Salary : $66,393.60 – $86,840.00 Annually
Location : Bemidji, MN
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 202300077
Department: Human Services
Division: Social Services
Opening Date: 07/06/2023
Closing Date: 7/20/2023 4:30 PM Central
The Position
Beltrami County is creating an eligibility list for a full-time, benefited Social Worker assigned to Child Protection Investigation/Family Assessment Worker. This position is responsible for assessing/investigating reports of child maltreatment, making safety plans for children and providing ongoing case management to families.
Performs intermediate professional work coordinating and delivering services to clients, evaluating and assessing the success of services being provided, recommending other services that may be useful, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the general direction of the Social Services Program Manager.
Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience
Minimum requirements are:
- Bachelor’s Degree in behavioral sciences or related (psychology, applied psychology, social work, sociology, community service, criminal justice, etc.) and
- At least three years of related experience working with people in a helping profession.
Job offer contingent upon successfully passing a drug screening and background check.
Essential Functions & Requirements
Qualification Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential Functions
Assess the psychosocial, behavioral, medical and safety needs of clients and families to coordinate appropriate services to meet client and family needs, via ongoing communication with clients, families and providers.
Create and implement detailed service plans to manage all goals, services and resources specific to each client, while maintaining paper and electronic files to meet federal, state and local mandates and timelines.
Analyze and investigate critical circumstances and manage crisis situations where imminent danger to self or others is apparent or possible.
Prepare extensive and comprehensive court reports, court petitions, testimony and appear personally to represent the County.
Collaborate with State, Federal, Local, Tribal and Insurance agencies regarding policies, funding and service delivery.
Calculate, manage and disburse allocated funds for health and human service programs while working within budget constraints.
Recruit, license, train and support service providers.
Participate, organize and provide ongoing training to increase community knowledge and skills.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Comprehensive knowledge of the 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; thorough knowledge of individual and group behavior; thorough knowledge of mental illnesses and ways to treat or recommend treatment to individuals or families dealing with mental illness; general knowledge of the laws pertaining to abuse, neglect and exploitation; general knowledge of the laws pertaining to social work and those dealing with clients with mental illnesses; comprehensive skill in crisis intervention; comprehensive skill creating and maintaining a database related to services and clients; comprehensive skill coordinating services for clients and evaluating where services may be lacking; comprehensive skill using standard accounting software; comprehensive skill creating and maintaining effective service plans and records of services provided; comprehensive skill composing general correspondence; thorough skill using 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; ability to identify and clarify the acceptance of rights, responsibilities and differences of others; ability to make arithmetic computations using whole numbers, fractions and decimals; ability to deal with people who have various mental, socio-economic and risk levels; ability to deal with angry, hostile and sometimes unkempt persons in a calm and effective manner; ability to compute rates, ratios and percentages; ability to understand and apply governmental accounting practices in maintenance of financial records; ability to plan and organize work; ability to understand and interpret laws, policies and regulations; ability to solve problems within scope of responsibility; ability to prepare reports and maintain records; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, service providers, staff, law enforcement agencies, court officials, federal agency representatives, medical facilities, financial agencies and the general public.
Physical Requirements
This work requires the frequent exertion of up to 25 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 50 pounds of force; work regularly requires sitting, speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel, reaching with hands and arms and repetitive motions, frequently requires walking and occasionally requires standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, tasting or smelling, pushing or pulling and lifting; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work occasionally requires exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to outdoor weather conditions, exposure to blood borne pathogens and domestic animals; and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).
Supplemental Information
Ongoing job-specific training
Valid Driver’s License
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To meet the minimum qualifications to be considered for this position, do you have a Bachelor’s Degree in social work, psychology, applied psychology, community service, criminal justice or related field?
- Yes
- No
02
To meet the minimum qualifications to be considered for this position do you have 3 years full time experience working with people in a helping profession? Convert any part-time experience to full-time equivalent (i.e. 20 hours per week for 2 years equals 1 year full-time).
- Yes
- No
03
In response to your answer above, with which employer(s) listed on your application did you earn this work experience? If no, type N/A.
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What is your highest level of education?
- High School Diploma/GED
- Associate’s Degree
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Master’s Degree
- None of the above
05
What area of study is your degree in?
- Social Work
- Psychology
- Applied Psychology
- Community Service
- Criminal Justice
- Other related field
06
If you selected “other” above, list your degree and area of study.
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How many years of full-time equivalent work experience do you have as a social worker working with children in a county or tribal human service agency?
- I do not have this experience
- Less than one year
- At least 1 year, but less than 2
- At least 2 years, but less than 3
- At least 3 years, but less than 4
- 4 years or more
08
In response to your answer above, with which employer(s) listed on your application did you earn this work experience? If none, type N/A.
09
Select the option that best describes your experience working in child protection, specifically with investigations and assessments.
- Experience typically gained from at least three years as a county or tribal social worker conducting child protection investigations/assessments.
- Experience typically gained from at least two years as a county or tribal social worker conducting child protection investigations/assessments.
- Experience typically gained from at least one year as a county or tribal social worker conducting child protection investigations/assessments.
- I do not have this experience
10
In response to your answer above, briefly describe your experience working in child protection investigations and assessments. If none, type N/A.
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How many years of full-time equivalent work experience do you have as a social worker in a county or tribal human service agency working in any area other than Child Protection and Investigations?
- I do not have this experience
- Less than one year
- At least 1 year, but less than 2
- 2 years or more
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In response to your answer above, with which employer(s) listed on your application did you earn this work experience? If none, type N/A.
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How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have as a social worker serving Children in a non-county agency?
- I do not have this experience
- Less than one year
- At least 1 year, but less than 2
- At least 2 years, but less than 3
- At least 3 years, but less than 4
- 4 years or more
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In response to your answer above, with which employer(s) listed on your application did you earn this work experience? If none, type N/A.
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How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have as a social worker serving adults in a non-county human service agency?
- I do not have this experience
- Less than one year
- At least 1 year, but less than 2
- 2 years or more
16
In response to your answer above, with which employer(s) listed on your application did you earn this work experience? If none, type N/A.
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Select the option below that best describes your experience with forensic interviews.
- I do not have this experience
- Less than one year
- At least 1 year, but less than 2
- At least 2 years, but less than 3
- 3 years or more
18
Have you completed forensic interview training through First Witness or Corner House?
- Yes
- No
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How many years have you worked with ICWA child protection cases?
- I do not have this experience
- Less than 5 years
- At least 5, but less than 10 years
- 10 years or more
20
Indicate your highest level of proficiency in SSIS (Social Service Information System).
- None
- Beginner user
- Advanced user
21
In response to your answer above, with which employer(s) listed on your application did you earn this work experience? If none, type N/A.
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Indicate your highest level of proficiency in SMI (Shared Master Index), or other county based computer systems.
- None
- Beginner user
- Advanced user
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In response to your answer above, with which employer(s) listed on your application did you earn this proficiency and which program(s) have you used? If none, type N/A.
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Indicate your highest level of proficiency with Microsoft Word.
- None
- Beginner user (create and edit documents)
- Advanced user (Mail merge, tables & formatting documents)
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