COUNTY AGENCY SOCIAL WORKER – CASE MANAGER

• Carries a caseload where a need for continuing social casework predominates.

• 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 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.

• 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 para-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.

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in social work, psychology, sociology or closely related field.

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• 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.

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.

Step 1. Submit an application to Minnesota Merit System by  February 19, 2019 depending upon which position you are applying for by clicking on the following link: 011-OC.

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Step 2. Applicants must complete a county application; resumes alone will not be accepted. Contact Pine County Administrator's office for an application or download the application on the web site at www.co.pine.mn.us under Departments – Human Resources – Employment Opportunities and drop off or mail to the County Administrator's office by February 19, 2019 at 4:30 pm.