Social Worker IV IV-D

Overview

The current vacancies are within FCS - CWS Continuing, in Ukiah, Willits, and Fort Bragg, CA.

Pursuant to current bargaining unit agreements:

• Social Worker Assistants, Social Workers and Social Worker Supervisors whose regular full-time assignment is Family and Children’s Services in the Social Services Department shall receive a ten percent (10%) premium.
• Employees regularly assigned to the coastal region or in Covelo are eligible to receive a 5% assignment premium.

• Under general direction the Social Worker IV carries a complex caseload of the most complex cases determining the services required by County applicants or clients for social services; performs difficult studies and develops comprehensive client service plans. Typical assignments are within child welfare and adult service programs.
• Social Workers in Family & Children’s Services handle everything from emergency response and investigations to writing court reports with recommendations and participating in court hearings. They work independently to support families through assessment, service linkage, ongoing case management, and reunification efforts.
• Earn your AA, BSW, or MSW with Title IV-E funding—MCDSS employees may qualify for educational assistance.

• Pattern 1: A Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university in social work, or a Master’s Degree from an accredited two‑year counseling program.
• Pattern 2:
  Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four‑year college or university with a major in social welfare/social work, social/human services, sociology, or other social or behavioral science; AND three (3) years of full‑time progressively responsible social work case management experience as a professional Social Worker or Protective Services Worker in a private or public social services agency setting, as defined below, one (1) of which was at the level, or the equivalent in education and experience, of the Social Worker III in Mendocino County.

Social Worker IV-A is the highest level of advancement in the worker series for social workers who do not possess a Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university in social work, or a Master’s Degree from an accredited two‑year counseling program.

Social work case management is defined as: case management performed by a professional Social Worker or Protective Services Worker, as opposed to healthcare (or other non‑social work) case management, with direct responsibility for assessing and evaluating clients; conducting investigations of abuse and neglect; preparing court reports; responsibility for a long‑term caseload, monitoring compliance through home calls and other personal contact; collaborating with other agencies and linking clients to resources and programs;

developing a case plan; modifying case plans as needed/required; and having authority to impose sanctions or implement actions that impact services.

• Valid Driver’s License

Apply by 1/13/2026.