What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Worker position at Todd County, MN?
Social Worker Position at Todd County
Job Summary:
We are seeking a skilled social worker to join our team at Todd County. As a social worker, you will be responsible for providing intensive social work services to protect, rehabilitate, and care for adults and children in voluntary and involuntary services.
Key Responsibilities:
• Provide case management, evaluating and assessing the success of services being provided
• Recommend other services that may be useful and related work as apparent or assigned
• May provide work direction to paraprofessional staff
• Work is performed in accordance with Federal, State, and Agency guidelines
Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in social work, psychology, sociology, or related field
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license
• Must pass a criminal background check
Preferred Qualifications:
• Unencumbered MN Social Work license
• Bilingual (English/Spanish)
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Comprehensive knowledge of 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
• Ability to use 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
Physical Requirements:
This work requires 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; occasionally requires standing, climbing, or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, pushing or pulling, lifting, and repetitive motions.
Benefits:
Todd County offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, deferred compensation, PERA pension plan, Minnesota State Retirement Systems (MSRS) Health Care Savings Plan (HCSP), group voluntary plans available through Cigna, paid vacation, paid sick leave, paid holidays, funeral leave, AFFINITY PLUS Credit Union, fitness room, Minnesota Benefit Association, Verizon Wireless discount.
Job Summary:
We are seeking a skilled social worker to join our team at Todd County. As a social worker, you will be responsible for providing intensive social work services to protect, rehabilitate, and care for adults and children in voluntary and involuntary services.
Key Responsibilities:
• Provide case management, evaluating and assessing the success of services being provided
• Recommend other services that may be useful and related work as apparent or assigned
• May provide work direction to paraprofessional staff
• Work is performed in accordance with Federal, State, and Agency guidelines
Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in social work, psychology, sociology, or related field
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license
• Must pass a criminal background check
Preferred Qualifications:
• Unencumbered MN Social Work license
• Bilingual (English/Spanish)
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Comprehensive knowledge of 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
• Ability to use 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
Physical Requirements:
This work requires 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; occasionally requires standing, climbing, or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, pushing or pulling, lifting, and repetitive motions.
Benefits:
Todd County offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, deferred compensation, PERA pension plan, Minnesota State Retirement Systems (MSRS) Health Care Savings Plan (HCSP), group voluntary plans available through Cigna, paid vacation, paid sick leave, paid holidays, funeral leave, AFFINITY PLUS Credit Union, fitness room, Minnesota Benefit Association, Verizon Wireless discount.
