RE-ENTRY COURT SOCIAL WORKER 1, 2, 3, OR 4 Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4788578) Apply  RE-ENTRY COURT SOCIAL WORKER 1, 2, 3, OR 4 Salary Depends on Qualifications Location Angola, LA Job Type Classified Job Number 400-25-008 Department DOC-Administration Opening Date 01/13/2025 Closing Date 1/27/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections – Corrections Services www.doc.louisiana.gov HEADQUARTERS OFFICES Baton Rouge, LA This position is domiciled and reports to Louisiana State Penitentiary. THIS POSITION IS A JOB APPOINTMENT This posting is for a temporary job appointment lasting up to four years; however, should a permanent position become available, the employee may be converted to a probational appointment. Note regarding the advertised pay range: The maximum amounts listed are the maximum salary amounts a person can make at each level over their career andnot the amount we are allowed to pay a new hire. This posting may be used to fill other positions such as: + TEMPORARY JOB APPOINTMENT: This position may be filled by temporary job appointment. If filled as a temporary job appointment, should a permanent position become available, the employee may be converted to a probational appointment. + PROBATIONAL APPOINTMENT: Current permanent status classified State employees may be required to accept a probational appointment, if selected. + PROMOTION : Open to all Statewide classified and Agency-wide permanent status employees. The selected employee may be required to serve a trial detail prior to being permanently promoted. There is Premium Pay for this position: A rate between$2.00and$5.00an hour for each regular hour worked, based on years of service with DOC, in addition to regular pay. This position offers$0.58 per hour for location pay. Why work for DOC? (https://doc.louisiana.gov/about-the-dpsc/careers-in-corrections/) + Culture : DOC values and supports employees through numerous recognition programs, creating a sense of community, prioritizing internal promotional opportunities, clear communication, and professional development. + Growth : Professional growth is encouraged at DOC through numerous avenues. + Benefits : DOC offers a generous benefits package including; a defined benefit pension plan, health insurance that is also available post retirement, at least 10 paid holidays, sick and annual leave that rolls over from year to year, paid or time off accrued for hours worked over 40 per week, a deferred compensation plan, a flexible benefits plan, alternate work schedules, work from home, etc. Alternative work schedules including 4/10’s or work from homeMAY be an available benefit for certain positions upon meeting the policy requirements. Exams and License Requirements + No Civil Service Test Score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy. + Any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 must be verified by official documentation prior to hire. + Any qualifying experience that is based on college credit/college hours should have an accompanying transcript for verification. + Failure to provide your qualifying work experience may result in your application not being considered. SALARY DEPENDENDS ON LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE + As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as aSocial Worker 1, 2, 3, or 4 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s). + The maximum salary for theSocial Worker 4 is $84,302.00 annually. + Please refer to the ‘Job Specifications’ tab located at the top of the LA Careers ‘Current Job Opportunities’ page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level. + 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. REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION TO MAKE SURE IT IS CURRENT. + IMPORTANT: In the supplemental questions section,applicants must authorize the HR Office of DPS&C-Corrections Services to contact prior employers to check references under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA),to be considered for employment, by answering ‘YES’ to the PREA question. + Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. + There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed. The hiring supervisor/manager has90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision. Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected. + 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. + This Agency is a Drug Free Workplace. + To view and apply to any of our other postings we currently have available, click HERE. The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections - Corrections Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any non-merit factor including disability. For further information about this vacancy contact: Megan Coco Human Resources Department HeadquartersPEEmployees@la.gov Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 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). NOTE: Permanent status will not be granted in this job title without LMSW or LCSW licensure in Louisiana; Certified Social Worker (CSW) credential will not be accepted for granting permanent status. 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 01 Are you currently a permanent classified employee of Louisiana State Government (STATE EMPLOYEE)? + Yes + No 02 If you have previous employment in a community confinement center, jail, lockup or prison, the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) requires Corrections Human Resources to contact those employers prior to hiring any applicant for information on substantiated allegations of sexual abuse or any resignation during a pending investigation of an allegation of sexual abuse. Do you authorize the Human Resources Office of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Corrections Services, to contact any of your prior employers, whether listed on your employment application or not, to ascertain information required by the Prison Rape Elimination Act, Part 115 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations? I understand that prior to any offer of employment by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections that such information must be obtained. IMPORTANT: I also understand that if I do not authorize such contact, I will not be eligible for employment with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Should I be appointed from this announcement, I also understand that this authorization will remain valid for the duration of my employment with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Questions should be directed to Human Resources as noted in the Supplemental Information section of this job posting. + Yes, I understand. You may contact my employers, past or present. + No. Do not contact my employers, past or present. 03 How did you hear about this position? + Civil Service Website or social media + Recruitment Event + Newspaper Ad + DOC Website + DOC Employee Referral + LinkedIn + Indeed + ZipRecruiter + Glassdoor + Monster + Facebook/Instragram + Twitter + Other 04 Are you in 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)? + Yes + No 05 If you answered 'YES' to the question above, please list the license TYPE, license NUMBER, issuing STATE, and the EXPIRATION date. If you answered "NO" enter NA. Required Question Agency State of Louisiana Address For agency contact information, please refer to the supplemental information above. 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