Social Worker 1/2/3/4

Social Worker 1/2/3/4

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Social Worker 1/2/3/4

Salary

$3,186.00 – $5,734.00 Monthly

Location

Jennings, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

IMCAL 2024 – 30

Department

LDH- Imperial Calcasieu Human Services Authority

Opening Date

10/08/2024

Closing Date

10/15/2024 11:59 PM Central

Description

Benefits

Questions

Supplemental Information

Imperial Calcasieu Human Services Authority (ImCal HSA) exists so that citizens with mental health, addictions, and developmental challenges residing in the parishes of Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jefferson Davis are empowered, and self-determination is valued such that individuals live a satisfying, hopeful, and contributing life.

As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Social Worker 1, 2, 3, or 4 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s). Please refer to theJob Specificationstab located at the top of theLA Careers Current Job Opportunitiespage of theCivil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.

No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

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.

ResumesWILL NOTbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

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 andnot the maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new hire.

This position may be filled as a job appointment. Job appointments may last up to 4 years & may be converted to a probational appointment.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Leigh Conway

Leigh.Conway@imcalhsa.org

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

This position plans, prioritizes, and manages psychosocial assessments and clinical treatment services by evaluating client’s functioning, conducting intensive interviews, gathering historical, legal, and/or technical data in order to determine and implement the most effective type of psychosocial intervention needed. Consults with the treatment team on the condition of the client and participates in the decision-making process concerning the treatment plan to be followed by the client. Provide evidenced based interventions to adult clients of the behavioral health clinic. Identify areas of need and make appropriate referrals to ImCal programs and/or community agencies.

Provide individual and group counseling to persons with a mental illness and/or an addiction using evidenced based practices which include, but are not limited to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Interpersonal Processing Therapy (IPT). Maintain required documentation on all assigned cases.

Interviews clients with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI), and/or addiction in order to assess concrete and situational or supportive counseling needs, strengths and vulnerabilities, and identify problems/needs to be addressed. Collaborates with the treating prescriber and multi-disciplinary treatment team. Provide clients and families with education regarding mental illness and/or addiction and discharge planning assistance for transition back into independent or supportive community living. Identify life areas of need and make appropriate referrals to ImCal programs and/or community agencies that best meet those needs. Keep informed and updated on community resources and make appropriate referrals to meet specific client needs.

Provides crisis intervention/assessment to clients who are suicidal, SPMI, co-occurring, addicted, homicidal, gravely disabled, or otherwise high risk. This involves assessment for hospitalization, collaboration with the prescriber, and the family, and linkage with community supports, i.e., inpatient treatment facilities, police, social services.

Communicate with various inpatient treatment facilities, court systems, DCFS, DHH attorney, mental health advocate, clients, and family members to ensure continuity of care for clients.

Attend clinical staff meetings and individual supervision as needed. Attend in-house and outside training as required. Provide presentations/in-service training to staff, as requested. Accept and perform additional duties as assigned by supervisor, necessary for the smooth operation of the clinic.

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

Do you possess a Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), or Certified Social Worker (CSW) licensure?

Yes

No

02

If you answered YES to the question above, please list the license TYPE, license NUMBER, issuing STATE, and the EXPIRATION date.

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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