The Behavioral Health area in the Human Services and Public Health (HSPH) department is seeking two Senior Social Workers for the Housing and Relocation (HART) Case Management Team. These positions provide specialized mental health targeted case management services to adults with complex psychiatric and behavioral disorders who have been found incompetent by the criminal court and are civilly committed to state hospitals. The HART team provides specialized interdisciplinary mental health targeted case management services to adults with complex psychiatric disorders that may also have substance use disorders, lower intellectual or cognitive functioning, and/or other challenges and risks to self and others.
Current Hennepin County employees who refer a candidate hired into an open competitive position may be eligible for a $500 referral bonus. For more information visit employee referral program .
Location and hours:
These positions are hybrid and will require travel throughout Hennepin County and the state to client residence, treatment facilities, hospitals, and other locations. Transporting clients is sometimes required. Work hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with some flexibility.
While these positions are designated as hybrid, based on current requirements hires must reside in or be willing to relocate to Minnesota or Wisconsin.
New employees who are hired into remote or hybrid positions between January 2, 2022, to December 31, 2024, will receive $500 toward the cost of establishing consistent internet connectivity, payable upon completion of six months of employment.
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 targeted case management services to clients by monitoring, coordinating, assessing, referring, and planning services and resources.
Perform person-centered clinical assessments to determine treatment goals and intervention plans based on the individual's identified needs.
Build collaborative relationships with clients and business partners.
Assess clients' readiness for safe provisional discharge from regional treatment centers and work collaboratively with providers.
Monitor provisions of the commitment order; including providing reports to the court regarding clients' progress and testifying at legal hearings, as needed.
Supervise community-based clients; coordinate all aspects of clients' provisional discharge order including psychiatric aftercare, medication management, housing, vocational development, financial assistance, and ongoing treatment needs.
Refer clients to culturally appropriate community services and work effectively in multidisciplinary teams.
As assessed safe, visit and support people in their homes, the community, and a variety of service settings, including hospitals.
Provide transportation, when assessed to be safe, and based on critical care and recovery related service needs.
Need To Have
One of the following:
Bachelor's degree 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.
Master's 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.
Licensed as a Graduate Social Worker by the Minnesota Board of Social Work.
A valid driver's license, daily access to reliable transportation, and the ability to obtain a Hennepin County driver's permit to travel primarily within/outside of the metro area to meet with clients in their residential settings and/or perform authorized off-site work duties.
Nice to have:
Experience:
Working with individuals living with serious and persistent mental illness and/or substance use.
Working with involuntary clients.
Providing case management and conducting clinical assessments.
Finding and securing housing and supporting ongoing needs to maintain housing for individuals.
Serving people with civil commitment orders.
Providing forensic mental health services and/or serving people involved in the criminal justice system.
Knowledge of:
Person-centered practice in relation to working with involuntary clients.
County and community resources.
Cultural differences in beliefs and practices relating to mental health, treatment, family structure, and dynamics.
Social work best practices and ethics.
Civil commitment.
Diversity of cultural and lifestyle experiences, beliefs and practices relating to spiritual, mental, and physical health, community, family structure and dynamics and disparities.
Community resources, Health care facilities, In-home services, Medical and psychiatric disorders, and risk assessment and management.
Ability to:
Engage positively with people and establish strong working relationships.
Work collaboratively as part of a dynamic team.
Contribute to an environment that recognizes and respects cultural, lifestyle and socio-economic differences.
Manage high-risk clients in the community.
Communicate effectively to multiple interested parties using excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Candidates with bilingual and/or multilingual skills are strongly 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 to one or more of our overarching goals -- that Hennepin County residents are healthy, protected and safe, self-reliant, assured due process, and mobile.
Our employees receive a combination of generous 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 at The Bridge - select Guest
Hennepin County envisions an organization where our commitment to diversity and the reduction of disparities is fundamental in providing excellent service to our community.
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