Social Worker - Children's Mental Health Case Management Services

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 :
Carver County Benefits

• 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.

• 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.

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.