Social Worker, Senior
OPENING DATE: 12/17/19
CLOSING DATE: Continuous
JOB TYPE: Full-time
LOCATION: Minnetonka, MN, Minnesota
DEPARTMENT: Community Corrections and Rehabilitation
THE POSITION
The Department of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCCR) is seeking an individual who is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist, or Licensed Psychologist to be a Senior Social Worker working with adolescents who have committed a sexual offense for the Hennepin County Home School. Ideal candidates will have experience providing sex offense specific training with their population of youth. Under limited work supervision, this applicant will perform work involving provision of intensive social work services on cases involving complex social problems and social treatment plans.
Location and hours:
This position is located at the Hennepin County Home School, 14300 County Road 62, Minnetonka, MN 55345. There is no public transportation to this location. Work hours will be Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
In this position, you will:
- Conduct court ordered psychosexual/psychosocial assessments of adjudicated adolescents with sexual offenses.
- Maintain and document ongoing evaluation of clients' sex specific and mental health treatment needs.
- Facilitate family therapy with residents and their extended family members.
- Facilitate Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) skills groups, sex offense specific groups, and groups needed to maintain a supportive therapeutic community and in order to address residents' behaviors.
- Provide cognitive behavioral and psychodynamic therapies within a residential, long-term, program for adolescents adjudicated for a sexual offense.
Need to be 21 years or older and have:
- One of the following:
- 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.
- 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 of full-time supervised experience as a social worker.
- Licensed as a Graduate Social Worker by the Minnesota Board of Social Work.
- A valid driver's license and daily access to reliable transportation 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:
- Licensure either as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) or Licensed Psychologist (LP).
- Qualifications as a Mental Health Professional.
- Experience:
- Providing case management as a professional social worker providing therapeutic treatment to adolescents in a correctional/residential facility and/or other comparable settings.
- Conducting court ordered psychosexual/psychosocial assessments.
- Facilitating Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) skills groups.
- Ability to function well in unpredictable and challenging situations calling for sensitivity, flexibility, resourcefulness, and independent judgment.
- Recognition and respect for culture differences and culturally appropriate services.
- Knowledge of county and community resources.
About the department:
The Department of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation's mission is to promote community safety, community restoration, and reduce the risk of re-offense. The department runs institutions, a treatment center, adult and juvenile probation, supervised release, provides mediation in parenting custody disputes, and administers alternative sentencing programs. It is the largest community corrections organization in Minnesota. On any given day, Department of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation employees collaborate with their criminal justice partners, dozens of community-based organizations, and a dedicated group of volunteers and interns, to supervise and deliver sustainable correctional services to approximately 26,000 adult and juvenile clients. The department's strategic goals for 2019 and 2020 are the following:
- Reduce racial disparities within our practices.
- Sustain foundational evidence-based practices and expand upon them to address clients' overall well-being.
- Build equity into our workforce and support workforce needs.
- Increase the community's input and influence in our practices.
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 www.hennepin.us/employees.
Hennepin County envisions an organization where our commitment to diversity and the reduction of disparities is fundamental in providing excellent service to our community.
Your future. Made here.
This posting may be used to fill current and future vacancies.
This position is internally classified as a Social Worker, Senior.
Applications will be forwarded to the hiring supervisor on an on-going basis. Posting will remain open until filled. Invitations to interview will be based upon an assessment of education and experience. Final candidates may be required to complete a drug test and/or background check.