Social Worker, Senior Youth Justice Behavior Health

Hennepin County, MN - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 70171 - 105993

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

The Health and Human Services area is seeking two Senior Social Workers to join the Youth Justice Behavior Health team. These positions will be responsible for working closely with youth and their parent/guardians to address complex mental health needs while providing assessments referrals monitoring and regular contact with the youth families and community providers. Case managers work with youth who may be involved in multiple systems such as Child Protection and Juvenile these roles you may interact with Child Protection the Treatment Placement Screening team Child Welfare Corrections and the Waiver system in addition to working with voluntary and involuntary parents/guardians who have children between the ages of 12-18 with mental health diagnoses and have experienced adverse childhood events.

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Location and hours:
These positions are hybrid and will be performed in the community and remote as job duties require. Work hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Occasional evenings may be required. While these positions are designated as hybrid based on current requirements hires must reside in or relocate to Minnesota or Wisconsin. New Employee Orientation (NEO) for all new benefit-earning employees is in-person in downtown Minneapolis. Details about NEO will be provided upon hire.

About these position types:

These are full-time benefit-earning positions.

These positions are internally classified as a Social Worker Senior.
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In these positions you will:

Provide care management to families with youth receiving mental health treatment and that are involved in the youth justice system.
Conduct assessments of youth and families to determine strengths needs and appropriate types and methods of service/treatment.
Design and follow through on intensive long or short-term service/treatment plans.
Provide resources and support to families and individuals.
Provide preventive and direct support to youth who have mental health diagnoses who may also have complex social and financial challenges/barriers.
Interpret and explain policies regulations and programs to parents/guardians and the public.
Refer and connect youth and families to appropriate community services.
Make community visits to clients homes schools treatment programs and other related sites which could include in-state or out-of-state programs.
Prepare and maintain records correspondence and reports.
Work cooperatively across other departments such as Child Protection Child Welfare and Corrections.
Write timely detailed and objective court reports to parties involved in Child Protection Courts.
Prepare and appear at required in-person court appearances.
Help guide families through the social services and corrections legal processes including policies statutes and limitations.

Need to have:

One of the following:

Masters degree or higher in social work or closely related field with course work emphasis in areas such as social work methods human growth and behavior and principles of social welfare.
Bachelors degree or higher in social work psychology sociology or human services and 18 semester (27 quarter) credits of graduate work in the above areas and three years or more of full-time supervised experience as a social worker.
Licensed as a Graduate Social Worker by the Minnesota Board of Social Work.

A valid drivers license and the ability to obtain a Hennepin County drivers permit.

Nice to have:

Licensure as a Mental Health Professional in the state of Minnesota.
Experience:
- Providing mental health services to children with complex mental health needs.
- Providing trauma informed care to youth and families.
- Developing and implementing individualized case plans.
Knowledge of:
- Substance use disorders in youth.
- Best practices in childrens mental health assessment interventions and systems.
- Culturally competent practices.
- Statutory regulations related to childrens mental health.
Ability to:
- Embrace an environment that recognizes and respects cultural lifestyle and socioeconomic differences.
- Build and nurture collaborative working relationship with a variety of customers and partners including youth parents employees community partners and the public.
- Strong interpersonal communication and organizational skills.

Candidates with fluency in another language(s) in addition to English are encouraged to apply. Bilingual candidates who pass a language assessment may qualify for additional bilingual pay and duties.

About the department:
Human Services delivers a variety of services to individuals or families that assist with basic needs or encourage client change around specific objectives. We work with individuals as well as systems and communities in order to develop policy and advocate for the people we serve. The people we serve and our communities are connected. By helping one we help the other.

About Hennepin County:
Hennepin is the largest county government organization in Minnesota. Our employees work every day to improve the health safety and quality of life for our residents and communities. All of our jobs align with our mission to serve residents through transformative services thateliminatedisparities eliminate inequities and create opportunity for all and our vision of a community where all people are healthy all people are valued and all people thrive.

Our employees receive a combination of competitive benefits and positive workplace culture not found at other organizations. This includes meaningful work that impacts our community competitive pay work-life balance a variety of benefits and opportunities to grow. Learn more atThe Bridge (login as Guest).

Hennepin County envisions an organization where our commitment to diversity and theeliminationof disparities is fundamental in providing excellent service to our community.

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These positions may have access to systems or other documentation that contains HIPAA data.

Invitations to interview will be based upon an assessment of education and experience. Final candidates may be required to complete a drivers license check a drug test that that may include testing for cannabis and/or a criminal background check.

If you have any questions please contact:

Kristin Checco

Required Experience:

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DescriptionThe Health and Human Services area is seeking two Senior Social Workers to join the Youth Justice Behavior Health team. These positions will be responsible for working closely with youth and their parent/guardians to address complex mental health needs while providing assessments referral...