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Social Worker Position

The current vacancy is within the Behavioral Health & Social Services Branch of the Health and Human Services Agency. Oral exam is tentatively scheduled for September 2025. Final filing date: September 29, 2025 at 5:00pm. Salary information: $4,478 - $5,715 approximate monthly / $25.83 - $32.97 approximate hourly. Please refer to the appropriate Bargaining Unit Memorandum of Understanding for potential future salary increases. About Shasta County: Shasta County offers all the amenities of the big city while retaining a comfortable small-town atmosphere. With its natural beauty, affordable housing, excellent educational system, abundance of recreational opportunities, and excellent quality of life, Shasta County is a great place to live, work, and raise a family.

About the Department: The Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) partners with the community to protect and improve the health and wellbeing of Shasta County residents. The Behavioral Health & Social Services Branch is dedicated to improving the well-being of our community through comprehensive mental health services and essential social services to adults, children, and families. By integrating both behavioral health and social support services, we strive to build a healthier community by ensuring individuals have the resources they need to achieve stability and wholeness.

About the Position: Under direction, to carry a service caseload and to provide social services; to conduct social studies and develop service plans which may include the need for specialized social services; to provide information about available services and to arrange for referral of clients to appropriate departmental or community human services resources; and to do other work as required.

Distinguishing Characteristics: This is the full journey level in the professional Social Worker series. Incumbents spend a substantial part of their time on the more difficult, sensitive, and specialized services where major case decisions are made independently and where consequence of error may be significant. Advanced casework skills, a high degree of program knowledge, judgment and creativity are required. Typical assignments include adoptions, child foster home placement, child protective services screening and intake, juvenile court case consultation and liaison, original licensing for child foster care homes, and initial assessment of adult protective services. This class is distinguished from the Senior Social Worker class in that the latter is expected to manage a difficult caseload at the highest level of skill.

Ideal Candidate: The Health & Human Services Agency of Shasta County is committed to providing fair and equal access to services. If you share this same commitment, desire a meaningful career serving the public, and want the opportunity to make a difference for your community, consider a career with us. We celebrate and are committed to the principles of diversity and inclusion, and actively seek and encourage applications from persons with diverse backgrounds and characteristics. The ideal candidate will be able to make an immediate positive impact on external and internal customers. With a professional attitude and appearance, the ideal candidate will demonstrate a desire for serving those in need while promoting community health and well-being. This individual will be a positive contributor to the site culture and exemplify the agency values of Collaboration, Adaptability, Respect and Excellence. We welcome a candidate who is interested in a fast-paced, team-oriented, collaborative environment. The ideal candidate will be good with communication, multitasking, organizing and have the ability to maintain strong interpersonal skills.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of two years of experience in working with adults who live with mental illness and/or substance use issues, and homelessness. The ideal candidate will have the ability to engage with and provide extensive case management services in a variety of community settings, including homeless shelters and camps. The candidate will be working with the STAR Team who provides intensive mental health services to Full-Service Partnership clients. The ideal candidate will be available to work a variety of shifts, including nights, weekends and holidays.

Examples of Essential Duties: Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following: Carries a caseload of the more difficult types of social service cases involving individualized treatment and specialized advanced application of casework methods and skills; diagnoses client problems and follows through with the more difficult treatment plans with a high degree of independence; interviews clients in office or home to assess needs for service; explains the optional and mandatory nature of social services programs; interprets State, County and departmental rules, regulations and policies to individuals and groups; responds to requests for information and makes referrals to appropriate workers or departments; gathers, maintains and disseminates current information on community resources; prepares reports, case records and correspondence; as an additional duty, incumbents may function in a lead capacity and assist with casework consultation and training for other social workers; assists in developing and implementing unit policies and procedures; acts in the absence of the supervisor or as designated in assigning cases and reviewing and approving case decisions; attends meetings and does related work as needed. In Adult Services: Undertakes a caseload of elderly clients to identify mental, physical and economic abilities and limitations which affect capacity for independent and/or family living; conducts initial in-depth client assessments covering psychological, social, rehabilitation and environmental conditions; makes home visits and evaluates needs and makes referrals to other agencies and services as needed.

Qualifications: It is the responsibility of applicants to identify in their application materials how they meet the minimum qualifications listed below. Any combination of education and experience sufficient to directly demonstrate possession and application of the following: Knowledge of: Social casework objectives, principles, methods and caseload organization and management; the functions and services provided by a public social service agency including basic knowledge of community resources; principles of human growth and development; the laws, policies and administrative procedures of County social service programs; community organization and the social problems calling for the use of public and private community resources; principles and techniques of interviewing and recording in social casework. Ability to: Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with clients and their families, other employees, representatives of other public agencies and community organizations and groups; effectively use community and agency resources; utilize supervision and direction effectively to meet program goals of the department; communicate effectively in written and oral form; manage a difficult caseload; understand and explain pertinent regulations and policies; maintain current, accurate case records and use automated systems as necessary. Minimum Qualifications: Either Two (2) years of experience performing professional social casework services; OR Possession of a master's degree in social work or a master's degree from a two-year counseling program; OR Be a registered MFCC intern with California State Board of Behavioral Science; OR Possession of a bachelor's degree, including thirty (30) semester college units in social welfare, social/human services, sociology or other behavioral sciences AND two (2) years of experience as an Assistant Social Worker in Shasta County; OR Possession of a bachelor's degree, including thirty (30) semester college units in social welfare, social/human services, sociology, or other behavioral sciences AND two (2) years of experience performing social casework services in child or adult protective services comparable to an Assistant Social Worker in Shasta County.

Special Requirements: Possession of a valid California driver's license.

Supplemental Questions: Responses to the following must be submitted with a completed application.

1. Do you have paid/unpaid experience providing services to vulnerable elders, dependent adults, children, or adults with a mental health diagnosis? Yes/No If yes, please list duties performed, number of years and name of organization/s. If no, please type "N/A".
2. Do you possess two (2) years of experience performing professional social casework services? Yes / No If yes, please provide details including, but not limited to, employers, dates of employment, and job duties. If no, please type "N/A".
3. Do you possess a master's degree in social work or a master's degree from a two-year counseling program? Yes / No If yes, please indicate the type of degree you received and the college or program you received it from. If no, please type "N/A".
4. Are you a registered MFCC intern with California State Board of Behavioral Science? Yes / No If yes, provide your registration number and upload a copy of your registration. If no, please type "N/A".
5. Do you possess a bachelor's degree, including thirty (30) semester college units in social welfare, social/human services, sociology or other behavioral sciences? Yes / No If yes, please indicate the type of degree you received and the college you received it from, as well as the courses and number of college units per class. If no, please type "N/A".
6. I acknowledge that if I have a bachelor's degree but I did not list the courses and number of college units that meet the 30-unit requirement requested above, my application will not move forward in the screening process. Yes/No
7. Do you possess two (2) years of experience as an Assistant Social Worker in Shasta County? Yes/No
8. Do you possess two (2) years of experience performing social casework services in child or adult protective services comparable to an Assistant Social Worker in Shasta County? Yes / No If yes, please provide details including, but not limited to, employers, dates of employment, and job duties. If no, please type "N/A".