Temporary Child Welfare Licensor/Social Worker

Carver County•Chaska Government Center, MN

About The Position

Carver County is seeking a dynamic candidate for a temporary vacancy in its Child and Family unit. This role will support the Foster Care Licensing team and other child welfare programs, including communication with foster care providers, assisting with the relicensing process, and supporting child foster care recruitment. The position will utilize Signs of Safety and Family Finding methods to aid child protection and mental health social workers in finding placement options and supports for children. Additional duties may include supervising family visits, processing records requests, and transporting clients. With approval, the position may be extended from January 2027 to early April 2027 as a Child Protection Assessment Social Worker, focusing on maltreatment assessments, investigations, safety assessments, and planning for children's well-being, in collaboration with internal and external professionals. The position is approximately 30 hours per week, with flexible hours between 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and potential for some evening or weekend work for special events.

Requirements

BA or BS in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology or related area or will have degree by 9/1/2026.
Minimum of 2 years previous experience in human/social services.
Requires a valid MN driver's license or evidence of equivalent mobility.
Must successfully complete and maintain eligibility to provide direct care to clients in accordance with Minnesota Statutes §245C.03.
Successful completion of written exercise, oral interview(s), reference checks, and background investigation, including 604 verification and MNDHS NETStudy 2.0 background.

Responsibilities

Performs client screening and intake functions and activities for the division or program area.
Performs and conducts a variety of activities, tasks and functions associated with treatment planning, evaluation and assessment.
Implements and provides professional social/human services to clients, their families and/or the community.
Implements and performs all case management requirements, documentations and monitoring required to meet mandates, to document services, and to meet the needs of clients.
Performs a variety of community relations, public relations and outreach services in assigned program areas.
Collaborates with other professionals, providers, therapists, health professionals, internal departments, law enforcement, community or governmental agencies in coordinating resources and in meeting the needs of clients.
Links clients to services and connects families to resources; may provide assistance in a crisis situation as needed.
Performs other comparable duties of a like or similar nature as assigned.
Assist in supporting the Foster Care Licensing team and other child welfare programs.
Communicate with adult and child foster care providers.
Assist in the relicensing process.
Assist with efforts to support child foster care recruitment.
Use Signs of Safety and Family Finding methods to support child protection and children's mental health social workers find relative and non-relative placement options and other ongoing supports for children.
Supervise family visits.
Process records requests.
Transport clients.
Focus on child maltreatment related assessments and investigations.
Assess safety, planning for short-term and long-term safety and wellbeing of children.
Work with other internal and external professionals to address the needs and strengthening families.