Forensic District Coordinator Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4790666) Apply  Forensic District Coordinator Salary $4,784.00 - $8,608.00 Monthly Location New Orleans, LA Job Type Classified Job Number ELMHS1.14.25FDC Department LDH-Office of Behavioral Health Opening Date 01/14/2025 Closing Date 1/21/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information This vacancy is located within the Forensic Aftercare Clinic at the Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System, New Orleans, LA. ELMHS is the largest 24-hour, multi-site, state psychiatric complex, comprised or residential, outpatient and inpatient services. This vacancy is located in Orleans Parish and will be domiciled in New Orleans, LA. The appointed candidate will be required to attend orientation for one week, in Jackson, LA. Salary is negotiable based on experience This posting may be used to fill vacancies in other divisions or units at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System within 90 days of closing. The 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); by Detail to Special Duty; or as a part-time, temporary WAE. 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. 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 list all work 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) 219-1041. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon 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. For further information about this vacancy, please contact: ELMHS-HR@LA.GOV 225-634-0259 Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: A master’s degree in a social science field, social work, behavioral health field, public health, education, or health administration plus four years of experience providing behavioral health treatment; OR A Juris Doctorate plus three years of experience providing behavioral health treatment; OR Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice as a Licensed Master's Social Worker (LMSW), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), or Certified Social Worker (CSW) plus three years of experience providing behavioral health treatment. Job Concepts FUNCTION OF WORK: To coordinate the community services program for forensic patients. LEVEL OF WORK: Advanced. SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Broad review from a Forensic Community Services Supervisor or higher-level administrator. SUPERVISION EXERCISED: None. LOCATION OF WORK: Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Behavioral Health, Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System. JOB DISTINCTIONS: Differs from Forensic Community Services Supervisor by the absence of supervisory responsibility. Examples of Work Conducts interviews and assessments on clients/patients incarcerated or in the community for pre-trial/hospital admission purposes. Provides competency restoration services to pre-trial clients in a jail-based setting and/or within the community. Attend court hearings with clients/patients, provide the courts with status reports on clients, and may be required to testify when needed. Interacts continuously with the judicial system (judges, lawyers, etc.) by reporting client/patient progress/incidents throughout the Conditional Release/Supervised Probation Program. Conducts visits to clients home in hazardous environments and to community-based group homes. Writes and interprets reports such as court orders, status reviews, episode reports, etc. Recommends clients/patients for orders of protective custody through law enforcement, a coroner's emergency certificate through the coroner's office, or physicians emergency certificate through the mental health provider, hospital emergency room, forensic consultant, etc. or for placement at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System. Clinically evaluates clients/patients on an ongoing basis for signs of mental illness, substance abuse, dangerous behaviors, etc. Provides consultation and assistance regarding services for clients. Develops plans for providing professional mental health services, medical services, housing, etc. Confers and coordinates services with social, health, community, and correctional/criminal justice agencies throughout the region. Travels throughout assigned region frequently and statewide occasionally to perform job duties. 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 a master's degree in psychology; social work; sociology; counseling; health services; hospital, public, health care or mental health administration; nursing; criminal justice; public health; education with a concentration in psychology or counseling; special education? + Yes + No 02 Please give a brief summary of your experience providing mental health treatment. 03 Do you possess a current Louisiana license to practice as a Licensed Master's Social Worker (LMSW), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), or Certified Social Worker (CSW)? + Yes + No Required Question Agency State of Louisiana Address For agency contact information, please refer to the supplemental information above. 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