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Louisiana Department of State Civil Service SOCIAL WORKER 1, 2, 3, OR 4 in Alexandria, Louisiana
SOCIAL WORKER 1, 2, 3, OR 4
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SOCIAL WORKER 1, 2, 3, OR 4
Salary
$3,186.00 - $5,734.00 Monthly
Location
Alexandria, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
200537
Department
LDH- Central Louisiana Human Services District
Opening Date
09/27/2024
Closing Date
10/11/2024 11:59 PM Central
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Supplemental Information
CENTRAL LOUISIANA HUMAN SERVICES DISTRICT
CLHSD oversees delivery of mental health, substance use and intellectual and developmental disability services in our 8-parish area: Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Rapides, Vernon and Winn.
Job# 200537 Position# 5067971 2 50679713
This position is located in our Behavioral Health Department in Alexandria in our Addictive Disorders Department.
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).
All prospective new hires are required to pass a drug screening and a criminal background check.
All prospective new hires will be subjected to employment eligibility verification via the federal government's E-Verify system.
Selected Preferred Competencies:
Accepting Direction:The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.
Acting with Ethics and Integrity:The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources.
Communicating Effectively:The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
Developing Plans:The ability to prioritize tasks and competing demands to create accurate plans.
Displaying Professionalism:The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization.
Focusing on Customers:The ability to serve the needs of those who support and/or rely on the services provided.
Leading Effective Teams:The ability to guide and motivate a team to create, plan for, and achieve goals.
Thinking Critically:The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion.
Thinking Strategically:The ability to generate insights and identify opportunities for future growth of the organization.
Using Data:The ability to use relevant and valid data to inform a recommendation for action.
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.A resume upload willNOT populate your information into your application.
Work experience left off your electronic application or only included in an attached resume is not eligible to receive credit.
All prospective new hires are required to pass a drug screening and a criminal background check.
All prospective new hires will be subjected to employment eligibility verification via the federal government's E-Verify system.
Applicants will be asked to serve a probationary period of not less than 12 months and not more than 24 months.
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.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Shawanda Gordon
CLHSD / Human Resources Specialist
Shawanda.Gordon@clahsd.org
Minimum 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.
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 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 (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system
Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others
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ADi: Rate your ability to accept direction based on our definition: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command. 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable accepting direction 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to accept direction 3= I can accept direction 4= I can accept directions and help others improve their ability to accept direction
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AEI: Rate your ability to act with ethics and integrity based on our definition: The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources. 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable acting with ethics and integrity 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to act with ethics and integrity 3= I can act with ethics and integrity 4= I can act with ethics and integrity and help others improve their ability to act with ethics and integrity
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AEI: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.
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FC: Rate your ability to focus on customers based on our definition: The ability to serve the needs of those who support and/or rely on the services provided. 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable focusing on customers 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to focus on customers 3= I can focus on customers 4= I can focus on customers and help others improve their ability to focus on customers
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FC: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.
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TCr: Rate your ability to think critically based on our definition: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion. 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable thinking critically 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to think critically 3= I can think critically 4= I can think critically and help others improve their ability to think critically
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UD: Rate your ability to use data based on our definition: The ability to use relevant and valid data to inform a recommendation for action. 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable using data 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to use data 3= I can use data 4= I can use data and help others improve their ability to use data
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UD: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.
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Do you possess a Licensed Master's Social Worker (LMSW), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), or Certified Social Worker (CSW) licensure?
Yes
No
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If you answered 'YES' to the question above, please list the license TYPE, license NUMBER, issuing STATE, and the EXPIRATION date.
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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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