Social Worker - Child Protection Investigations
Job in
Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minnesota, 56601, USA
Listed on 2026-06-12
Listing for:
Beltrami County, MN
Full Time, Seasonal/Temporary
position Listed on 2026-06-12
Job specializations:
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Social Work
Mental Health, Community Health, Family Advocacy & Support Services
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location : Community Service Center 616 America Ave NW, Bemidji, MN
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number:
Department: Human Services
Division: Social Services
Opening Date: 06/08/2026
Closing Date: 6/21/2026 4:30 PM Central
The Position
POSITION WILL BE OPEN UNTIL FILLED. APPLICATIONS WILL BE REVIEWED EVERY TWO WEEKS.
Beltrami County is creating an eligibility list for a full-time, benefited Social Worker assigned to Child Protection Investigation. This position is responsible for assessing and investigating reports of child maltreatment. 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 Manager.
Preferred hiring salary range is $37.00 to $40.42 per hour with a full range of $37.00 to $46.87 per hour. Placement depends on factors such as qualifications, internal equity, market conditions, and applicable policy guidelines.
Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience
Minimum requirements are:
- Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, sociology, criminal justice, or a related behavioral sciences field.
- Three years or more of related work experience in social work or behavioral science.
- Valid MN driver's license.
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
- Assesses the psychosocial, behavioral, medical, and safety needs of clients and families to coordinate appropriate services; ensures ongoing communication with clients, families, and providers.
- Creates and implements detailed service plans to manage goals, services, and resources specific to each client; maintains paper and electronic files to meet federal, state, and local mandates and timelines.
- Analyzes and investigates critical circumstances and manages crisis situations where imminent danger to self or others is apparent or possible.
- Prepares extensive and comprehensive court reports, court petitions, and testimony; represents the County in court appearances.
- Collaborates with state, federal, local, tribal, and insurance agencies regarding policies, funding, and service delivery.
- Calculates, manages, and disburses allocated funds for health and human service programs while working within budget constraints.
- Recruits, licenses, trains, and supports service providers.
- Participates, organizes, and provides ongoing training to increase community knowledge and skills.
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…
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