Social Worker 1/2/3 Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4841961) Apply  Social Worker 1/2/3 Salary $3,186.00 - $5,734.00 Monthly Location Monroe, LA Job Type Classified Job Number NELVH-206126SW-022025 Department DVA-NE LA Veterans Home Opening Date 02/20/2025 Closing Date 2/25/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs is an Equal Opportunity Employer and State as a Model Employer (SAME) to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The mission of the Louisiana Veterans Homes is to primarily serve the Veterans' population of Louisiana through the provision of medical, restorative, and rehabilitative services in an atmosphere of respect and compassion. The primary objective of home is to provide quality nursing care to eligible veterans with the ultimate goal of returning the veterans to the highest possible levels of physical and mental capacity. As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Social Worker 1-3, depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s). The maximum salary for the Social Worker 3 is $78,790 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. **Note regarding the advertised pay range: The advertised maximum amount listed is the maximum salary a person can make while in this title/level over their career and not the maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new hire. Summary of Position Serves as case manager for medically complex, intermediate, skilled care including Medicare clients care units with a specialized caseload of clients with multiple psychiatric, substance abuse, behavioral and medical problems. Serves as liaison/advocate between veterans, family/responsible party, facility disciplines, other agencies and institutions. Interviews and establishes rapport with veteran and their family/responsible party to assess individual and family/responsible party roles. Conducts ongoing counseling sessions with veterans and their family/responsible party to assess individual and family/responsible party inter-relationships to identify specific diagnosis related to social services and counseling needs. Provides information on condition or progress of veteran to family/responsible party as warranted. Remains in close contact with veteran's family/responsible party by phone as needed, returning voice mail inquiries throughout the work day. Provides individual supportive counseling to veterans with medically complex conditions, including, but not limited to terminal illness, mental illness, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, substance abuse, post traumatic stress disorder. Assesses and documents therapeutic progress and actions taken to resolve problems or conflicts. Remains apprized of veterans progress, actions and behavior to validate the assessment criteria. Documents problems, incidents and actions taken or any pertinent information in medical charts as needed. Provides supportive therapy to family/responsible party as needed. Accesses, updates, and inputs into MDS computer program, complex, individualized care plans to address the veteran's psycho social needs, problems and behavioral/emotional conditions, cognitive level, and signs care plans for skilled care and intermediate nursing care residents including Medicare residents, through relevant information gathered from personal observations and interviews with the veteran. This vacancy is located at the Northeast Louisiana Veterans Home in Monroe, LA. The position will be filled by a probation appointment or promotion of a permanent state employee. *A Resume 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.* There is no guarantee that all applicants will be interviewed. The hiring manager has 90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision. Should you be selected for an interview, you will be notified by the contact information listed on your application. 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 by selecting the 'Applications' link after logging into their account. DISQUALIFICATION: While we encourage all interested applicants to apply, please be aware that there are various reasons that your application may be disqualified from consideration including, but not limited, to: Failure to fully complete the education and work experience sections of the application; (Please note for the education section that the semester area refers to the # of credit HOURS and not the # of semesters you completed) Submission of a resume and/or SF-10 application in lieu of the online application. Information on the resume will not substitute and must also be included on the actual job application in order to be considered. Failure to list complete license information (if applicable to the job position). Failure to submit an equivalency evaluation statement for an international degree by the closing of this announcement. For further information about this vacancy contact: Jamaile Burton Human Resources Analyst Jamaile.Burton@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 Do you possess a master's degree in social work from an accredited school? + Yes + No 02 Do you possess a Licensed Master's Social Worker (LMSW), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), or Certified Social Worker (CSW) licensure? + Yes + No 03 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', please type N/A. Required Question Employer State of Louisiana Address For agency contact information, please refer to the supplemental information above. 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