Introduction
This continuous recruitment will remain open for the calendar year or until the final filing date, whichever occurs first. The eligible list established from this continuous recruitment will expire by the end of the calendar year. Applicants will be eligible to reapply and take an examination if a new recruitment opens the following calendar year.
Applications in this recruitment are screened on a bi-weekly basis. This recruitment may be used to fill both open and promotional vacancies in various County departments as they arise, subject to specific position requirements.
Temporary Extra Help assignments are limited to working 28 hours per week with a cap of 999 hours or 960 hours for CalPERS retired annuitants in a fiscal year and are not eligible for benefits. Extra-help appointments made from this eligible list may transition to permanent status should vacancies arise.
Position Information
Placer County Health and Human Services is currently recruiting for permanent and extra-help temporary Social Worker Clinicians and Child Welfare Workers. Assignments are in the following service areas within Adult System of Care and Childrens System of Care divisions:
• Child Welfare Services • Wraparound Children Services • Adoption • Permanency • Emergency After-Hours • Child Protective Services Response • Perinatal • Older Adult Services • Mental Health • Crisis Mental Health • Substance Use Disorders • Homeless Services • Employment • Whole Person Care (physical, behavioral health, and social services) • Co-Occurring Diagnosis • Criminogenic • Forensic
This is a journey-level position, and applicants are encouraged to include relevant education and a description of professional social work and/or child welfare experience when completing the application and attached supplemental questionnaire.
Your application materials and assignment preferences may be used by the hiring authority when selecting candidates to interview.
Social Worker Clinicians perform a broad spectrum of duties, ranging from providing direct services, case management support, to those facing difficult situations, emotional stress, or significant changes in their lives, to clinically diagnosing emotional, behavioral, or mental health disorders in individuals. This position provides the opportunity to advocate for individuals, seek out valuable resources, and other means of support.
Benefits
Placer County offers a comprehensive benefits package to employees. The following information represents benefits currently available to permanent Placer County employees and may be subject to change. Applicants should inquire as to the most current benefit package during hiring interviews or by contacting the Human Resources Department.
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For more information regarding the benefits Placer County has to offer, please visit Placer Countys Human Resources website.
Definition
To provide responsible and professional social services and/or clinical treatment of an advanced nature to a variety of clients with identified needs, including clients with mental health concerns, diagnosed mentally ill clients, substance abusers, and/or clients who are homeless.
To provide counseling to individuals and groups, to perform crisis intervention as appropriate, to participate in the development and implementation of various treatment and outreach services, to investigate, supervise, and to place minors in need of protective services, to provide outreach education and professional consultation to the community, the general public, as well as public and private agencies, to conduct training workshops and/or presentations to clients, care providers, community groups, referrals, and the general public.
Distinguishing Characteristics
This is the full journey-level class within the Client Services Practitioner series.
This class is distinguished from the Client Services Practitioner I by the assignment of the full range of duties.
Employees at this level receive only occasional instruction or assistance as new or unusual situations arise and are fully aware of the operating procedures and policies within the work unit.
Positions in this class are flexibly staffed and are normally filled by advancement from the entry-level.
Supervision Received and Exercised
Receives direction from a program supervisor or other designated management position.
May exercise technical and functional supervision over clerical, technical, para-professional, and/or other professional staff.
Examples of Essential Duties
Duties may include but are not limited to the following:
• Developing and administering long or short-term treatment plans requiring comprehensive professional knowledge with the goal of improving or restoring individual or family functioning, including clinical treatments and determining the appropriate method of treatment intervention, including program modification. • Participating in and/or conducting comprehensive individual and family psychosocial assessments for problem identification and diagnosis, determining acuity of need, and recommending appropriate program placement. • Providing crisis counseling, including authorization for 72-hour emergency in-patient admission as necessary. • Preparing and presenting clinical and/or case management documentation for review by the multi-disciplinary team. • Providing on-going consultation and systematic support for the team in its implementation of treatment programs and individual treatment plans and/or case management. • Investigating, intervening, and providing a variety of professional services to children or other special needs clients in circumstances in which the clients physical or emotional welfare is involved, including cases of neglect, emotional/behavioral problems, physical/mental disabilities, child welfare court services, or other conditions that may adversely affect the client. • Participating in and/or conducting group, family, and individual therapy, including marital and/or family counseling as appropriate to effect positive rehabilitation solutions and/or life improvements. • Providing highly skilled professional services in counseling, adult and child protective services, family services, community organization, social research, and related areas. • Performing case management duties, including treatment plan monitoring, advocacy, referral, and linkage to other needed services and crisis interventions. • Establishing and maintaining casework records and documents in accordance with departmental and statutory regulations and procedures, and preparing relevant correspondence and reports, including court reports and/or testimony. • Providing outreach education and professional consultation to the community, the general public, as well as public and private agencies, conducting training workshops and/or presentations to clients, care providers, community groups, referrals, and the general public. • Providing operational oversight of residential facilities or community-based programs, including the administration of budgets as assigned, preparing grant proposals and reports, and monitoring program activities and expenditures. • Conducting home visits, transporting clients, and assisting with clients financial, budget, and daily living activities as appropriate. • Developing, maintaining, and participating in an inter-agency and community networking/referral system, evaluating client needs relative to appropriate program referrals, maintaining close communication with contract providers and community service agencies to ensure treatment plan and client needs are being met in a successful manner. • Building and maintaining positive working relationships with co-workers, other County employees, community resources, clients, and the general public, utilizing principles of effective customer service. • Performing related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Experience and Training
Any combination of experience and training that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.
A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and abilities would be:
• Experience: Two years of responsible casework or clinical experience performing duties similar to a Client Services Practitioner I with Placer County. • Training: A Masters degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in social work, psychology, or counseling, which meets the eligibility requirements for licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) by the State Board of Behavioral Science Examiners.
Required License or Certificate
May require possession of a State of California license as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC).
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge of:
• Principles and practices of social work as related to providing mental health, substance abuse services, and treatment, child and adult protective services, and the multi-disciplinary approach to treatment. • Principles and practices used in the development of community-based programs providing treatment and social services. • Accepted criteria for clinical diagnosis of emotional and mental disturbances, as well as normal and abnormal emotional and mental development, including growth, development, and living relationships. • Develop and implement community-based programs in treatment and social service, coordinate and monitor program activities to ensure compliance with program outcomes. • Principles and practices of casework, including objectives, clinical diagnosis, and appropriate documentation. • Psychosocial, family, individual, and group therapy and counseling treatments and prevention strategies. • Physical, social, mental, and substance use disorders impact on individual personality and behaviors. • Role of social service agencies, both public and private. • Legal and regulatory issues related to the operation and delivery of a variety of client services to individuals and groups of all ages and special needs. • Crisis intervention and conflict resolution practices, including management of assaultive behavior and principles of social work related to child protective services and adult services risk and safety assessments. • Standard and accepted investigative and interviewing techniques and methods. • Principles used in preparing grant proposals. • Modern office procedures, practices, and methods, as well as designated computer hardware and software and its applications. • Standard and accepted English usage, spelling, punctuation, and grammar in both oral and written forms. • Policies and practices of Placer Countys Health and Human Services Department as it relates to assigned program area and client services. • Community and consultative resources available both public and private. • Pertinent federal, state, and local statutes and regulations governing public health and welfare services.
Ability to:
• Understand and carry out a variety of complex oral and written instructions in an independent manner. • On a continuous basis, know and understand all aspects of the job and observe safety rules and practices intermittently review work papers, reports, and special projects, identify and problem solve client issues, identify and interpret technical and numerical information, observe and problem solve operational and technical policies and procedures, explain applicable department policies and procedures to applicants and clients. • On a continuous basis, sit for long periods of time or while driving intermittently walk, stand, bend, squat, kneel, while retrieving or returning files, documents, and supplies, and making copies, walk, stand, bend, squat, kneel, climb, or twist while conducting home visits or transporting clients, and