Social Worker/Case Manager - Child Protection

Closing Date: October 6, 2026, at 4:30 p.m.
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$36.99 to $48.71 DOQ

Title: Social Worker, Child Protection

Updated: 12/5/2022

Department: Health and Human Services

Reports to: Social Services Supervisor

Position Status: Full-time, Appointed, Teamsters Local 320 Union 

Job Location: Chisago County Government Center, Center City, MN

Position Objective

Performs difficult work scheduling and conducting assessments of client needs, conducting home visits and relative searches, guiding clients through offered services and providing referrals, coordinating and planning services, testifying in court and providing documentation, providing case consultation, completing required reports, and related work. Work is performed under the limited supervision of Social Services Supervisor.

Essential Functions

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Complete child protection assessments, as assigned. Discretion A % 25

• • Assess need for services to families and children.
  • Provide emergency services, placement or other services as needed.
  • Complete CHIPS petitions as needed and present in court process for agency.
  • Develop social service plans with families.

Provide on-going case management as needed Discretion A % 25

• Monitor on-going status of children and families receiving services.
• Do follow up home visits and monitoring of services provided.
• Monitor contract service provision.
• Develop and implement placement plans and visitation schedules when appropriate
• Maintain case records according to agency procedures.
• Reassess case plans regularly and identify need of on-going services.
• Determine type of out-of-home placement needed.
• Develop and implement appropriate follow-up and referral plans.
• Close cases when appropriate in a timely fashion.

Provide On-Going Mental Health Case Management to Families Discretion A % 25

• Complete an assessment, develop and implement a crisis plan and individual, family, community support plan.

• Assess, reassess and evaluate the delivery, appropriateness and effectiveness of services over time.

• Do minimally one face to face visit per month, telephone contact as needed.
• Assist the child and family in obtaining needed services by coordination with other agencies involved with the child and/or family to assure continuity of care.

• Assistance and outreach to other family members in obtaining a diagnostic assessment, as needed, for determination of mental health case management services.

• Work with Child & Teen Check-up Program.

Miscellaneous Services Discretion A % 25

• Participate in training.
• Arrange for and develop staff development workshops as needed.
• Receive other work assignments as requested.
• Complete services as needed.
• Make case presentations to appropriate review/authorization committees.
• Provide after-hours services.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of State and Federal laws that affect Adult Protection, Developmentally Disabled, Vulnerable Adults, Child Protection and child Welfare ability services.
• General knowledge of mental health issues.
• Knowledge of the principles, methods, and techniques of social work.
• Ability to interview people to obtain accurate information.
• Ability to mediate between people in conflict.
• Knowledge of system theory, community services.
• Skills in interpersonal relations.
• Knowledge of the dynamics of individual and group behavior.
• Knowledge of human growth and development.
• Knowledge of social and economic problems
• Ability to analyze complex situations, negotiate for case planning and evaluate for potential
• Ability to present complicated case information clearly and concisely.
• Ability to organize work effectively.
• Ability to maintain good communications with clients, co-workers, and community
• Ability to work under stressful conditions and to remain calm and objective.
• Skill in recordkeeping and skill in oral communications.

Desired Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree and minimal experience, or a combination of equivalent education and experience.

Special Qualifications

None

Tools and Equipment Used

Computer, copier, phone, fax, automobile, other miscellaneous equipment relative to position.

Working Conditions

The characteristics listed below are representative of the physical demands, physical agility, sensory requirements, and environmental exposures required by an individual to successfully perform the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• This classification occasionally involves physical agility requirements such as: climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, pushing, pulling, repetitive motions and manual dexterity.
• Sensory requirements include close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, color perception, night vision and peripheral vision; vocal communication is required for conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; and hearing is required to receive detailed information through oral communication and/or to make fine distinctions in sound.
• The noise level can range from moderately quite in the office to loud and noisy in the field.

Physical Exertion (Pounds)

Up to 10

Frequent

Up to 25

Occasional

Up to 50

Seldom

Up to 100

Seldom

100 or more

Seldom

Applicants for appointment to this position will be required to submit a formal application and may be subject to rating of education and experience, oral interview and/or reference check, background investigation, criminal history check, drug testing.  Job related tests may be required of any applicant.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed.  The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee as is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.