SOCIAL WORKER 5-B
Louisiana Department of State Civil Service
SOCIAL WORKER 5-B
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SOCIAL WORKER 5-B
Salary
$5,395.86 - $7,518.00 Monthly
Location
Jackson, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
ELMHS1.09.25SW5B
Department
LDH-Office of Behavioral Health
Opening Date
01/09/2025
Closing Date
1/19/2025 11:59 PM Central
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Supplemental Information
his vacancy is located in the Social Services Department at the Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System, Jackson, LA. ELMHS is the largest 24-hour, multi-site, state psychiatric complex, comprised or residential, outpatient and inpatient services.
Possession of Social Worker Licensure from the Louisiana State Board of Social Worker Examiners is required.
***** Special Entrance Rate (SER) of pay $2490.40 biweekly.*****
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.
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For further information about this vacancy contact:
Human Resources - Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System
P.O. Box 498
Jackson, LA 70748
Phone: (225) 634-0548
ELMHS-HR@la.gov
Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice as a Licensed Master's Social Worker (LMSW) or a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) followed by four years of social services experience.
Job Concepts
Function of Work:
To provide direct-line supervision of subordinate social workers and/or other professional social services counselors for a service delivery program within a facility or region.
Level of Work:
Supervisor.
Supervision Received:
Broad review from a higher-level social worker or facility administrator.
Supervision Exercised:
Direct-line over subordinate social workers and/or other professional social service counselors.
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 lower-level social workers and the Social Worker 5-A by the presence of supervisory responsibilities.
Differs from the Social Worker 6-A by the absence of providing consultation on and coordination of complex program areas involving policy and procedure development for a region or at the headquarters office in order to assure the provision of quality services is in keeping with recognized standards for the protection of clients that are being served by contract programs.
Differs from Social Worker 6-B by the absence of administrative, programmatic, and managerial responsibilities including direct-line supervision of subordinate Social Worker 5-B.
Examples of Work
Provides professional clinical supervision through review of cases to assist and guide subordinate social service staff in the use of social work methodologies and in developing skills in work with families, client groups, offenders, and especially with atypical and complex patients.
Determines work assignments, coordinates work flow and duty assignments, and evaluates work performance of subordinate social service staff.
Plans, organizes and implements various social work services. Coordinates the activities of the program with other units and agencies.
Develops goals, program plans, policies/procedures, determines staffing and resource needs for a social work unit.
Provides or arranges for training and development activities for subordinates.
May provide LCSW supervision to candidates for professional social work certification.
Provides expert testimony and advocacy representation on behalf of clients in court cases.
May provide limited direct casework services to a select group of highly complex cases.
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
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Do you possess four years of social services experience following a master's degree in social work from an accredited school of social work?
+ Yes
+ No
02
Do you possess a Social Worker Licensure as a Licensed Master's Social Worker (LMSW) from the Louisiana State Board of Social Worker Examiners?
+ Yes
+ No
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Do you possess a Social Worker Licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) from the Louisiana State Board of Social Worker Examiners?
+ Yes
+ No
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If you answered 'yes' to either of the licensure questions above please provide the details of that license (license # and expiration date). If you answered 'no' to both questions please type "n/a."
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the supplemental information above.
Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802
Phone
(866) 783-5462
Website
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