Social Worker - St. Louis County, Minnesota : Job Details

Social worker would provide intensive case management support & services for individuals with serious and persistent mental illness (primary diagnoses of Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder). Social worker would be part of a close-knit, multi-disciplinary team comprised of St. Louis County, The Center for Alcohol and Drug Treatment and The Human Development Center. Essential job duties of T-ACT case management (CM) - often overlap and may be provided concurrently (list is not exhaustive): --- Person-centered mental health treatment planning process - identifying strengths, needs and desires when establishing ongoing treatment goals for mental health recovery.--- Development, assessment, reviewing, and regular updating of mental health treatment plans, functional assessments and LOCUS assessments.--- Coordinating, consulting and maintaining regularly/open communication with team members and natural supports. Natural supports are identified by the client as being important to his/her/their mental health recovery process.--- Monitoring, assessing and restructuring resources, supports and services being utilized by the person in their mental health recovery.--- Frequent consultation & assessment regarding the progress made toward treatment goals and mental health recovery.--- Mental health crisis response services provided to people experiencing increased mental health symptoms.--- Rotating on-call schedule to include nights and weekends.--- Daily assessment of the person receiving T-ACT services for strengths, resources, supports, needs, functioning, health problems and conditions, safety, vulnerability and injury risk. Assessment should include ongoing consultation with natural supports.--- Screening people for substance use and abuse & making appropriate referrals.--- Assisting people with housing/homelessness challenges, identifying resources, assisting with referrals, and helping client access available resources.--- Teaching and implementing mental health recovery skills to reduce mental health symptoms and increase peoples' overall frustration tolerance and emotional resiliency.--- Regular consultation & coordination with community mental health agencies, housing agencies, medical agencies, chemical dependency agencies, employment agencies, government assistance agencies, social security system, local landlords, and any other agencies the client interfaces with in their lives.--- For people committed as mentally ill by the court to the MN Commissioner of Human Services: social worker will write reports to the court and attend mental health commitment court hearings.The salary range reflected above is the normal hiring range for 2025. Below is the full salary range including longevity. Social Worker $27.70 - $41.73 per hour.Social Worker (MSW) $30.14 - $45.75 per hour.This position is part of the represented by Council 5 of AFSCME. St. Louis County does not participate in E-Verify. All employees must be continuously authorized to work in the United States, for St. Louis County, on a full-time basis. St. Louis County does not provide sponsorship for employment visas.An employee in this class is responsible for providing social work services on cases involving complex social problems and social treatment plans. Duties include performing responsible and difficult casework, directing service programs or providing work direction to paraprofessional staff. Child Protection Services (CPS) Social Workers are assigned social work cases involving voluntary and non-voluntary child protective service cases. The work is performed under the direction of assigned supervisory staff. These work environment factors are general in nature and may vary depending on the specific position being filled. CONSTANT: Near and midrange vision; Grasp/handle; Works with others; works around others; Inside. FREQUENT: Lift-push/pull while stationary up to 20 pounds; Carry-push/pull while moving about up to 20 pounds; Hearing close proximity (0-5 feet); Maintain posture; Reach; Sit; Static neck position; Talk/speak; Customer/public contact; Clients with Behavioral Challenges. OCCASIONAL: Hearing distance up to 20 feet; Balance; Move about; Stand; Taste/Smell; Walk; Works alone; Extended day; Outside and Drive. RARE: Carry-push/pull while moving about up to 50 pounds; Climb stairs; Kneel. SOCIAL WORKER MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (Pass/Fail):* Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, sociology or closely related field; OR graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in any field AND one (1) year of full-time paid verifiable experience as a social worker in a public or private social services agency.* Possession of a valid driver's license.SOCIAL WORKER (MSW) MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (Pass/Fail):* Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in social work; OR graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in counseling, clinical psychology or a closely related field with a specialization (39 quarter credits or 30 semester credits) in marriage, family, child or victim/offender counseling or a closely related specialization.* Possession of a valid driver's license.RATING SYSTEM:Supplemental Questions will be 100% of the scoring process:Points will be awarded based on the applicants answers to supplemental questions 9-12.Experience beyond ten years may be included on the application for purposes of meeting minimum qualifications or informing the hiring authority of your complete employment history.Please Note: When answering the supplemental questions on the website, the webpage may time out after 30 minutes. It's recommended you draft your answers in a separate document and copy/paste the answers into the application when you're finished writing. Failure to answer and save all of the questions on the Supplemental Questions page within 30 minutes may result in the deletion of your answers by the application system.TENTATIVE RECRUITMENT & SCREENING PROCESS SCHEDULE:September 2, 2025 - Applicant screening will beginWeek of September 15, 2025 - Supplemental question scoring to be completedWeek of September 29, 2025 - Interviews to be conductedESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:The essential functions for this position are listed under the ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF WORK on the specification, available in the Human Resources Department or online atVETERANS PREFERENCE:If you are eligible to apply for Veterans Preference, please attach to your application a copy of document(s) listed for the option that applies to you:* Veteran: DD214 noting character of service.* Disabled Veteran: DD214 & compensable disability award letter issued within the last 6 months.* Spouse of Disabled Veteran: DD214 & compensable disability award letter issued within the last 6 months & marriage certificate. (Eligible only if Veteran is unable to qualify because of the disability.)* Spouse of Deceased Veteran: DD214, Marriage Certificate and Death Certificate.Please refer to Minnesota Statute 197.455 for additional requirements. Click .PHYSICAL-MEDICAL STANDARDS:Qualified applicants must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. Applicants selected must meet the physical requirements for the position.DRUG TESTING:Applicants selected for appointment must take and pass a drug test.BACKGROUND CHECK:Applicants selected for appointment to a position with St. Louis County are subject to a background investigation.EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION:All new employees must submit documentation verifying identity and employment eligibility within three days of their first day of employment.PROBATIONARY PERIOD:Appointees to the position must successfully complete a twelve-month probationary period prior to being certified for permanent employment.NON-DISCRIMINATION:St. Louis County is an equal opportunity and veteran-friendly employer.Compensation details: 27.7-44.86 Hourly WagePI9df6d3babe5b-25660-#######5