Social Worker, Senior - Alternative Response Team (Internal HSPH applicants only)

Hennepin County•Edina, MN

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Hennepin County's Behavioral Health area is seeking to hire a Senior Social Worker (SSW) to be part of the Alternative Response Team (ART). The ART includes a Senior Social Worker that will respond in real time with a Cope Social Worker. The team will be embedded in the Edina and Richfield Police Departments and dispatched by the City of Edina 911 dispatch center. The ART team will respond to a variety of call types in which the 911 caller defines as urgent, and which the dispatcher and/or responding officer does not flag as potentially violent or involving weapons, in addition to mobile crisis team requested calls. The team may respond with or in lieu of patrol officers to a call. The SSW will be responsible for completing a crisis assessment and providing solution focused interventions in person, providing short term follow-up, and completing documentation in the Epic Electronic Records System.

Requirements

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 at least 18 semester (27 quarter) credits of graduate work in the above areas, and three years or more 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, daily access to reliable transportation, and the ability to obtain a Hennepin County Driver's Permit.
Ability to obtain and maintain Minnesota Criminal Justice Data Network Certification and pass the CJIS Competency Exam within 6 months of employment.
Annual certifications are required to continue employment.

Nice To Haves

Licensed or working towards licensure in any of the following: Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LSGW), Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (LAMFT), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC).
Experience serving individuals living with a mental health condition and/or substance use disorder.
Experience serving individuals who are involved in the criminal justice system.
Experience providing case management.
Experience collaborating with law enforcement to address the safety and needs of individuals.
Experience effectively interacting with people from diverse backgrounds including efforts towards disparity elimination.
Knowledge of diversity of cultural and lifestyle experiences, beliefs and practices relating to spiritual, mental, and physical health, community, family structure and dynamics and disparities.
Knowledge of county and community resources for mental health, substance use disorder, social services, and basic needs.
Knowledge of harm reduction principles.
Knowledge of trauma-informed care principles.
Knowledge of person-centered thinking.
Knowledge of social determinants of health.
Knowledge of social work best practices and ethics.
Knowledge of race-based disparities and the impact of these disparities on the development of a community, social justice, corrective justice, socio-economic statuses, and the affects to overall health and wellness of populations.
Ability to function well in unpredictable and challenging situations calling for sensitivity, flexibility, resourcefulness, and independent judgment.
Ability to work well independently and as a team.
Ability to demonstrate effective interpersonal, organizational and computer skills.
Bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.
Bilingual candidates who pass a language assessment may qualify for additional bilingual pay and duties.

Responsibilities

Develop collaborative relationships with law enforcement, emergency departments, human services, and other community stakeholders/partners.
Conduct crisis and risk assessments of adults, children, and adolescents in crisis in a client’s home or community setting.
Utilize solution focused interventions and together with the individual in crisis, create a personalized crisis/safety plan that is culturally informed and person centered.
Facilitate immediate treatment planning, disposition, and coordination of recommendations and service coordination.
Coordinate placement into facility that provides higher level of care when individual is assessed to be unsafe to remain in the community.
Facilitate immediate service coordination with community providers and connect individuals to new and existing supports.
Provide consultation, support, and resources to police officers when responding to behavioral health related calls.
Document referrals received and case notes utilizing state and county systems.
Transport individuals, as needed, to community providers to further stabilize.
Participate in community engagement events, and other duties, as assigned.