Social Worker - Child Protection

Pine-County; Pine City (MN); Hybrid; USD 59,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance Plan Options

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

PERA Retirement

Paid holidays

Job summary

Pine County is seeking a Social Worker to provide intermediate professional support to clients with personal, social, health and economic needs in Pine City or Sandstone, MN (telework may be possible). The role reports to the Social Services Supervisor and requires strong case management and reporting skills.

The job entails assessing complex criteria, preparing case reports, and coordinating with clinicians and attorneys, with a comprehensive benefits package and competitive pay for the county

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree with coursework in social work, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Also, valid Driver's License.

Responsibilities

• Assess cases using complex screening criteria and recommend dispositions.
• Prepare reports, summaries and findings based on cases.
• Consult with psychiatrists, attorneys and others regarding cases.

Skills

Social work knowledge

Case management

Assessment

Report writing

Education

Bachelor's degree with coursework in social work or related field

Valid Driver's License

Job description

• Base Pay $59,007.00 - $76,713.00 / Year
• Job Category Social Worker, Health and Human Services, Case Management

Location: Pine City, MN or Sandstone, MN (Position may be eligible for telework)

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 with coursework in social work, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Also, valid Driver's License.

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).

Summary

Why Pine County?

• Medical Insurance Plan Options
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) Retirement
• 475(b) Deferred Compensation
• Company sponsored Life/AD&D Insurance
• Group Decreasing Life
• Vision
• Generous time off including PTO, personal days, and 12 paid holidays

Pine County is the fastest growing counting in Minnesota and known for a wide variety of outdoor recreational activities.

Pine County Personnel System

Classification : County Agency Social Worker

Pay Grade: Grade 10; $30.26/hour - $39.34/ hour per the AFSCME HHS collective bargaining agreement

Rating Method: The hiring process will include a formal interview and may include testing and/or other methods of selection

Closing Date: Monday, November 2nd, 2026 @ 4:30 pm

An Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer