Menominee County lists public-service jobs in health, family support, finance

Health jobs that keep care local

Menominee County’s Human Resources page is pointing residents toward work that sits close to the county’s core public-duty mission: keeping people connected to care. The current listings include Clinical Services Case Manager and AODA Counselor, both shown with a June 1, 2026 target date, a sign that the county is trying to keep its behavioral-health side staffed as spring turns into summer.

The AODA Counselor posting is the most detailed of the group, and it shows exactly what the county is buying with that hire. It is a full-time, exempt position with a wage range of $52,432 to $61,131, and it had an April 27, 2026 deadline to apply. The job includes individual, group, and family substance-abuse education, treatment services, and intoxicated-driver-program facilitation, which makes it one of the most directly service-facing roles on the page.

That matters in Menominee County because the Department of Human Services is not a narrow administrative office. It says it administers programs for families, adults, and children who need help with mental health, substance abuse, and disability issues, and that those services are authorized through state statute and delivered under contract with Wisconsin. When a county with a small labor pool posts a clinical opening, it is usually not just filling a desk. It is trying to keep counseling, assessment, and treatment moving for residents who cannot wait for help from farther away.

Family support work at the front line

The Family Protection and Engagement Case Manager opening tells a different but equally important part of the county story. The title points straight at child and family work, the kind of job that can shape whether households get connected to services early or end up in deeper crisis later. In a county where public support is often tied to proximity, that role has immediate meaning for families in Keshena, Neopit, Zoar, and the surrounding communities.

That family-services mission also fits the way Menominee County describes its human-services system. The county says its programs are designed for families, adults, and children who need support, and its open-admissions policy says no person should be excluded from participation because of protected status such as age, race, color, disability, gender, creed or religious conviction, national origin, or ancestry. For residents seeking a steady public-sector job, that combination of direct service and stated access policy shows a department built to serve a broad local population, not just a narrow client group.

The governance structure behind that work is active as well. Menominee County Human Services Board members listed online are Eugene Caldwell, Douglas Cox Sr., and Eva Johnson, and the board’s posted minutes run through 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. That kind of continuity matters because family-protection work is rarely isolated. It is shaped by board oversight, staffing levels, and the county’s ability to keep case management moving when referrals, court issues, or home-stability concerns rise.

Finance and operations behind the scenes

The Accountant/Operations Support posting may look less dramatic than a counseling or case-management role, but it is part of the same service chain. County human services only work smoothly if the back office keeps records, payments, compliance, scheduling, and reporting on track, especially when the department operates under state statute and a contractual relationship with Wisconsin. In a small county system, finance and operations are not overhead. They are what allows counselors and caseworkers to stay focused on residents instead of paperwork.

That makes the finance opening relevant to anyone who wants stable public work without leaving the county. Menominee County’s job page is signaling that the county needs people who can keep the administrative side of human services running, which in turn affects how quickly offices can respond to families and adults who need support. The county’s wider 2026 priorities reinforce that point: commissioners have also moved resolutions establishing an Opioid Settlement Task Force and honoring the 30th anniversary of Menominee County 911 - Central Dispatch, both reminders that the county’s service load reaches well beyond a single department.

For local residents, the practical takeaway is straightforward. If you are looking for a public job close to home, the strongest openings are not abstract government posts. They are positions tied to treatment, family stability, and the financial backbone that keeps county services functioning day to day.

How to apply, and why these jobs matter now

Menominee County Human Resources directs applicants to the county employment application and also points people to other area opportunities with Menominee Tribal Enterprises and the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin. That matters in a county where public employment, tribal employment, and nearby chartered entities form one interconnected local labor market, especially for people who want to live and work in the same place.

The county itself is small enough that every hire has outsized effects. The U.S. Census Bureau counted 4,255 residents in Menominee County in 2020 and estimated 4,199 residents as of July 1, 2025, which makes it Wisconsin’s least populous county. Census QuickFacts also says about 78.5% of residents identify as American Indian and Alaska Native alone, a demographic reality that helps explain why county and tribal service systems are so tightly linked here.

Those numbers make the job listings more than routine personnel news. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services maintains county health profiles that draw on WISH data, birth and death records, population measures, and injury information, which underscores how closely staffing, public health, and service delivery are tracked in Menominee County. For residents who depend on county human services, filling these jobs is not an abstract staffing exercise. It is part of whether the county can answer the next call, place the next referral, or keep the next family connected to help.