Title: | Social Worker |
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ID: | 1019 |
Department: | Family Services |
Position Type: | Full Time |
Salary Range: | $26.97 - $33.05 per hour |
Deadline: | April 6, 2023 |
Location: | Kanabec County |
A thorough background check will be done on all finalists.
Job Summary
Provide direct case management services to individuals and families in the areas of adult and child protection, mental health, developmental disabilities, foster care licensing, brain injury, and elderly services. Case management services include assessment of need, care planning and implementation, collaboration with interdisciplinary teams, authorization of client service agreements, community referrals, supportive services and service coordination. Employees work under general supervision and within established procedures, methods and policies. They are often physically removed from their Supervisor and are only subject to periodic supervisory checks.
Some Examples of Essential Duties
Social Workers duties will include any or all of the following:
- Vocation/employment services.
- Direct services to emotionally, chemically, physically, or socially impaired individuals.
- Services to delinquent children.
- Provide intensive transition services to the target population being discharged from higher level of care to the community setting, coordinate and assure access to needed services to facilitate discharge.
- Coordinate preventive services.
- Casework services for rehabilitation and care of children.
- Service intervention for situations that become known to the agency.
- Advocacy services for abuse victims and their families.
- Case management services for residents identified in need of services.
- Individual and/or family counseling when appropriate.
3. Conducts immediate investigations for the safety and protection of children and adults in imminent danger, conducts forensic interviews of suspected sexual abuse, develops plans for safety of these populations, and responds to crises after normal business hours if necessary. These services are frequently provided in the home or community environment where conditions may be hostile and /or unsanitary. De-escalation skills are required to respond to situations prior to assistance arriving.
Qualifications
- Threshold qualification is a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Social Work, Nursing, Psychology, Sociology, or closely related fields.
- 2 years related experience (Home and Community Based Services preferred)
- Access to transportation
- Must pass a criminal background check
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of the principles and techniques of interviewing and recording in social work and the ability to apply them
- Knowledge of individual and group behavior, family systems and dynamics, and the principles of community organization.
- Knowledge of social casework objectives, principles, and methods with the ability to effectively apply the knowledge and skills.
- Knowledge of social-economic factors, which promote stable family life and understanding of the elements, which affect family security.
- Knowledge of physical disabilities and mental illness and their impact on lifestyle and functional capacity.
- Knowledge of social welfare research methods.
- Knowledge of generally accepted social work practice and ethics.
- Knowledge of county and departmental policies, procedures and practices.
- Having extensive knowledge of community services and resources as well as being able to constructively develop and coordinate additional resources as needed.
- Ability to prioritize caseloads and manage time productively.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, while maintaining a high degree of confidentiality and to promote personal growth and independence.
- Ability to effectively react to threatening situations while maintaining personal and community safety.
- Ability to effectively advocate for clients.