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Under general direction the Social Worker III carries a caseload of difficult cases determining the services required by County applicants or clients for social services; performs difficult studies and develops comprehensive client service plans. Typical assignments are within child welfare and adult service programs.
Education and Experience:
EITHER
Pattern 1: One (1) year of full-time experience performing journey level social work case management, as defined below, at the level, or the equivalent in education and experience, of the Social Worker II classification in Mendocino County.
Pattern 2: Bachelor's degree from an accredited four year college or university with a major in any field with successful completion of 30 semester units (45 quarter) in social welfare, social/human services, sociology, or other social or behavioral science; AND two (2) years of full-time social work case management experience as a professional Social Worker or Protective Services Worker in a private or public social services agency setting, as defined below.
PATTERN 2 SUBSTITUTION: Successful completion of twenty four (24) semester units (36 quarter units) of a master's degree program from an accredited college or university in social work or from an accredited two year counseling program emphasizing marriage, family, and child counseling or marriage and family therapy, clinical psychology, or gerontology (adults only) may be substituted for one (1) year of the required experience.
Social work case management is defined as: case management performed by a professional Social Worker or Protective Services Worker, as opposed to healthcare (or other non-social work) case management, with direct responsibility for assessing and evaluating clients; conducting investigations of abuse and neglect; preparing court reports; responsibility for a long term caseload, monitoring compliance through home calls and other personal contact; collaborating with other agencies and linking clients to resources and programs; developing a case plan, modifying case plans as needed/required; and having authority to impose sanctions or implement actions that impact services.
Licenses and Certifications: Valid Driver's License
The current vacancies are in various locations throughout the County. The list developed from this recruitment will be used for a limited period to fill open and promotional, regular full-time, and part-time positions throughout the County, should they occur. Pursuant to current bargaining unit agreements, employees regularly assigned to the coastal region or in Covelo are eligible to receive a 5% assignment premium. Bilingual English/Spanish encouraged to apply.
Immediate Extra-Help Openings - if you are interested in temporary, extra-help work, please check 'Extra-Help' as one of the options under Question #7, Agency-Wide Questions, on the application.
For a complete job description and to apply, please go to: http://www.mendocinocounty.org/government/human-resources
EOE
Closing Date/Time: 3/18/20 11:59 PM Pacific Time
