Social Worker - Child Protection

GENERAL DEFINITION OF WORK
Performs intermediate professional work in the support and assistance of agency clients with personal, social, health and economic needs, and related work as apparent or assigned.  Work is performed under the limited supervision of the Social Services Supervisor.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Ability to comprehend complex screening criteria, assess situations based on the criteria, assimilate and process information, which is not presented in a concurrent fashion, and to make recommendations for disposition of this information. Prepares various reports, summaries, findings, etc. on cases. Consults with psychiatrists, attorneys and others regarding cases.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

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 individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• 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.
• Also, valid Driver’s License and appropriate certification and licensure.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES 

Thorough knowledge of social, economic and health problems; thorough knowledge of social institutions and the methods of the helping process; general knowledge of individual and group behavior; ability to identify social problems and needs to assess the ability of individuals and families to utilize services; ability to plan and organize work and to understand and interpret laws, policies and regulations; ability to prepare reports and maintain records; ability to communicate and establish effective working relationships with clients, associates, other professional and technical staff, social agencies and the public.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS 

This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 25 pounds of force; work regularly requires sitting, speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel and repetitive motions, frequently requires reaching with hands and arms and occasionally requires standing, walking, tasting or smelling and lifting; work requires close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, color perception and peripheral vision; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, using of measuring devices, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work occasionally requires wet, humid conditions (non-weather), exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to outdoor weather conditions and exposure to bloodborne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment; work is generally in a moderately noisy  location (e.g. business office, light traffic).  

APPLICANT INFORMATION

All applicants must complete a county application with cover letter, resume and proof of minimum qualifications. Visit the web site at www.pinecountymn.gov/jobs to complete an online application by 4:30pm on Monday, October 12th, 2026.