SOCIAL WORKER- CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH

Job Details

Description

Supplemental:

• The 2025 salary range for this position is $25.78 to $38.67 per hour depending on experience.
• To ensure full consideration, please submit your application by April 25, 2025. Applications received after this date will be reviewed only if the position remains open
• Communication updates will be sent via email.
• This full-time position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and life insurance, as well as paid holidays, sick leave, and vacation. Regular work hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
• 2025 Benefits Click HERE (also available on the McLeod County Website > Employment Tab)
  
  

Position Summary

The Children’s Mental Health Social Worker helps children with a severe emotional disturbance deal with their disability in a way that allows them to live as independently as possible governed by Minnesota Rule 9520.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities

Duties listed are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.

Position Duties

• Fulfill requirements of mental health act.
• Provide Case Management Services for Children in Out of Home Placement under Statute 260D.
• Coordination of mental illness commitment process.
• Assist clients in applying for government benefits.
• Complete functions necessary for proper administration of caseload.
• Participate in other social work responsibilities.
• Assist supervisor in assessing service needs and trends in service delivery to the mentally ill.
  
  

Non-Essential Functions

• Perform job related duties as assigned or apparent.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Knowledge of mental illness and their effects on individual functioning.
• Knowledge of and ability to adhere to social work methods, values, and principles.
• Knowledge of philosophy and trends in mental illness and mental health issues.
• Knowledge of consultation techniques and the ability to effectively provide such services.
• Knowledge of applicable software applications.
• Knowledge of the principles and techniques of interviewing assessment, counseling, evaluation, and service coordination.
• Ability to foster and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment in decision-making.
• Ability to organize and prioritize tasks.
• Ability to communicate effectively through both oral and written modes utilizing diplomacy and cultural sensitivity, with diverse populations.
• Ability to accurately identify operational problems and solutions.
• Ability to support maintenance of a team-oriented environment.
• Ability to identify chemical use in the client and/or family/living environment.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or a related field.
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the essential functions of the job.
  
  

Required Training

• Minnesota Department of Human Service (DHS) 40-hour Children’s Mental Health New Worker Training.
• 30 hours of training every two years.
  
  

Required Certifications/Licenses

• Valid Minnesota driver’s license with proof of insurance.
  
  

Relationships

• Regular interaction with County and Social Work program leaders.
• Regular interaction with prospective patient to identify needs and provide services, conduct assessments, monitor progress and resolve problems.
• Interaction with service providers for referrals, planning, service coordination, and assuring the needs, health and safety of individuals are met/assured.
• Interaction with medical, psychiatric, psychological, legal, educational, vocational, rehabilitation and other professionals and resources for referrals, information on services, and consultation.
  
  

Working Conditions

• Work is mainly performed in clients’ homes, service providers’ homes, detention, treatment and residential facilities, schools, jails, courts and other county offices.
• May require dealing with persons who may be disoriented, hostile, aggressive, abusive or threatening.
• There may be hours worked outside of the normal business hours.
• Exposure to unsafe, unsanitary environments and exposure to health risks.
  
  

Physical Requirements Of This Position

• Desk work involving use of a computer, telephone, and other devices.
• Communicate effectively with County staff, clients, and professional groups.
• Ability to read screens and documents.
• Ability to drive in various light and weather conditions.
• Ability to type and use a computer or mobile device.
• Office work may include reaching for documents, grasping documents, standing, walking, and repetitive motions.
• Lift and carry files and material weighing up to 25 pounds.
  
  

Equipment Required To Perform This Job

• Computers
• Telephones
• Mobile devices
• Motor vehicles
• Personal Protective Equipment
  
  

Additional Notes

• All positions at McLeod County are subject to a background check. This may include, but is not limited to, the following checks: criminal history, credit, driver’s license, pre-employment physical assessment, pre-employment drug and alcohol screening and psychological testing.