Assistant Social Worker​/Social Worker

Shasta County Health And Human Services Agency

The current vacancy is in the Shasta County Health And Human Services Agency, Behavioral Health And Social Services Branch. An oral exam is tentatively scheduled for September 2026. Responses to supplemental questions are required. The final filing date is September 18, 2026, at 12:00 PM. Possession of a valid driver's license is required.

Salary information:

Assistant Social Worker: $23.21 - $29.63 approximate hourly*

Social Worker: $26.88 - $34.30 approximate hourly*

Extra help positions are hourly employees that may work up to 900 hours in a fiscal year (July 1-June 30). Benefits are not included.

The salary range consists of six (6) salary steps, with approximately 5% between each step. Newly hired employees are appointed at Step A of the assigned salary range.

Shasta County offers all of the amenities of the big city while retaining a comfortable small-town atmosphere. With its natural beauty, affordable housing, excellent educational system, abundance of recreational opportunities, and excellent quality of life, Shasta County is a great place to live, work, and raise a family.

The Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency partners with the community to protect and improve the health and wellbeing of Shasta County residents. The agency is organized into four branches:
Behavioral Health & Social Services, Public Health, Economic Mobility, and a centralized Administration Services. The agency promotes optimal health for all. The frail, the abused, the mentally ill, and those without resources look to the agency for services and resources to meet their basic needs, and to protect their health and safety.

Adult Services focuses on services to support people eighteen and older. Adult mental health services include outpatient mental health care, 24-hour crisis stabilization services for people at risk of hospitalization, 24-hour crisis line, social rehabilitation residential services, long-term placement services and referrals to local non-profit organizations that provide additional services. This branch also provides Adult Protective Services to follow-up on elder abuse reports.

In-Home Supportive Services help those who need assistance with daily activities in order to remain safely in their own homes, and the Public Authority keeps a registry that helps In-Home Supportive Services recipients find a screened caregiver to provide those services. The Public Guardian helps citizens who are unable to manage their personal and financial affairs and may require guardianship or conservatorship.

Mental Health Services Act administration is also housed in the Adult Services Branch.

The Extra Help Assistant Social Worker/Social Worker will complete In Home Supportive Services assessments and re-evaluations for eligible recipients. The Assistant Social Worker/Social Worker will conduct in-home assessments and reassessments to determine client eligibility and level of need for IHSS services. They will interview clients, family members, and caregivers to gather information related to functional abilities and living conditions. They will utilize state-mandated assessment tools (e.g., SOC 295, Functional Index Rankings) and develop individualized service plans and authorize appropriate hours of care.

They will monitor and reassess client conditions to ensure ongoing eligibility and adequacy of services; collaborate with healthcare providers, community organizations, and other service agencies; maintain accurate case records in state and county databases (e.g., CMIPS); and respond to reports of suspected abuse or neglect, making referrals to Adult Protective Services as appropriate.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of two years of case management experience, working with elders 60 and older and dependent adults aged 18-59 with disabilities of a physical, medical, cognitive, intellectual, or emotional nature; possess good communication skills and a compassionate attitude; maintain accurate and timely documentation and work well with a busy and often unpredictable caseload. Experience with interviewing, completing assessments and developing services plans are critical skills for this position.

The successful candidate will work within a community setting and effectively use appropriate resources and services. The candidate will also be required to establish and maintain effective working relationships with agency staff, clients, and community organizations.

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Assistant Social Worker:
Studies and applies the principles and techniques of social work to a caseload which includes basic types of services problems; as a learner-trainee, interviews clients to ascertain the nature of their problems and develop elementary services plans; carries out the less difficult services plans under close supervision where the end result normally is a tangible service, such as employment, referral to a community center or an environmental…