Social Worker, Community Health

Social Worker Position

Performs specialized entry level social worker duties. The employee assists in social work services in a specialized area of a program including assessment, guidance, and referral of clients seeking assistance. Develops and implements individualized treatment plans involving the application of casework methods. The employee may be assigned duties in any of the Social Service units. Assignments are interchangeable dependent on department needs and specific program requirements.

The eligible register developed from this posting may be used to fill future FT and PT vacancies within this classification

Essential duties include:

• Provides direct services to clients, including:
• Coordinates educational opportunities and training for individuals, groups, and organizations, including curriculum updates and outcomes reporting.
• Practices solution-focused interviewing.
• Assists in the development of safety plans.
• Case management services to Interstate Compact cases; making recommendations and reports regarding safety, permanency, and well-being of children.
• Assesses family dynamics and individual needs to determine if safety is immediately compromised; if so, seeks intervention.
• Provides support services - supervises visitation and assesses parental functioning to involuntary child protection clients. In the time of a state of emergency may require the use of PPE kits to assure health and safety.
• Develops behavioral, safety, and cognitive intervention plans and goals with clients, measures and documents progress.
• Coordinates Family Unification Program (FUP) to provide housing for eligible clients; serves as liaison to the Community Development Agency (CDA).
• Interviews adults or children who may have a variety of mental, physical, or behavioral issues to determine service needs.
• Provides in-home contact with clients and communicates with family members and service providers to develop plans of intervention, work on identified goals, monitor progress, and determine termination/continuation of service.
• Provides in-person contact and monitoring county-funded guardianship/conservatorship cases. (HCC specific)
• Provides problem solving consultation and conflict resolution to clients and service providers.
• Provides parenting support to patents by creating goals, providing support and monitoring progress.
• Teaches independent living skills to youth and adults.
• Assists clients with identifying and accessing community resources. Works directly with families to develop social services plans and Community Support Grant (CSG) expenditure plans; monitors expenditures and resolves issues that arise.
• Develops and reviews clients' Individual Community Support Plans (ICSP) based on functional and diagnostic assessments.
• Monitors discharge plans for clients leaving residential treatment facility, regional treatment center, or inpatient hospital.
• Evaluates assessed needs and negotiating a service rate for providers. (HCC specific)
• Facilitates social, educational and recreational groups at the Anchor Center.
• Facilitates outings with Anchor Center clients.
• Coordinates special activities at Anchor Center and coordinates with outside providers and organizations.
• Maintains a Mental Health Adult Services caseload.
• Assists and teaches clients independent living skills such as budgeting and money management, shopping, and organization.
• Completes a calendar and newsletter for the Anchor Center monthly.
• Assists clients with applying for Social Security and/or retaining legal representation.
• Assists clients with finding and maintaining housing.
• Assists clients in attaining and maintaining MA, GA, MFIP and SNAP benefits.
• Assists clients in coordinating services with community providers.
• Assists clients making and keeping appointments with medical and psychiatric providers.
• Provides transportation for clients.
• Facilitates the Scott County NAMI meeting twice a month.
• Performs client intake and triage, including:
• Identifies current service needs, interpreting programs to clients, and referring clients and/or family to appropriate community services.
• Provides callers with information and eligibility requirements regarding home- and community-based services and MA.
• Advocates for and helps clients access departmental and community services.
• Maintains waiting lists for programs and services.
• Records and maintains documentation:
• Completes case notes and documentation of all client and collateral contacts and communications.
• Provides court documentation and testimony.
• Provides documentation of each contact in EHR.
• Provides billing documentation
• Documents weekly required clinical supervision and continuing education for mental health practitioner status and billing (MA standards).
• Records all planning, assessing, record keeping, and documenting associated with the service coordination of a case.
• Maintains detailed grids of provider competencies, coding formulas, credentialing, and service agreements.

MnCHOICES Specific:

• Determines need for intervention by child and adult protective…