Social Worker - Children's Mental Health

Fergus Falls Area Chamber of Commerce; Fergus Falls (MN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Otter Tail County is seeking a full-time Children's Mental Health Social Worker to coordinate and monitor mental health services for children and their families.

You will provide intake, assessment, ongoing direct services, and case management supervision, working within adult, children and family services to support vulnerable youth and families across multiple programs and partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Intake, assessment, and ongoing direct services for children and families.
• Case management supervision across a range of services including developmental disabilities, child welfare, and mental health.

Job description

Otter Tail County is accepting applications for a full-time Children's Mental Health Social Worker. This position is responsible for coordinating and monitoring mental health services for children and their families.

In general, Social Workers provide intake, assessment, and ongoing direct services and case management supervision for children and families in an identified domain of adult, children and family services, including developmental disabilities, long term care, foster care licensing, child care investigations and negative actions, mental illness, chemical dependency, vulnerable adult protection, child protection, child welfare, children's mental health, brain injury, adoption and minor parent. Workers establish collaborative relationships, participate and assist with the implementation of unit and agency goals, policies and procedures to provide optimal services to clients based on resources available to the agency.