Minimum Qualifications
The following are the minimum qualifications for these positions. Possession of these qualifications does not ensure that an applicant will be interviewed. Applications will be reviewed in comparison with all other applications received and a secondary screening for best qualified candidates may be conducted.
Social Worker II
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university;
AND
One (1) year of full-time experience performing entry level social work case management in the Sutter County Social Worker I – Children's Services classification or comparable class.
Social Worker III
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university; AND One (1) year of full-time experience performing journey level social work case management in the Sutter County Social Worker II – Children's Services classification or comparable class.
OR
Bachelor's degree and successful completion of twenty-four (24) semester or thirty-six (36) quarter units of a master's degree program in Social Work, or a Counseling program from an accredited college or university, emphasizing Marriage, Family and Child Counseling or Marriage and Family therapy, Gerontology or Clinical Psychology;
AND Twelve (12) months of social work case management experience.*
- Qualifying social work case management includes direct case work management, such as: assessment, evaluation; conducting investigations of abuse and neglect; preparing court reports; responsibility for a long term caseload, monitoring compliance through home calls and other personal contact; collaboration with other agencies and linking clients to resources and programs; development of a case plan, and modification of case plans as needed/required
**Examples of acceptable social or behavioral science courses include: anthropology, criminal justice, education, ethnic studies, history, human development, law, human services, nursing, nutrition, psychology, public health, social welfare, sociology, welfare, women's studies.
