County Agency Social Worker - Freeborn County

Salary: $35.09 - $46.78 HourlyLocation : Albert Lea, MNJob Type: Full Time PermanentJob Number: 011-24County: Freeborn County Department Human ServicesOpening Date: 04/23/2026Closing Date: 5/8/2026 12:00 PM CentralClassification SummaryCounty Department of Human Services is hiring a full time (40 hours per week, Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm) Social Worker-Crime Victims Crisis Center Case Manager position.The Social Worker position provides professional level counseling and consultation, assesses crime victims' needs and administers a variety of social services to crime victims.Application Instructions are in the Examination Process section below.Examples of DutiesMinnesota Merit System Examples of Duties:• Interviews clients at intake.• Carries a caseload where a need for continuing social casework predominates.• Provides counseling to families and individuals.• Conducts complex case evaluation for the purpose of assessing problems and determining appropriate types and methods of treatment.• Prepares intensive long or short-term treatment plans, which require a fund of casework knowledge.• Identifies client situations, which require intensified service and brings to the attention of supervisor for help or referral.• Provides adult and child protective services.• Provides vocation/employment services.• Provides adult and children's mental health services and services to persons with disabilities.• Provides or assists in providing services to other cases involving difficult or complex social and financial problems.• Interprets programs to clients, refers clients to appropriate community services.• Interprets social and emotional factors to others involved in treatment of clients.• Prepares social histories with emphasis on psychosocial factors, adoption, or foster home placements.• Supervises foster home placements.• Interviews and screens prospective adoptive parents.• Provides preventive services.• Interprets policies and regulations to clients.• Provides casework services for rehabilitation and care of children.• Prepares and maintains case records which meet federal, state and local guidelines.• Dictates findings and correspondence.• Prepares regular and special reports.• May provide work direction to social work paraprofessionals.• Participates in in-service training and other staff development activities to increase knowledge of social work processes and skill in application to individual cases.Minimum QualificationsMinnesota Merit System 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 (1) year of experience as a social worker in a public or private social services agency.You may apply before graduating, but no more than 60 days prior to receiving your Bachelor's Degree.Freeborn County Preferred Qualifications• Bachelor's Degree in social work, sociology, psychology or a related field.• One to three years of experience.• Or a combination of education and experience to successfully perform job duties.Licenses/CertificationsThis position will require the acquisition and maintenance of the following additional certificates/licenses:• Driver's LicenseExamination ProcessThe examination will consist of a rating of training and experience based on the information you provide in your application and your responses to the supplemental questions included in the application process. You must read the questions carefully, answer truthfully, and include any experience claimed in your answers to the supplemental questions in the Work Experience section of your application. Any experience claimed in your answers to the supplemental questions but not included in the Work Experience section of you application will not be credited. You will be asked to verify your degree with official transcripts upon hire.Once your application has been submitted changes cannot be made. If you have a change in location availability or your contact information changes please email with the new information and include your applicant ID.Note. This a two step application process to be considered for this vacancy:1. Submit a Minnesota Merit System application by applying at this link:011-OC - County Agency Social Worker - Bachelor'sAND2. Interested individuals shall also submit a Freeborn County online Application by 12:00 p.m. Friday, May 8, 2026.Applicants must complete both the Freeborn County and Merit applications to be considered for this position. Completed applications along with cover letter and resume are due by 12:00 pm Friday, May 8, 2026.An Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action EmployerThe following benefits may be available and vary by County, please check with the County directly to see what types of benefits they offer:Pension/Retirement BenefitsInsurance Benefits, including health and dentalPre-Tax flexible spending accountsHealth savings accountEmployer paid life insurancePTO - Vacation/Sick LeavePaid holidaysFlexible work scheduleMonday - Friday work week, weekends offPublic Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program01Recruitment Effectiveness: Where did you learn about this opportunity?Merit System WebsiteCounty websiteCollege website (Please Specify below)Career Fair (Please Specify below)Alumni Newsletter (Please Specify below)Job Listserve (Please Specify below)U of MN Goldpass (www.goldpass.umn.edu)Landit.orgLinkedInIndeedLocal Newspaper (Please Specify below)Non-profit agency (Please Specify below)Community website (Please Specify below)MN Council of Non-Profits Website (www.mncn.org)Professional Conference (Please Specify below)02Please Specify as indicated above: