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Louisiana Department of State Civil Service SOCIAL WORKER 1-4- RESIDENTIAL FACILITY in Mandeville, Louisiana
SOCIAL WORKER 1-4- RESIDENTIAL FACILITY
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SOCIAL WORKER 1-4- RESIDENTIAL FACILITY
Salary
Depends on Qualifications
Location
Mandeville, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
202725-SW1-4-FTC
Department
LDH-Florida Parishes Human Services Authority
Opening Date
11/21/2024
Closing Date
12/1/2024 11:59 PM Central
Description
Benefits
Questions
Supplemental Information
EMBRACING OUR DIVERSITY MAKES US STRONGER
We believe that our individual differences are our strength, and it forms the foundation that allows our agency to empower individuals to experience a greater quality of life.
Our agency’s vision is that all people will be empowered to lead meaningful and productive lives among friends, relatives, and neighbors regardless of behavioral health needs or developmental disabilities. We have been lighting the path forward into r ecovery by providing person-centered services to adults and children who meet the treatment criteria for substance use disorders, developmental disabilities, and/or mental health.
To learn more about our agency, please Visit our website (http://fphsa.org/)
Potential Benefits:
Some of our facilities are approved HRSA/NHSC sites . S taff in specific positions at approved sites may be eligible to apply for certain student loan relief programs.
Educational opportunities made available to staff .
Paid holidays for eligible staff . This includes up to 10 statutory holidays as well as additional holidays as declared by the governor.
Earned Annual (personal) AND Sick Leave for eligible staff. Leave is accumulated and balances roll over each year.
Health , Life, and Miscellaneous Insurance Plans available for eligible staff, with multiple options at varying costs.
Retirement Options for eligible staff .
For some positions, clinical supervision related to licensure requirements may be provided by the appropriately licensed agency staff at no cost to the employee.
For more detailed information on some of these benefits, you may click on the “Benefits” tab located above .
This Social Worker position is for a vacancy located in our Residential Inpatient Facility in Mandeville, Louisiana .
This position is in a Career Progression Series and may be filled as either a Social Worker 1, Social Worker 2, Social Worker 3 or a Social Worker 4, depending on the applicant’s level of experience and licensure.
Please see the Examples of Work below for additional information for this position.
This position may be filled as a Probational Appointment . Applicants may be asked to serve a probationary period that may be anywhere from 6 months to 24 months.
Salary may be negotiable depending on the chosen applicant’s level of experience.
Below is a list of the pay range(s) for the position(s).NOTE: The following rates are Special Entrance Rates (SER) established for this agency in these job titles:
Social Worker 1: $19.88/hour minimum - $33.08/hour maximum
Social Worker 2: $21.27/hour minimum - $33.71/hour maximum
Social Worker 3: $22.76/hour minimum - $37.88/hour maximum
Social Worker 4: $24.35/hour minimum - $40.53/hour maximum
Salary may be negotiable depending on the chosen applicant’s level of experience. Note regarding the advertised pay range: The maximum amount listed is the maximum salary a person can make while in this title and NOT the maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new hire.
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 additional information about this vacancy contact:
Emily Barthelemy, HR Analyst
Florida Parishes Human Services Authority/Human Resources
835 Pride Drive, Suite B, Hammond, Louisiana 70401
emily.barthelemy@fphsa.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
This Social Worker position provides direct substance use disorder treatment services in a ASAM Level III.5 Clinically Managed High Intensity Adult Residential Facility. Duties include treating clients with substance-related disorders and participating in the decision-making process of the treatment team, interviewing prospective clients and their families, providing crisis intervention and emergency counseling as needed, formulating and constructing a comprehensive treatment plan on each client by collaborating with other professional treatment team members, performing psychosocial evaluations on all clients, and serving as a liaison to the judicial system, providing testimony, reports, and recommendations on behalf of the clients as needed.
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
01
Do you possess licensure as a 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?
Yes
No
02
If you answered "Yes" to the question above, please indicate the following: Type of License, License #, Date Originally Issued, and Expiration Date. If you answered "No" to the question above, please type "N/A" in the response below.
03
Do you have experience providing substance use treatment?
Yes
No
04
If you answered "Yes" to the question above, please list the experience in which substance use treatment were provided. NOTE: This experience must also be listed in the Work Experience section of your application. If you answered "No" to the question above, please type "N/A" in the response below.
05
Do you hold a certification as a Certified Addictions Counselor (CAC), Registered Addiction Counselor (RAC), or Licensed Addictive Counselor (LAC)?
Yes
No
06
If you answered "Yes" to the previous question, please list your credential. If you answered "No" to the previous question, please enter "N/A."
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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