Social Worker - Adult Services Housing

General Description

POSTING TYPE:
Open Competitive
DEPARTMENT:
Social Services

HOURS:

Full-time
PREFERRED SALARY RANGE: $73,515 - $82,705/annually (Salary Grade 108)
FULL SALARY RANGE: $73,515 - $114,868/annual

LOCATION:

Hybrid; telework, fieldwork and in-person at the Northern Service Center, West St. Paul
UNION: AFSCME
CLOSE DATE: 4:30 p.m. on 2/26/2026

Come and join over 2,000 skilled individuals whose talents and contributions make Dakota County a premier place to live and work. The work that county government does is unique, and Dakota County offers important careers – the kind of careers that make a difference in people’s lives.

Dakota County welcomes and is inclusive of diverse people, backgrounds, and perspectives. Dakota County aims to reflect the community and clients it serves and to foster an equitable and respectful working environment where everyone is empowered to be their authentic selves.

This fast‑paced, demanding, and rewarding position joins a dynamic team focused on preventing and ending homelessness in Dakota County. These positions will be part of the Housing Assistance Programs unit. The social workers will work with households participating in programs that provide rent assistance and case management to people exiting homelessness. This includes a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care Rapid Re‑Housing program for families and the Family Voucher Program, a local rental assistance program.

These programs are scattered‑site, low‑barrier, housing‑first programs which quickly and successfully connect individuals and families experiencing homelessness to permanent housing without preconditions and barriers to entry. The programs focus on the core components of rapid re‑housing: housing identification, rent and move‑in financial assistance, and support services. These programs are designed to help individuals and families quickly exit homelessness, return to housing in the community, and eventually sustain housing independently.

NEED TO HAVE

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, or related Human Services field
• One year full‑time professional experience in a social services agency OR Two years full‑time para‑professional experience in a social services agency.
• Valid Driver's License

NICE TO HAVE

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience providing housing search services (navigating the rental market and locating vacant units)
• Experience providing housing stability services
• Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, or related Human Services field

* Pursuant to Dakota County Policy, this position is designated as Safety Sensitive. "Safety‑sensitive position" means a position, including any supervisory or management position, in which impairment caused by drug, alcohol, or cannabis use would threaten the health and safety of any person as defined in Minnesota Statutes Section 181.950, subdivision 13.

These examples do not include all possible tasks in this work and do not limit the assignment of related tasks in any position of this classification. Regular attendance according to the position’s management approved work schedule is required for all positions.