Social Worker - Adult Services Shelter

Overview

Social Worker – Adult Services Shelter (Full‑time, various shifts). Located at the county shelter site in Eagan, this short‑term position is reviewed for renewal based on funding and board approval. Salary range: $73,515 – $114,868 annually, with potential shift differential. The role focuses on preventing and ending homelessness by working directly with clients in a 24/7 shelter, providing case management, and facilitating transition to permanent housing.

• Build and maintain trust with clients while assessing needs and providing services needed to secure housing.
• Determine with each client which services and benefits are needed and options for accessing those services; provide, arrange, and coordinate direct services and benefits for the client.
• Provide hands‑on involvement to prepare shelter guests for housing search and provide services such as housing navigation, assisting with paperwork, applying for apartments, and conducting housing search with the client.
• Coordinate with other providers and assist clients getting ready to move into housing.
• Facilitate, integrate, and mobilize agency and community resources on behalf of client households.
• Support client in goal planning, including monitoring, documenting, and evaluating client progress toward goals and objectives, maintaining files and case notes.
• Manage and respond to crisis as needed, utilizing the Dakota County Crisis Response Unit or law enforcement as needed.

Perform the above duties as essential functions of the role, requiring knowledge of housing programs, community resources, and funding sources; ability to establish rapport quickly with people experiencing a crisis; strong written and verbal communication skills; and competency in paperwork and technology.