Come expand your career with an organization that values and supports you to learn, grow, and develop. Join our collaborative, supportive, and results-driven team. This role provides the opportunity to bring your whole self to work, engage, lead, and drive your own learning and growth within the organization. La Crosse County leaders are committed to provide a supportive and inclusive work environment. We are also dedicated to your learning and development to grow in an organization that is deep in talent.

Under supervision, Social Worker assists clients with environmental and supportive services designed to overcome financial, personal health or family problems; conducts individual or family assessment to determine services needed; provides agency services when appropriate; and refers clients for other community services when needed. Services to clients may take the form of protective actions in their behalf or on behalf of the community. This is a full-time position working Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm.

• Comprehensive Community Services (CCS) Service Facilitator: assists clients with environmental and supportive services designed to overcome financial, personal health or family problems; conduct individual or family assessment to determine services needed; provide agency services when appropriate; and refer clients for other community services when needed.
• Crisis Social Worker: performs suicide risk assessments, mental health assessments and short-term case management services to individuals with mental health and/or substance use concerns, some who are voluntary and some who we are working with on a formal court order.
• Children’s Long Term Support Waiver Service Coordinator: assists a participant (up to age 21) and their family with supports & services throughout their home and community and promotes the participant’s self-determination and involvement in all facets of community life. Completes assessments, referrals, assists with maintaining functional and financial eligibly, and collaborating to create an individualized service plan that supports the pursuit of the desired outcomes through formal and informal supports.

Salary Range: $55,619 -$71,510

Associate Experience – What’s In It For You?
Supportive, collaborative, inclusive, and diverse workforce.
Career learning, development, and growth opportunities.
Culture of respect and dignity, teamwork, honesty, and integrity.
Serving your community in a purposeful and meaningful way.
Flexibility with generous paid time-off benefits.
Excellent benefits:
••Wisconsin Retirement System - Very stable and strong
••Health Insurance with options for free care
••Dental Insurance with many services covered at 100%
••Life Insurance with short and long-term disability

We will be accepting applications until the right person is hired.
La Crosse County Respects Diversity

Demonstrates self-leadership, seeks out opportunities for personal growth and development, accepts feedback and demonstrates ability to learn and apply.

Shares ideas and demonstrates respect, humility, honesty, and open-minded thinking.

Demonstrates flexibility, acceptance of change and emotional intelligence.

Takes initiative and demonstrates the ability to think critically and strategically.

Participates as a contributing member of the team and brings authentic self to discussions regarding all aspects of the work.

Demonstrates ability to build and maintain effective relationships.

Provides social services per Wisconsin Statutes, court policies, and/or requirements of the program, state, or federal guidelines.

Accepts requests and referrals for agency services.

Conducts thorough assessments through interviews, home visits and collateral investigations, to determine the range of services needed by these individuals and their families for preventative, remedial or rehabilitative services.

Explains the scope of the agency's services and discusses the client's rights and responsibilities in relation to the use of such services.

Arranges or provides for appropriate social services for clients based on assessments of needs.

Conducts regular case evaluations and develops and updates service plans accordingly.

Coordinates or participates in care conferences.

Testifies in court as necessary or required.

Inputs data in computer and uses various other computer programs, the internet, La Crosse County intranet, and email.

• Knowledge of the philosophy, history and development of social welfare programs.
• Basic knowledge and understanding of human growth and behavior.
• Knowledge of current and social economic problems and the way in which these problems affect families and individuals.
• Knowledge of laws, regulations and practices pertaining to federal and state public welfare programs.
• Knowledge of resources for community welfare and health, and ways in which these resources may be used by people in need.
• Ability to work with diverse population.
• Ability to relate to people in an unprejudiced and understanding manner with concerns for their circumstances and feelings.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively.
• Ability to plan and organize work to most effectively achieve program objectives.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to participate in, and appropriately use, available supervision.
• Ability to participate meaningfully in training provided by the agency, State Department, the University of Wisconsin Extension, and other resources.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the human services system.
• Knowledge of how to access area resources.
• Skill in written and oral communication.
• Ability to successfully facilitate groups and work well with divergent groups of people.
• Ability to focus on strengths, accurately listen, develop trust of team members, understand multiple perspectives, and intervene on ineffective team behavior.
• Ability to accept feedback without reacting defensively.

• Requires graduation from an accredited college or university with a major in Social Work (or any related college degree such as Sociology, Psychology or Criminal Justice).
• Strong preference for minimum of one year of experience working with the same population of clients that are served by the unit in which the vacancy occurs, and familiarity with community resources available to them.
• Requires basic computer keyboarding skills for entering data related to clients.
• For many positions, must have valid driver's license and access to personal transportation, or other reliable means for city and rural travel.
• Requires certification by the State of Wisconsin as a Social Worker. If not certified at the time of application for employment with La Crosse County, must have applied to the State of Wisconsin for a Temporary or Training Certificate and obtain regular Certification within specified time limits.
• Must have experience working with a variety of funding sources.
• All training and certification courses must be completed within specified timeframes as set forth by the State of Wisconsin.
• Requires good computer and keyboarding skills for inputting data, and for using various computer programs, including internet, intranet and e-mail.

Employees in this class are offered a comprehensive benefit package including:
~Health Insurance
~Dental Insurance
~Life Insurance
~Wisconsin Retirement System
~Vacation
~Sick Leave
~Holidays
~Deferred Compensation
~Section 125 - Flexible Spending Account
For a more detailed overview of each of these benefits