SOCIAL WORKER 1 - 4 Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4833764) Apply  SOCIAL WORKER 1 - 4 Salary $3,186.00 - $5,734.00 Monthly Location Lafayette, LA Job Type Classified Job Number AAHSD/JRS/0495 Department LDH-Acadiana Area Human Services District Opening Date 02/14/2025 Closing Date 2/21/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information This position is located in the Acadiana Area Human Services District – Tyler Behavioral Health Clinic. This incumbent will function in the capacity of a behavioral health counselor, serving the acute and/or chronically mentally ill adult population, the emotionally/behaviorally disturbed child/adolescent population and their families and /or clients with addictive disorders/co-occurring disorders. The incumbent will collaborate with psychiatrists, medical psychologists, nurses, pharmacists, and support staff regarding therapeutic interventions, diagnosis, and provision of evidence-based treatments via individual, family, or group therapy for clients indicated as meeting target population criteria. NOTE REGARDING THE ADVERTISED PAY: This position participates in a Career Progression Group (CPG) and may be filled as a Social Worker 1, 2, 3 or 4. The level at which the vacancy is filled will be determined by the qualifications of the candidate selected. This position provides the opportunity to advance within this job series. The actual starting salary depends on the education and experience of the selected applicant. Please click on the below links to learn more about each job level: Social Worker 1 (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=167660) Social Worker 2 Social Worker 3 (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=167680) Social Worker 4 This incumbent is required to possess and maintain the necessary special requirements relevant to the assigned CPG level. This AAHSD SITE is NHSC (National Health Service Corps) APPROVED. QUALIFYING SOCIAL WORKERS MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM. No Civil Service test scoreis 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. * If you are selected for this position and indicate that you have a degree, you will be required to submit an official transcript. There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed. The hiring supervisor/manager has 90 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. Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected. For further information about this vacancy contact: Jennifer Sonnier, Human Resources Analyst Jennifer.Sonnier@la.gov AAHSD-Human Resources 302 Dulles Drive Lafayette, LA 70506 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 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 02 If you answered 'Yes' to the previous question, please list your license number, original issue date, and expiration date below. If you answered 'No', enter N/A. Required Question Employer 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 Apply Please verify your email addressVerify Email