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Location : New Orleans, LA
Job Type: Classified
Job Number: 188494
Department: Metropolitan Human Services District
Opening Date: 01/04/2024
Closing Date: 1/14/2024 11:59 PM Central
Supplemental Information
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.
*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Tonya Toney
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A master's degree in social work from an accredited school of social work followed by two years of professional level social services experience.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:
Positions require possession of Licensure as a Licensed Master's Social Worker (LMSW) or Licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) by the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners.
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:
Advanced.
Supervision Received:
Broad review from a higher-level Social Worker, facility manager, or administrator.
Supervision Exercised:
May serve as a lead-worker 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; LSU-Health 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, lead-worker 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 5-A by the absence of responsibility of serving as sole Social Worker of a facility having full managerial responsibility over a facility's social services program.
Differs from the Social Worker 5-B by the absence of direct supervisory responsibilities.
Examples of Work
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 high-risk 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.
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through 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
Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
***** 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):
01
Are you in possession of Licensure as a Licensed Master's Social Worker (LMSW) or Licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) by the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners?
02
If you answered that you have a license in the prior question provide your license type, number, original issue date, and next renewal date below. If you answered NO enter NA.
Required Question
Location : New Orleans, LA
Job Type: Classified
Job Number: 188494
Department: Metropolitan Human Services District
Opening Date: 01/04/2024
Closing Date: 1/14/2024 11:59 PM Central
Supplemental Information
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.
*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Tonya Toney
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A master's degree in social work from an accredited school of social work followed by two years of professional level social services experience.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:
Positions require possession of Licensure as a Licensed Master's Social Worker (LMSW) or Licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) by the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners.
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:
Advanced.
Supervision Received:
Broad review from a higher-level Social Worker, facility manager, or administrator.
Supervision Exercised:
May serve as a lead-worker 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; LSU-Health 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, lead-worker 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 5-A by the absence of responsibility of serving as sole Social Worker of a facility having full managerial responsibility over a facility's social services program.
Differs from the Social Worker 5-B by the absence of direct supervisory responsibilities.
Examples of Work
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 high-risk 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.
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through 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
Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
- New Year's Day
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
- Mardi Gras,
- Good Friday,
- Memorial Day,
- Independence Day,
- Labor Day,
- Veteran's 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 (). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
- Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (),
- Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (), among others
01
Are you in possession of Licensure as a Licensed Master's Social Worker (LMSW) or Licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) by the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners?
- Yes
- No
02
If you answered that you have a license in the prior question provide your license type, number, original issue date, and next renewal date below. If you answered NO enter NA.
Required Question
