Social Worker, Community Health

Human Services
205 Court Ave
Park Rapids, MN 56470, USA

Reports to Human Services Supervisor (Adult and Children’s Services)

Human Services Director

Unit Teamsters Local-320 Human Services

FLSA Status Non-exempt

Position Description

Adult Services (Assignment) Perform work in coordinating and delivering home and community-based services to qualified individuals. Assess needs through a computer-based assessing tool. Identify potential service needs and make appropriate referrals and recommendations. Determine eligibility for home and community-based services and complete a person-centered community support plan.

Children Services (Assignment):
Perform work of considerable difficulty in providing intensive social work services for the protection, rehabilitation and care of children. Perform highly critical social work assignments in voluntary and non-voluntary child protective service cases. .

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Social Worker:

• Provide public information on human service programs to the community.
• Engage clients at intake.
• Collaborate with local law enforcement and correction agencies.
• Interpret Federal and State laws, and implement judicial findings and court orders, including testifying in court proceedings.
• Prepare social histories.
• Facilitate out-of-home placements for children and adults.
• Coordinate preventative services.
• Make referrals to local mental health agencies who can provide direct services to clients.
• Case management of families and individuals.
• Conduct complex case evaluation for the purpose of assessing problems and determining appropriate types and methods of treatment.
• Prepare in-depth long or short-term treatment plans.
• Provide referral for vocation/employment services.
• Interpret social and emotional factors to others involved in treatment of clients.
• Supervise foster home placements.
• Make home visits to determine needs of individuals and families for services.
• Interpret policies and regulations to clients.
• Provide casework services for rehabilitation and care of children or adult.
• Investigate complaints of abuse and neglect.
• Maintain case records which meet federal, state and local guidelines.
• Consult with psychiatrists, psychologists and attorneys in connection with case objectives.
• Prepare information and recommendations in connection with court cases and proceedings.
• Participate in in-service training and other staff development activities.
• Attend relevant meetings, workshops and training sessions.
• Provide input for the design of new programs and services.

Adult Services:

• Provide case management services to the adult and disabled populations.
• Complete MnCHOICES assessments to determine eligibility of Home and Community Base Services, identifying potential service needs or appropriate recommendations and completion of a person-centered community support plan that is designed to fulfill those needs and limit service gaps.
• Prepare treatment plans in areas such as family management, marital counseling, childcare and development.
• Interview and screen prospective adoptive parents.
• Provide case management services to children and families.

Qualifications and Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

Minimum Qualifications

• Adult and Children Services (Assignment)

Bachelor's degree in social work, nursing, psychology, sociology or closely related field;
OR Bachelor's degree in any field and 1 year work experience as a social worker in a public or private social services agency.

• MnChoices Assessor (Assignment)

Bachelor’s degree in nursing with a public health nursing certificate, or other closely related field with at least 1 year of home and community-based experience;
OR be a registered nurse with at least 2 years of home and community-based experience.

• AMHI (Assignment)

Bachelor’s degree in social work, nursing, psychology, sociology or a closely related field;
OR Bachelor’s Degree in any field and 1 year of work experience as a social worker in a public or private social services agency.

AMH-TCM case managers must meet the requirements outlined in Minnesota Statutes 245.462 subdivision 4;
OR AMH-TCM case managers with less than 2,000 hours of supervised experience delivering mental health services to adults with…