Job Description

Classification Summary

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Pennington County Human Services, Thief River Falls, MN is seeking applicants for a full-time (37.5 hours/week) Social Worker position providing child protection and children/family services.



The hourly wage is $31.21 - $40.73; benefits include health and life insurance, paid sick leave and vacation, paid holidays, and a retirement pension.



Responsibilities include conducting child maltreatment assessments/investigations, protective services, and early intervention/prevention/placement/reunification case management.



The Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW) partnered with the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Minnesota Association for County Social Services Administrators (MACSSA) to develop the Minnesota Realistic Job Preview for Child Protection (Linked) Child Protection Services job description video

See instructions on how to apply under "Examination Process" below.

Examples of Duties

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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 vocation/employment services. Provides direct services to emotionally, physically, or socially handicapped individuals. Provides services to delinquent children. 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 par-professionals. Participates in in-service training and other staff development activities to increase knowledge of social work processes and skill in application to individual cases.

Minimum Qualifications

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Minnesota Merit System 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.

Examination Process

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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

dhs.merit.system@state.mn.us

with the new information and include your applicant ID.

TO APPLY:

Apply by clicking on this link here:

011-OC

(County Agency Social Worker - Bachelor's)



For additional information contact: Julie Sjostrand, Human Services Director, Pennington County Human Services, PO Box 340, Thief River Falls, MN 56701, Telephone: (218) 681-2880 ext. 227 or by email at jasjostrand@penningtonmn.gov

An Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer