| Department: |
Social Services |
| Compensation: |
$31.08/hour-$43.01/hour DOE |
| Hours: |
35 |
| Deadline: |
Initial application deadline is August 10, 2026 |
Position Objectives
Come join our team!
Discover your passion and shape your career with us at Red Lake County Social Services.
Red Lake County Social Services, located in Red Lake Falls, MN currently has social work opportunities available.
The position offers a chance to make a difference in the lives of adults, children and families in the community by providing assessments, case planning, arranging for services and resources, and providing monitoring and coordination for clients to help eliminate and/or prevent risk of harm.
The position provides Adult mental health case management and Children’s mental health case management, is a backup for child protective/child welfare services case management, and performs related tasks as required.
For individuals to be considered for this position they must be Minnesota Merit System eligible for the Social Worker register. Both a MN Merit System application AND a Red Lake County employment application will need to be completed.
Wage will depend on qualifications and experience. The wage range is $31.08 per hour to $43.01 per hour. Wage increases can occur up to 2 times per year, position works 35 hours per week, and a full benefit package is available. Red Lake County Social Services encourages a healthy work-life balance through flexible hybrid work schedules. Candidates can choose to have a flex schedule and/or telecommute up to 2 days.
A County application is available at the bottom of this page.
The required MN Merit System applications and full job description are available through the MN Merit System at: https://agency.governmentjobs.com/mnmeritsystem
Duties and Responsibilities
Adult Mental Health Case Management
- Performs mental health screenings using the appropriate screening tool and bills for the screenings
- Reviews intakes on adult individuals who are requesting mental health services or present themselves as potentially having metal health difficulties
- Participate as a team member at regional adult mental health local advisory meetings
- Complete functional assessment for adults
- Arrange for diagnostic assessments for adults
- In consultation with mental health case management team develop individual community support plans based on diagnostic and functional assessments for adults
- Provide case management services for those mentally ill clients with co-occurring disabilities in consultation with agency staff members who have knowledge of the co-occurring disability
- Develop and monitor protective service plan as required
- Implement and monitor the delivery of services according to the individual community support plan for adults
- Serve as a member of the MI Prepetition Screening team and provide testimony at hearings as required
- Complete OBRA for individuals with Mental Health needs who are requesting nursing home admission
- Serve as primary person for the agency’s mental health authority
Children's Mental Health Case Management
- Performs mental health screenings using the appropriate screening tool and bills for the screenings
- Reviews intakes on children who are requesting mental health services or present themselves as potentially having mental health difficulties
- Complete functional assessments for children
- Arrange for diagnostic assessments for children
- Serve as primary person for the agency’s childrens’ mental health authority
- Monitor progress on individual family community support plan. Meet with providers and wit the consumer. Modify case plan as needed
- Insure that case records for children mental health consumers have appropriate information for Rule 79 and generic case management. Also, insure forms for Rule 79 case management are completed and recorded appropriately
- Insure that all case management time is recorded appropriately on SSIS time sheets for case management reimbursement
- Coordinate mental health services with other service providers; ie Interagency Early Intervention Committee
- For SED children in substitute care, make regular visits to the placement and be involved with reunification
- Agency representative for children’s local advisory council
- Prepare reports to the court, work with county attorney’s office with petitions and attend required meetings
- Review billings submitted by service providers for payment
- Provide public information on Social Services programs to the community and special groups
- Attend relevant meetings, workshops and training sessions
Children's Protective/Child Welfare Services Case Management Backup
- Makes home visits to determine needs of individuals and families for services
- Cooperates with local law enforcement and correction agencies in child abuse and neglect cases.
- Investigates complaints of abuse and neglect.
- Interprets child protective services and child welfare laws pertaining to dependency and neglect.
- Prepares social histories.
- Maintains case records which meet federal, state and local guidelines.
- Makes childcare institutional and foster home placements.
- Monitors out of home placements
- Provides preventative services to the dependent and neglected child.
- Consults with psychiatrists, psychologists and attorneys in connection with case objectives.
- Prepares information and recommendations in connection with court cases and proceedings.
- Testifies in court proceedings.
- Interprets and implements judicial findings and court orders.
- Provide services to adolescents ages 14-21 who have been in an out-of-home placement (SELF program)
- Provide Adoption Services
General Case Management Across All Program Areas
- Reviews intakes on individuals requesting services as part of an interdisciplinary team to determine timelines
and appropriateness of agency intervention.
- Data entry of case notes and other required information into SSIS.
- Keeps current on all program related and other required trainings.
- Makes appropriate community service referrals and provides requested resource information, as applicable.
- Communicates to assigned agency Case Aides, and delegates case aide duties per agency guidelines.
- Provides general program, resource and referral
Minimum Requirements
- A bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in social work, psychology, sociology or closely related field.
OR
- A bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in any field and one year of experience as a social worker in a public or private social services agency.
Knowledge of the principles and techniques of interviewing and recording in social work and the ability to apply them, individual and group behavior, social casework objectives, principles, and methods, social-economic factors, which promote stable family life and understanding of the elements, which affect family security, principles of community organization, physical and mental illnesses, social welfare research methods, and family systems and dynamics.
Ability to effectively apply casework knowledge and skills, work constructively within an agency in the community setting and in effectively utilizing appropriate resources and services, constructively in the development and coordination of community resources to meet special needs, manage time productively, prioritize caseloads, and communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
Benefits
This is a Full-time position and is eligible for employee benefits.
County benefits include:
- PERA (Public Employee Retirement Association of Minnesota)
- Paid single coverage health insurance (2 health insurance options)
- Paid life insurance policy with matching AD&D
- Paid AD&D policy
- Paid Time Off, increases with years of service
- Paid Holidays
- Additional voluntary benefits available to employee
Application Process:
There are two steps REQUIRED in order to apply for this position:
- Candidates not already Merit System eligible must submit an application to Minnesota Merit System, search Red Lake County.
- Complete a Red Lake County Application.
A Red Lake County application is available below.
SW: CMH-AMH-CP Backup job description
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PDF version of application
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