Social Worker 3
Social Worker 3
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This vacancy is located in theSOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTof Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System in Jackson LA (East Feliciana Parish).ELMHS is the largest 24hour multisite state psychiatric complex comprised of residential outpatient and inpatient services.
*This posting may be used to fill vacancies in other divisions or units at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System within 90 days of closing.
This position may be filled as either a Probational or Job Appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a promotion (open to all statewide classified and Agency wide permanent status employees); or by Detail to Special Duty. Current permanent status classified employees may be required to accept a Probational appointed if selected. If filled as a Job Appointment there is a possibility that this position may be converted to a Probational Appointment should funding become available.
Salary is negotiable based on experience.
This position may be filled as a Social Worker 3
SPECIAL ENTRANCE RATE (SER) OF PAY:
Social Worker 3$2175.60biweekly /$27.20hourly
Premium Pay:From $2.00 to $5.00 per hour for facility longevity pay
Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of work experience. An application may be considered incomplete if the work experience and education sections are not completed. Please listallwork experience.
Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application or faxed to (225). The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.
No Civil Service test scoreis requiredin 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.
For further information about this vacancy please contact:
LDH ELMHS Human Resources
Jackson LA 70748Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice as a Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW) or a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) plus:
A masters degree in social work followed by two years of social services experience.Job Specification
Function of Work:
To provide social work services.
Level of Work:
Advanced.
Supervision Received:
Broad review from a higherlevel social worker facility manager or administrator.
Supervision Exercised:
May serve as a leadworker of an interdisciplinary team or unit. May provide functional supervision over lower level social workers and professionals in other disciplines.
Location of Work:
Department of Health and Hospitals; LSUHealth Sciences Centers Acute Care Hospitals Medical Schools; Veterans Affairs; Department of Corrections.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from a Social Worker 2 by the presence of responsibility for specialized caseloads leadworker duties or coordinating a specialized program for a facility/area/region.
Differs from the Social Worker 4 by the absence of licensure as a Clinical Social Worker.
Differs from the Social Worker 5A by the absence of responsibility of serving as sole social worker of a facility having full managerial responsibility over a facilitys social services program.
Differs from the Social Worker 5B by the absence of direct supervisory responsibilities.Job Duties and Other Information
Plans prioritizes and manages individual treatment programs by assessments of patients clients and offenders. Conducts intensive interviews gathering historical medical and or technical data in order to determine and implement the most effective type of psychosocial intervention.
Coordinating a program (i.e. Prevention Probation and Parole Aftercare) for a region as a significant duty.
Develops specialized therapeutic program content and implements new or revised programs as the program coordinator for a regional program.
Plans prioritizes and manages psychosocial assessments and clinical treatment services for the more complex specialized cases at high risk or of an atypical nature.
Provides advanced technical and clinical consultation on psychosocial diagnosis and treatment when specialized treatment is indicated to overcome major problems in social dysfunction serious behavior disorders or cases in which patients may be in jeopardy of severe risk to self or others.
Develops and implements complex individualized plans of service and social work treatment to address identified needs problems and behavioral/emotional reactions of patients and families.
Provides social work component on an multidisciplinary team for an area of medical specialization or for specific highrisk populations.
Provides expert testimony and/or advocacy representation for clients in court cases.
May conduct group therapy sessions for the support education and problem resolution of assigned population.
Interviews assigned cases for mental status examinations as requested to the parole board.
Serves as member of initial Classification Board on inmates arriving at correctional facility and make appropriate referrals for treatment to other mental health team professionals for these inmates.
Serves as a member of Cell Block Review Boards and Reclassification Board providing mental health information as it pertains to inmate housing and work assignments; participates as a member of the disciplinary board when assigned.
Employment Type
Full Time
