Social Worker 1

Social Worker 1

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Social Worker 1

Salary

$3,186.00 – $5,734.00 Monthly

Location

Many, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

200844 NLHSD SW1 Ma 100324

Department

LDH- Northwest Louisiana Human Services District

Opening Date

10/04/2024

Closing Date

10/10/2024 11:59 PM Central

Description

Benefits

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Supplemental Information

nlhsd.org

This position will be with the NW LA Human Services District – Many Behavioral Health Clinic located at 265 Highland Dr Many, LA The incumbent will work 2 days a week at the Many clinic and 3 days a week at the Natchitoches Behavioral Health clinic located at 210 Medical Dr Natchitoches, LA.

The incumbent provides recovery, relapse prevention, and resilience-centered and consumer/family-focused Specialty Clinic Social Work Services to individuals with addictive disorders, serious and persistent mental illness, and/or co-occurring disorders. These services include a broad range of evidenced-based treatment and require independent clinical judgment and the use of varied in-depth evidenced-based treatment modalities.

No Civil Service test score or assessment is required to be considered for this vacancy.

Social Worker 1 – $18.38/hour minimum – $33.08/hour maximum

There is also a $2.00 per hour for actual hours worked premium pay for a LCSW.

Note regarding the advertised pay range: The advertised maximum amount listed is the maximum salary a person can make while in this title/level over their career and not the maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new hire .

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

While we encourage all interested applicants to apply, please be aware that there are various reasons that your application may be disqualified from consideration, including, but not limited to:

Failure tofullycomplete the education and work experience sections of the application; (Please note for the education section that the semester area refers to the # of credit HOURS and not the # of semesters you completed)

Submission of a resume in lieu of the online application.Information on the resume will not substituteand must also be included on the actual job application in order to be considered.You must describe your duties as you will not be qualified based on the job title alone. A resume upload willNOTpopulate your information into your application.

Failure to listcompletelicense information (if applicable to the job position).

Failure to submit an equivalency evaluation statement for an international degree by the closing of this announcement.

This agency participates in the E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization.

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

NW LA Human Services District

Human Resources

1310 N Hearne Ave

Shreveport, LA 71107

318-676-5111

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A masters degree in social work from an accredited school of social work.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:

Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW), Louisiana Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), or Louisiana Certified Social Worker (CSW) licensure by the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners is required for this job. The CSW is a temporary credential issued after the LA State Board of Social Work Examiners approves an application for LMSW. An applicant has six months from the date of initial CSW issuance to take the LMSW examination. If a passing score is not achieved, the CSW is required to retake the Masters examination within one year from the date the CSW failed the exam. CSW licensure must be renewed annually and can be held for a maximum of three years from the original date of issue of the CSW.

Permanent status will not be granted in this job title without LMSW or LCSW licensure; Certified Social Worker (CSW) credential will not be accepted for granting permanent status.

NOTE:

The masters degree in social work must be from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, 1701 Duke Street, Suite 200, Alexandria, VA 22314.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To provide social work services.

Level of Work:

Entry.

Supervision Received:

Close from a higher-level social worker, facility administrator, or other higher-level professional.

Supervision Exercised:

None.

Location of Work:

Department of Health and Hospitals; LSU-Health Sciences Centers, Acute Care Hospitals, Medical Schools; Veterans Affairs; Department of Corrections.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from the various Social Service Counselors job series by the presence of therapeutic intervention, case management, and by the requirement for providing a written psycho-social history including evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment plans for patients and/or offenders.

Differs from the Social Worker 2 by the absence of independence and more complex caseloads.

Examples of Work

Interview clients and client groups, offenders, and appropriate others to obtain extensive social, developmental, psychological, family, and educational background.

Selects and recommends therapeutic intervention strategies and treatment approaches based on psychosocial assessment to an interdisciplinary treatment team.

Provides social work component in an interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary team approach to diagnosis, planning, and treatment.

Conducts individual and group counseling conjointly or under close supervision.

Prepares psychosocial assessments, social summaries, and notations in the clients chart.

Prepares correspondence with community agencies and serves as primary liaison person with all outside agencies such as courts, schools, foster care and legal authorities.

Assesses the level of care and intervention, including discharge, reassignment, change of treatment strategies and techniques; communicates these findings to the interdisciplinary treatment team.

Attends and participates in community health-related programs, in-services, continuing education, and maintains professional reading.

Develops a working knowledge of correctional or community resources in order to recommend or refer offenders for special services.

Provides psychosocial case management to individuals, groups, and families when this intervention is determined to be most appropriate.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

New Years Day

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

Mardi Gras,

Good Friday,

Memorial Day,

Independence Day,

Labor Day,

Veterans Day,

Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/YourRetirementSystem.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

01

Have you ever worked for the State of Louisiana? Please make sure work history reflects this experience.

Yes

No

02

Do you possess licensure as a Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW) or Louisiana Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), or Certified Social Worker (CSW) by the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners?

Yes

No

03

If you answered yes to the previous question, please list which licensure you have (LMSW, LCSW, CSW), your license number, original issue date, and expiration date. If you answered no, please enter N/A. NOTE: Failure to provide ALL requested information may result in your application being considered incomplete and you will not meet minimum qualifications.

04

How many years of professional level social services experience do you have since receiving your Masters in Social Work? Please make sure your work history reflects all experience.

None

Less than 1 year

At least 1 year but less than 2 years

At least 2 years but less than 3 years

At least 3 years but less than 4 years

At least 4 years or more

Required Question

Agency

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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