Social Service Program Manager Jobs in Minnesota

Salary: $39.93 - $51.48 Hourly
Location : Clearwater County, Bagley, MN
Job Type: Full Time Permanent
Job Number: 111-15
County: Clearwater County Department of Human Services
Opening Date: 05/22/2026
Closing Date: 6/18/2026 4:30 PM Central
Classification Summary
County Human Services, Bagley, MN is hiring a full-time Social Services Supervisor. Salary range for this position is $39.93-$51.48 per hour.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to assessment, interpretation, and application of federal, state and local social service statutes, policies and procedures. This position supervises Agency Social Workers and Case Aides that provide services in program areas such as child protection, adult protection, mental-health case management, adult services and developmental-disabilities case management, foster care, day care, and family-based services. This position also serves as a member of the agency's leadership team.
Merit System Classification Duties: Performs highly responsible professional work in the administration and supervision of social services programs including the interpretation and assessment of policies and the supervision of professional, paraprofessional, and office support personnel within the social services division; supervises a unit providing services in one or more of the following program areas: child-protective services, adult-protective services, mental-health case management, developmental-disabilities case management, foster care, day care, family-based services, and school-based social services; performs related work as assigned.
Clearwater County is in northwestern Minnesota and is home to Lake Itasca, the source of the Mississippi River. Lake Itasca is in Itasca State Park in south-eastern Clearwater County and is notable for being the headwaters of the Mississippi River. Established in 1891, Itasca State Park is Minnesota's oldest state park and second oldest in the United States. It is famous as the location of the Mississippi headwaters but was originally created to protect the magnificent, old-growth pine trees from logging. There is unlimited opportunity to take advantage of the beautiful outdoors, whether you prefer hunting, fishing, snowshoeing or birdwatching, there is something for everyone!
Clearwater County Department of Human Services offers a comprehensive benefit package including health, dental, vision, life, long term disability, accident, illness and hospital insurance, medical and day care savings accounts such as Flex, VEBA and HSA as well as paid holidays, vacation and sick leave.
Examples of Duties
Minnesota Merit Examples of Duties
• Selects qualified personnel for the unit.
• Identifies staff development and training needs and ensures that training is obtained.
• Evaluates staff performance and recommends appropriate action.
• Holds individual conferences with staff and interprets agency/state policies, rules and regulations.
• Reviews case records to ensure that agency and state policies, rules and regulations are adhered to and proper social work practices are being observed.
• Monitors and evaluates the provision of client services in the program area.
• Fosters effective community-agency relations and organizes community projects.
• Participates in community meetings and is responsible for the utilization of community resources.
• Writes and monitors purchase of service contracts with area vendors.
• Interviews clients when special problems arise, listens to concerns, grievances and recommends/takes appropriate action.
• Handles emergency situations when necessary.
• Performs program analysis and needs assessment.
• Monitors budget and keeps management appraised of budget deviations.
• Provides justification for budget deviations to management staff and/or county board.
• Assists in the planning and development of social services budget and provides the justification and rationale to county board regarding social service unit/division budget needs and requests.
• Assists in writing and developing the agency community social service plan.
• Maintains records, prepares reports, and composes correspondence relative to the work.
Minimum Qualifications
Minnesota Merit's Minimum Qualifications
An accredited master's degree from an accredited intuition in social work or clinical psychology, counseling psychology, human services administration, or closely related field (i.e., applied behavioral sciences) and one year of experience as a social worker.
Or
• Baccalaureate degree from an accredited intuition in social work from an accredited college/university and two years of experience as a social worker.
Or
• Baccalaureate degree from an accredited intuition in a closely related field (psychology, sociology, human services) and three years of experience as a social worker.
OR
• Baccalaureate degree in a unrelated field from an accredited college/university and five years of experience as a social worker.
Clearwater County Preferred Qualifications
Experience in County Social Services. Experience in managing budgets and various grants and funding sources. Leadership and supervision experience.
Examination Process
The examination will consist of a rating of training and experience based on the information you provide in your application and your responses to the supplemental questions included in the application process. You must read the questions carefully, answer truthfully, and include any experience claimed in your answers to the supplemental questions in the "work experience" section of your application. Any experience claimed in your answers to the supplemental questions but not included in the Work Experience section of you application will not be credited. You will be asked to verify your degree with official transcripts upon hire.
Once your application has been submitted changes cannot be made. If you have a change in location availability or your contact information changes please email with the new information and include your applicant ID.
Apply online at this link here: -Social Services Supervisor
An Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer
The following benefits may be available and vary by County, please check with the County directly to see what types of benefits they offer:

• Pension/Retirement Benefits
• Insurance Benefits, including health and dental
• Pre-Tax flexible spending accounts
• Health savings account
• Employer paid life insurance
• PTO - Vacation/Sick Leave
• Paid holidays
• Flexible work schedule
• Monday - Friday work week, weekends off
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program

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