Senior Social Worker - Adult Mental Health Intake (Hybrid)

Job Posting End Date: March 13, 2025 at 11:59pm CST

Hiring range: $41.04 to $49.25 per hour. Starting rate will depend on experience, education, and qualifications. Advancement opportunities exist for individuals motivated to move up within Anoka County.

Come join our team at Anoka County where you can serve your community while enjoying the benefits of work-life balance! This includes 24 days paid of flexible time off and up to 12.5 holidays your first year.

In order to be considered for this position, information to support your answers must be included in your application. A resume attachment is optional and cannot be used in place of this application. Applications must be received by the closing deadline of 11:59pm 03/13/2025 in order to be considered.

Position Description

Anoka County Community Social Services and Behavioral Health (CSS/BH) currently has one full-time position available as a Senior Social Worker. Adult mental health intake provides intake and referral services to individuals seeking community based mental health services or mental health case management.

Consider joining a team of professionals dedicated to providing services and support to families within the community! If your career ambitions resonate with our mission, we invite you to apply with Anoka County today!

This is a full-time, exempt, hybrid position. Interviews will take place the week of March 17th, 2025 for those selected to move forward in the hiring process. 

Pay & Benefits

• Salary: $85,363 to $102,440 ($41.04 to $49.25 per hour).
• 2025 Anoka County Salary Schedule Grade 36: $85,363 to $119,496 ($41.04 to $57.45 per hour).
• 24 days of paid flexible time off and up to 12.5 paid holidays.
• Comprehensive insurance, including medical, dental, vision, flex benefits and more at  www.anokacountymn.gov/benefits.
• Medical and dental clinic exclusive to employees, located at the Anoka County Government Center.
• Pension plan and other retirement investment options.
• Advancement/professional development opportunities.

Work Location

• This position will work at Anoka County Government Center, located at 2100 3rd Ave, Anoka, MN 55303.
• This position may be eligible for flexible work arrangements, including hybrid work, with some days working remotely and some days working in the office.
• Expected work hours are Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Job Duties and Responsibilities
These examples are not all inclusive and are intended to be illustrative of primary responsibilities of an Anoka County Social Worker.

• Complete OBRA Level II assessments and evaluative reports in a timely manner.
• Screen, assess, plan, refer, and provide early intervention case management to adult clients referred to the department for services.
• Conduct outreach, and monitor services designed to meet the individualized mental health needs of adults.
• Complete functional assessments and individual community support plans that outline the identified service needs, resources and required monitoring for assigned caseload.
• Make monthly face to face visits with assigned adult clients in their home, or in various community settings as appropriate.
• Support adult clients as they strive to understand how to access or navigate community services that are evidence based, clinically appropriate, and culturally responsive.
• Help adult clients access county programs and community-based services such as home-based therapy, individual therapy, family therapy, intensive outpatient treatment, partial hospitalization programs, crisis stabilization services, and medication management, that help meet their service needs.
• Generate resource and referral information on the continuum of services for adult clients and share information as needed with individuals, families/guardians, agencies, and communities to help identify unmet needs in the system.
• Assist adult clients with the process of obtaining community based least restrictive mental health care, and/or obtaining higher level of care as needed.
• Using and navigating SSIS and OnBase for timely completion of needed paperwork, case notes, court and/or legal documents, electronic files.
• Facilitate clinical screenings, case consultations, case transfers, and/or multidisciplinary team meetings as needed.
• Participate in individual and group clinical supervision in compliance with state statute.
• Attend and participate in continuing education, training, or in service offering required to maintain license in good standing.
• Participate in