de servicios para los clientes y evaluación de la falta de servicios; habilidad integral para la utilización de un software contable estándar; habilidad integral para la creación y mantenimiento de planes de servicio eficaces y registros de los servicios prestados; una competencia completa para la redacción de correspondencia general; capacidad de utilizar equipos ofimáticos estándar y el hardware y software relacionados; capacidad de identificar problemas sociales y necesidades para evaluar la capacidad de los individuos y las familias para utilizar servicios en la resolución de problemas; capacidad de identificar y aclarar la aceptación de derechos, responsabilidades y diferencias de los demás; capacidad de hacer cálculos aritméticos utilizando números enteros, fracciones y decimales; capacidad de tratar con personas que tienen diversos niveles mentales, socio económicos y de riesgo; capacidad de lidiar con la ira, personas hostiles y a veces descuidadas, de manera tranquila y eficaz; capacidad de calcular tasas, ratios y porcentajes; capacidad de comprender y aplicar las prácticas contables gubernamentales en el mantenimiento de los registros financieros; capacidad de planificar y organizar el trabajo; capacidad de comprender e interpretar leyes, políticas y reglamentos; capacidad de resolver problemas dentro del ámbito de responsabilidad; capacidad de preparar informes y mantener registros; capacidad de establecer y mantener relaciones de trabajo efectivas con clientes, proveedores de servicios, personal, organismos encargados de hacer cumplir la ley, funcionarios judiciales, representantes de organismos federales, centros médicos, organismos financieros y el público en general.
Educación y Experiencia
Licenciatura en trabajo social, servicios humanos, sociología, psicología o un campo relacionado y experiencia mínima proporcionando servicios a personas con enfermedades mentales graves o persistentes, trabajando en apoyo comunitario, rehabilitación psicosocial o gestión de casos, trabajando en un departamento de servicios sociales del condado, o una combinación equivalente de educación y experiencia.
Requisitos Físicos
Este trabajo requiere el esfuerzo ocasional de hasta 50 libras de fuerza; el trabajo requiere regularmente hablar u oír y usar las manos para tocar, manejar o sentir, frecuentemente requiere caminar y sentarse y ocasionalmente requiere estar de pie, trepar o balancearse, inclinarse, arrodillarse, agacharse o gatear, alcanzar con las manos y los brazos, empujar o tirar, levantar y realizar movimientos repetitivos; el trabajo requiere una visión normal; la comunicación vocal es necesaria para expresar o intercambiar ideas mediante la palabra hablada y transmitir instrucciones detalladas o importantes a otros con precisión, en voz alta o rápidamente; la audición es necesaria para percibir la información a los niveles normales de palabra hablada y recibir información detallada a través de comunicaciones orales y/o hacer distinciones finas en el sonido; el trabajo requiere preparar y analizar datos escritos o informáticos, operar máquinas, manejar vehículos de motor o equipos y observar el entorno general y las actividades; el trabajo requiere con frecuencia la exposición a condiciones climáticas al aire libre y ocasionalmente se requiere en condiciones mojadas y húmedas (no climáticas), exposición a humos o partículas en el aire y exposición a agentes patógenos transmitidos por la sangre y puede ser necesario ponerse equipo de protección personal especializado; el trabajo se realiza generalmente en un lugar moderadamente ruidoso (p. ej., oficina de negocios, tráfico ligero).
Requisitos Especiales
Se impartirá la capacitación pertinente para obtener y mantener las certificaciones, que puede incluir viajes.
Capacidad de mantener las certificaciones a través de la formación continua.
Se prefiere la experiencia de trabajo en el campo específico de los servicios sociales (protección del niño, salud mental).
Se prefiere la competencia bilingüe en inglés y español.
Licencia de conducir válida para conducir en el estado de Minnesota.
Otros Requisitos
El titular puede encontrarse con datos no públicos en el ejercicio de sus funciones. El acceso a datos no públicos debe limitarse estrictamente al acceso a los datos necesarios para cumplir con la responsabilidad laboral. Mientras se accede a los datos, el titular debe tomar medidas razonables para garantizar que las personas no públicas no accedan a los datos sin una razón de trabajo. Una vez que la razón de trabajo para acceder a los datos está razonablemente terminada, el titular debe almacenar adecuadamente los datos no públicos de acuerdo con las disposiciones Ch. 13. Si una nueva asignación de trabajo requiere acceso a datos no públicos, el titular está autorizado a acceder a datos no públicos únicamente para los propósitos del trabajo asignado. Cualquier acceso a datos no públicos debe limitarse estrictamente a los datos necesarios para completar el trabajo asignado y, una vez completada el trabajo asignado, el trabajo asignado del empleado ya no requiere acceso.
Requisitos mínimos:
1. Licenciatura en trabajo social, servicios humanos, sociología, psicología o un campo relacionado, y experiencia mínima en la prestación de servicios a personas con enfermedades mentales graves o crónicas, en apoyo comunitario, rehabilitación psicosocial o gestión de casos, o experiencia trabajando en un departamento de servicios sociales del condado, o una combinación equivalente de educación y experiencia.
2. Licencia de conducir válida en el estado de Minnesota.
Salario/Beneficios: El salario base es de $34.53 por hora más seguro médico, seguro de vida, plan de jubilación, pago de vacaciones/enfermedad/días festivos y muchos otros beneficios voluntarios.
Rango salarial: $ $48.79 por hora.
Contact information:
Sarah Pint
Le Sueur County Human Resources
88 South Park Avenue
Le Center, MN
Email:
Tele: / Fax:
Job open until filled. Applications will be reviewed on January 2, 2026.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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