Child Service Social Worker

🌍 Remote, USA 🎯 Full-time 🕐 Posted Recently

Job Description

About the position

Team with Child Protection Social Workers and internal/external stakeholders to increase child well-being, safety, and permanency.
Interview, assess, and perform case evaluations of clients to determine individual needs and establish appropriate treatment and service goals.
Ensure children's physical, educational, medical, cultural, and mental health needs are met while they are in out of home placement care and provide transportation when needed.
Provide preventive and direct services to clients who have mental, emotional, or physical disabilities and other cases involving complex social and financial problems.
Complete Out-of-Home Placement Plans addressing the specific needs of the child or youth.
Complete Independent Living Skills Plans for youth ages fourteen and older addressing housing, employment, education, transportation, physical and mental health, social connections and supports, and vital documents.
Make referrals to appropriate community resources and arrange for services while interpreting social and emotional factors to others involved in the treatment of children/youth.
Make monthly visits to clients' homes.
Explain policies, regulations, and programs to clients and the public.
Prepare social histories with emphasis on psychosocial factors, adoption, or foster home placements.
Prepare court reports, attend court hearings, and notify court and County Attorneys regarding youth updates.

Bachelor's degree or higher in social work, psychology, sociology, human services, or equivalent field.
Licensure as a social worker by the Minnesota Board of Social Work.
A valid driver's license, the ability to obtain a Hennepin County drivers permit, and daily access to reliable transportation sufficient to transport clients and attend meetings.

Experience providing professional social work services such as case management.
Experience working directly with clients and identifying and appropriately responding to their needs.
Experience working with diverse and underserved populations of different backgrounds and cultures.
Recognition and respect for cultural differences and culturally appropriate services.
Knowledge of county and community resources.
Ability to function well in unpredictable and challenging situations calling for sensitivity, flexibility, resourcefulness, and independent judgment.
Fluency in another language in addition to English is encouraged; bilingual candidates who pass a language assessment may qualify for additional bilingual pay and duties.

Competitive salary ranging from $61,625.36 to $88,874.74 annually.
$500 referral bonus for current Hennepin County employees who refer a candidate hired into an open competitive position.
$500 toward the cost of establishing consistent internet connectivity for new hires in remote or hybrid positions after six months of employment.

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