Social Worker - Children's Mental Health Case Management Services

Job Summary Carver County is seeking a dedicated Social Worker to join our Children’s Mental Health Case Management team, supporting children and their families. Children’s Mental Health Case Management is a coordinated service that helps assess children for severe mental illness and supports their family in accessing, developing, linking, and monitoring necessary mental health, physical health, social, educational, vocational, recreational, and related community resources. The case manager is responsible for meeting with the child and family every month, developing a crisis safety plan and case plan outlining the child’s mental health goals, and coordinating with the child’s service providers about progress toward identified goals and whether any additional services are needed. Upon successful completion of the probationary period, this position is eligible for partial remote work. Carver County offers a comprehensive and flexible benefit plan to meet the needs of employees and their families including affordable health insurance, comprehensive dental insurance, a pension plan through Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA), 12 paid holidays, generous paid time off, and more! For a full list of benefits, please click here: Carver County Benefits Typical Duties And Responsibilities Gathers required documentation from providers and finalizes eligibility verification for case management services within the program area. Completes functional assessment tools, develops crisis safety plans and case plans, and assists with making referrals for further evaluation or recommended services. Provides support to the child, their family, and their network during crisis situations as needed. Maintains at least monthly contact with the child, their family, and their network about progress in tending to identified safety concerns or functioning needs and in accessing or engaging in related services. Collaborates with other professionals, including mental health providers, medical providers, educators, law enforcement, other interagency programs, and other community or government agencies to coordinate resources for the child and their family as needed. Carries out all case management requirements, including mandated reporting, timely documentation of client contact, service planning efforts, and on-going assessment of needs, strengths, and overall progress, and continued eligibility verification. Engages in various public relations, community partnerships, service provider recruitment, and outreach efforts within the program area. Supports prioritized tasks within the department as assigned. Performs comparable duties within the department as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

BA or BS in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology or related area. Minimum of 2 years previous experience in human/social services. Requires a valid MN driver's license or evidence of equivalent mobility. Must successfully complete and maintain eligibility to provide direct care to clients in accordance with Minnesota Statutes 245C.03. Must successfully complete MN DHS NETStudy 2.0 background check. SCORED EXAMINATION PROCESS All applications will be screened for minimum qualifications, scored and ranked. The highest ranked candidates meeting minimum qualifications will be recommended for the scored oral examinations (interviews). Final selection for the position will include successful completion of written exercise, oral interview(s), reference checks, and background investigation, including 604 verification and MNDHS NETStudy 2.0 background. Benefit Summary 01 Do you have a Bachelor's degree or higher in social work, psychology, sociology or closely related field? Yes No 02 Do you have at least two (2) years of experience working in the Human/Social Services field? Yes No 03 Do you have a valid driver's license? Yes No 04 How many total years of experience do you have providing health or human services to children and families? None Less than one year One year to less than three years Three years or more 05 Please indicate the areas below in which you have work experience. Select all that apply and be prepared to support your answer if invited to interview. Past or Current Carver County Intern or Employee Mental Health Crisis Team Mental Health Hospital or Residential Treatment Program Special Education or Day Treatment Services Setting Truancy Services Crossover Services Children's Mental Health Case Management Services Placing children out of home via court order or voluntary placement agreement Writing out of home placement plans Writing petitions or court reports for Juvenile CHIPS Court Appearing as a party for Juvenile CHIPS Court Testifying in trial for Juvenile CHIPS Court Microsoft Office Microsoft Teams SSIS Traverse I have none of the above experience 06 Which of the below best describes your experience with solution-focused, strengths-based practices such as Signs of Safety, Safety Organized Practice, or the Collaborative Safety Model? I have taken part in learning or specific training I have applied some ideas from learning or tools from training into practice I have fully incorporated framework into practice None of the above 07 Tell us about your experience in the space below. If you do not have experience, please indicate NA. 08 Have you completed the MN Rule 79 Training? If yes, attach your certificate of completion to your application. Yes No 09 Do you have any of the following licenses at the time of this application? If yes, please attach a copy to your application Licensed social worker Licensed graduate social worker Licensed independent clinical social worker Licensed psychologist Licensed professional clinical counselor Licensed marriage and family therapist I have none of the above licenses 10 Which of the below best describes your foreign language skills? Can speak in a language other than English Can understand a language other than English None of the above 11 If you indicated you speak a language other than English, what language do you speak? If you do not speak a language other than English, please indicate NA. 12 On a scale from 1 to 5, what is your comfort level with navigating completely electronic case file records, without any paper and ink style of record keeping at all? 1 - Very low 2 - Low 3 - Moderate 4- High 5 - Very high Required Question