Job Description

Supplemental Information

Positions are located in the Social Services Department at Central Louisiana State Hospital in Pineville, Louisiana

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.

Social Worker 1 has a special entrance rate of $23.75/hour.
Social Worker 2 has a special entrance rate of $25.42/hour.
Social Worker 3 has a special entrance rate of $27.30/hour.
Social Worker 4 has a special entrance rate of $29.10/hour.

In addition to the special entry rate of pay/hour, this position receives:
Longevity Pay starting at an additional $2.00/hour worked, up to $5.00/hour worked

Salary is negotiable based on experience.

Positions may be filled as Probation, Promotion, Demotion, or Transfer.

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 education and experience of the selected applicant. Please refer to the "Job Specifications" tab located at the top of the LA Careers "Current Job Opportunities" page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.

List all prior employment. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED!
Resume will not be accepted and should not be attached. You must include all relevant education and experience on your official State application. You must describe your actual duties as you will not be qualified based on job title alone.

No Civil Service test score is 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.

CLSH is an "Equal Opportunity Employer" and Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities.

For further information about this vacancy contact:
AJ Gonzalez
Central Louisiana State Hospital
Human Resources Office
(318) 484-6321

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A master\'s degree in social work from an accredited school of social work.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:

Licensed Master\'s 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 master\'s 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 client\'s 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.

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