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Human Services Social Worker Master's Degree including Special Skills Classes
Government Jobs, Sacramento, California, United States, 95894
Human Services Social Worker - Master's Degree
The Position This is a continuous filing exam. Next filing cut-offs are at 5:00 pm on: 3/6/25, 4/3/25, 5/1/25, 6/5/25, 7/3/25, 8/7/25, 9/4/25, 10/2/25, 11/6/25, 12/4/25. Under direction and with independent professional responsibility, the Human Services Social Worker Master's Degree positions in this class provide direct public social services to clients, dealing with complex individual and family problems, and acting as program and casework consultants to staff. Examples of Knowledge and Abilities Knowledge of goals and objectives of public social services, available public and private community resources, awareness of cultural differences, socio-economic awareness of low income population, applicable laws, rules and regulations governing the field of public welfare, National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics, interviewing techniques, office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications, basic arithmetic, social casework principles and practices, social problems which call for the use of public and private community resources, socio-economic conditions and problems which affect the work of a public social service agency, principles, program provisions and requirements, and applicable procedures of criminal justice, victim-witness, multi-disciplinary review, and domestic violence systems and programs, crisis intervention techniques, research and analysis methods used in studies involving social services and public assistance programs, individual and group behavior and dynamics, medical, psychological and socioeconomic conditions and problems which affect the work of a public social service agency, English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Ability to communicate effectively with persons from a variety of social, cultural and economic backgrounds, work effectively with many life styles and different attitudes, exercise tact when dealing with others, work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team, interview effectively in a wide variety of circumstances, establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with clients, fellow employees, other agencies and the general public, interpret public social services programs to clients, maintain composure under stress, integrate information to form total picture, communicate clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing, independently initiate and respond to correspondence, reason logically, understand and follow complex instructions and procedures, compile various records and information accurately, analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action, read, analyze, interpret and apply complex regulatory material, read correspondence and reports and understand their meaning, organize work schedule and budget time, accept and use consultative supervision, do a high volume of work amid interruptions, keep accurate and orderly records, compose routine business communications, reports and other written materials in a clear, concise, organized, and accurate manner, make arithmetical computations accurately and rapidly, demonstrate skill in the use of community resources, interpret to client or others, social service program as set forth in laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures, demonstrate skill in the application of social work methods and practices in highly complex cases, provide program and casework consultation to other staff members, provide leadership in the utilization of social casework concepts and methodologies. Employment Qualifications Minimum Qualifications Either: A Master's Degree from an accredited college or university in social work. Or: A Master's Degree from an accredited college or university in a program that meets the education requirements for a Marriage and Family Therapist or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor license issued by the California Department of Consumer Affairs Board of Behavioral Science Examiners. Or: Current enrollment in the final semester of a Master's program at an accredited college or university leading to a Master's Degree in social work or a related Master's Degree that meets the education requirements for a Marriage and Family Therapist or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor license issued by the California Department of Consumer Affairs Board of Behavioral Science Examiners. Note: Failure to submit proof of completion of Master's Degree within six months of appointment may be cause for release from probation in accordance with Civil Service Rules. Note: The word "experience" referenced in the minimum qualifications means full-time paid experience unless the job announcement states that volunteer experience is acceptable. Part-time paid experience may be accumulated and pro-rated to meet the total experience requirements. Note: If the minimum qualifications include an educational or certificate/license requirement, applicants must submit proof of requirements with the application. Failure to submit proof of requirements may result in disqualification from the examination. Probationary Period The probationary period for this classification is twelve (12) months. Application and Testing Information Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. All applicants must complete and submit an online County of Sacramento employment application by 5:00 PM on the posted cut-off date. Click here to apply. County of Sacramento Department of Personnel Services Employment Services Division 700 H Street, Room 4667 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone (916) 874-5593; 7-1-1 California Relay Service Email EmployOffice@Saccounty.net Inter-Office Mail Code: 09-4667 www.SacCountyJobs.net Employment applications and all documentation requested in this announcement must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date. Employment Services is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by an applicant's computer or web browser. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted their applications and all documentation prior to 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date. Your application should highlight all relevant education, training, and experience, and clearly indicate how you meet the minimum qualifications for the position as of the cut-off date. Application information must be current, concise and related to the requirements in this job announcement. You may only apply for this recruitment once. Duplicate and incomplete applications will be disqualified. A resume may be included with your application, however it will not substitute for the information requested on the application. Supplemental Questionnaire Applicants are required to provide a full and complete response to each supplemental question. The Supplemental Questionnaire is located in the tab marked "Supplemental Questions". Please be descriptive in your response. Note: Responses of "See Resume" or "See Application", or copy and paste of work experience are not qualifying responses and will not be considered. Supplemental Questionnaires must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date. Employment Services is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by an applicant's computer or web browser. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted their applications and all documentation prior to 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date. The supplemental questions are designed to elicit specific information regarding a candidate's experience, education, and training. Responses should be consistent with the information on your application and are subject to verification. Please provide place of employment, pertinent dates, and concise, descriptive and detailed information for each question. If a job included responsibilities applicable to several questions, separate the different functions of the job to answer all the questions completely. Resumes or referral to the application or other questionnaire responses will not be accepted in lieu of completing each question. If you have no experience, write "no experience" for the appropriate question. For many individuals, it is more efficient to develop responses to the supplemental questions in a word processing document and then paste them into the final document to be submitted. Changes or corrections to your Supplemental Questionnaire cannot be made once your application packet has been submitted. If the Supplemental Questionnaire is used in the Formula Rate exam, failure to complete all of the questions or incomplete responses will result in a lower score. While scoring the Supplemental Questionnaire, the candidate's application and/or attachments will not be reviewed, therefore, a candidate's responses to the questions should be accurate, thorough, detailed, and complete. Formula Rate Examination (Weighted 100%) All candidates meeting the minimum qualifications by the cut-off date will have their Supplemental Questionnaire scored in the Formula Rate Examination. This examination will evaluate the relevance, level, recency, progression and quality of candidate's education, training and experience. The candidate's application or other materials will not be included in this examination. Therefore, the candidate's responses to the supplemental questionnaire should be thorough, detailed and complete. The score from the Formula Rate Examination will determine the ranking on the eligible/employment list for this job. All candidates competing in the testing process will receive written notice of their examination results by email. Notices can also be accessed in their governmentjobs.com inbox. Applicants achieving a passing score will be placed on the eligible list in rank order. The rank is determined by the test score attained from the examination.
The Position This is a continuous filing exam. Next filing cut-offs are at 5:00 pm on: 3/6/25, 4/3/25, 5/1/25, 6/5/25, 7/3/25, 8/7/25, 9/4/25, 10/2/25, 11/6/25, 12/4/25. Under direction and with independent professional responsibility, the Human Services Social Worker Master's Degree positions in this class provide direct public social services to clients, dealing with complex individual and family problems, and acting as program and casework consultants to staff. Examples of Knowledge and Abilities Knowledge of goals and objectives of public social services, available public and private community resources, awareness of cultural differences, socio-economic awareness of low income population, applicable laws, rules and regulations governing the field of public welfare, National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics, interviewing techniques, office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications, basic arithmetic, social casework principles and practices, social problems which call for the use of public and private community resources, socio-economic conditions and problems which affect the work of a public social service agency, principles, program provisions and requirements, and applicable procedures of criminal justice, victim-witness, multi-disciplinary review, and domestic violence systems and programs, crisis intervention techniques, research and analysis methods used in studies involving social services and public assistance programs, individual and group behavior and dynamics, medical, psychological and socioeconomic conditions and problems which affect the work of a public social service agency, English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Ability to communicate effectively with persons from a variety of social, cultural and economic backgrounds, work effectively with many life styles and different attitudes, exercise tact when dealing with others, work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team, interview effectively in a wide variety of circumstances, establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with clients, fellow employees, other agencies and the general public, interpret public social services programs to clients, maintain composure under stress, integrate information to form total picture, communicate clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing, independently initiate and respond to correspondence, reason logically, understand and follow complex instructions and procedures, compile various records and information accurately, analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action, read, analyze, interpret and apply complex regulatory material, read correspondence and reports and understand their meaning, organize work schedule and budget time, accept and use consultative supervision, do a high volume of work amid interruptions, keep accurate and orderly records, compose routine business communications, reports and other written materials in a clear, concise, organized, and accurate manner, make arithmetical computations accurately and rapidly, demonstrate skill in the use of community resources, interpret to client or others, social service program as set forth in laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures, demonstrate skill in the application of social work methods and practices in highly complex cases, provide program and casework consultation to other staff members, provide leadership in the utilization of social casework concepts and methodologies. Employment Qualifications Minimum Qualifications Either: A Master's Degree from an accredited college or university in social work. Or: A Master's Degree from an accredited college or university in a program that meets the education requirements for a Marriage and Family Therapist or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor license issued by the California Department of Consumer Affairs Board of Behavioral Science Examiners. Or: Current enrollment in the final semester of a Master's program at an accredited college or university leading to a Master's Degree in social work or a related Master's Degree that meets the education requirements for a Marriage and Family Therapist or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor license issued by the California Department of Consumer Affairs Board of Behavioral Science Examiners. Note: Failure to submit proof of completion of Master's Degree within six months of appointment may be cause for release from probation in accordance with Civil Service Rules. Note: The word "experience" referenced in the minimum qualifications means full-time paid experience unless the job announcement states that volunteer experience is acceptable. Part-time paid experience may be accumulated and pro-rated to meet the total experience requirements. Note: If the minimum qualifications include an educational or certificate/license requirement, applicants must submit proof of requirements with the application. Failure to submit proof of requirements may result in disqualification from the examination. Probationary Period The probationary period for this classification is twelve (12) months. Application and Testing Information Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. All applicants must complete and submit an online County of Sacramento employment application by 5:00 PM on the posted cut-off date. Click here to apply. County of Sacramento Department of Personnel Services Employment Services Division 700 H Street, Room 4667 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone (916) 874-5593; 7-1-1 California Relay Service Email EmployOffice@Saccounty.net Inter-Office Mail Code: 09-4667 www.SacCountyJobs.net Employment applications and all documentation requested in this announcement must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date. Employment Services is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by an applicant's computer or web browser. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted their applications and all documentation prior to 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date. Your application should highlight all relevant education, training, and experience, and clearly indicate how you meet the minimum qualifications for the position as of the cut-off date. Application information must be current, concise and related to the requirements in this job announcement. You may only apply for this recruitment once. Duplicate and incomplete applications will be disqualified. A resume may be included with your application, however it will not substitute for the information requested on the application. Supplemental Questionnaire Applicants are required to provide a full and complete response to each supplemental question. The Supplemental Questionnaire is located in the tab marked "Supplemental Questions". Please be descriptive in your response. Note: Responses of "See Resume" or "See Application", or copy and paste of work experience are not qualifying responses and will not be considered. Supplemental Questionnaires must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date. Employment Services is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by an applicant's computer or web browser. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted their applications and all documentation prior to 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date. The supplemental questions are designed to elicit specific information regarding a candidate's experience, education, and training. Responses should be consistent with the information on your application and are subject to verification. Please provide place of employment, pertinent dates, and concise, descriptive and detailed information for each question. If a job included responsibilities applicable to several questions, separate the different functions of the job to answer all the questions completely. Resumes or referral to the application or other questionnaire responses will not be accepted in lieu of completing each question. If you have no experience, write "no experience" for the appropriate question. For many individuals, it is more efficient to develop responses to the supplemental questions in a word processing document and then paste them into the final document to be submitted. Changes or corrections to your Supplemental Questionnaire cannot be made once your application packet has been submitted. If the Supplemental Questionnaire is used in the Formula Rate exam, failure to complete all of the questions or incomplete responses will result in a lower score. While scoring the Supplemental Questionnaire, the candidate's application and/or attachments will not be reviewed, therefore, a candidate's responses to the questions should be accurate, thorough, detailed, and complete. Formula Rate Examination (Weighted 100%) All candidates meeting the minimum qualifications by the cut-off date will have their Supplemental Questionnaire scored in the Formula Rate Examination. This examination will evaluate the relevance, level, recency, progression and quality of candidate's education, training and experience. The candidate's application or other materials will not be included in this examination. Therefore, the candidate's responses to the supplemental questionnaire should be thorough, detailed and complete. The score from the Formula Rate Examination will determine the ranking on the eligible/employment list for this job. All candidates competing in the testing process will receive written notice of their examination results by email. Notices can also be accessed in their governmentjobs.com inbox. Applicants achieving a passing score will be placed on the eligible list in rank order. The rank is determined by the test score attained from the examination.