State of Louisiana
SOCIAL WORKER 1, 2, 3, OR 4
State of Louisiana, Alexandria, Louisiana, United States, 71302
Salary :
$3,186.00 - $5,734.00 Monthly
Location :
Alexandria, LA
Job Type:
Classified
Job Number:
203891
Department:
LDH- Central Louisiana Human Services District
Opening Date:
01/02/2025
Closing Date:
1/16/2025 11:59 PM Central
Supplemental Information
CENTRAL LOUISIANA HUMAN SERVICES DISTRICT
CLHSD oversees delivery of mental health, substance use and intellectual and developmental disability services in our 8-parish area: Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Rapides, Vernon and Winn.
Job# 203891 Position# 50621504
This position is located in our Behavioral Health Department in Alexandria in our Addictive Disorders Department.
As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Social Worker 1, 2, 3, or 4, depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s).
All prospective new hires are required to pass a drug screening and a criminal background check.
All prospective new hires will be subjected to employment eligibility verification via the federal government's E-Verify system.
Selected Preferred Competencies: Accepting Direction:
The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command. Acting with Ethics and Integrity:
The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources. Communicating Effectively:
The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas. Developing Plans:
The ability to prioritize tasks and competing demands to create accurate plans. Displaying Professionalism:
The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization. Focusing on Customers:
The ability to serve the needs of those who support and/or rely on the services provided. Leading Effective Teams:
The ability to guide and motivate a team to create, plan for, and achieve goals. Thinking Critically:
The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion. Thinking Strategically:
The ability to generate insights and identify opportunities for future growth of the organization. Using Data:
The ability to use relevant and valid data to inform a recommendation for action. You must
include all relevant education and experience on your official State application. You must describe your actual duties as you will not be qualified based on job title alone. A resume upload will
NOT
populate your information into your application.
Work experience left off your electronic application or only included in an attached resume is not eligible to receive credit.
Applicants will be asked to serve a probationary period of not less than 12 months and not more than 24 months.
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 contact:
Shawanda Gordon CLHSD / Human Resources Specialist
Shawanda.Gordon@clahsd.org
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 to make a difference through 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
Parental Leave
- Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found at
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 (). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (), Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (), among others
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ADi: Rate your ability to accept direction based on our definition: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable accepting direction2= I have limited experience or require assistance to accept direction3= I can accept direction4= I can accept directions and help others improve their ability to accept direction
02
ADi: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.
03
AEI: Rate your ability to act with ethics and integrity based on our definition: The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources.1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable acting with ethics and integrity2= I have limited experience or require assistance to act with ethics and integrity3= I can act with ethics and integrity4= I can act with ethics and integrity and help others improve their ability to act with ethics and integrity
04
AEI: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.
05
CE: Rate your ability to communicate effectively based on our definition: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable communicating effectively2= I have limited experience or require assistance to communicate effectively3= I can communicate effectively4= I can communicate effectively and help others improve their communication
06
CE: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.
07
Please select which licensure by the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners you possess:
Licensed Master's Social Worker (LMSW) Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Certified Social Worker (CSW) None of the above
08
Please enter your license number, original issue date, and next renewal date below.If you selected 'None of the above,' please enter N/A.
Required Question
$3,186.00 - $5,734.00 Monthly
Location :
Alexandria, LA
Job Type:
Classified
Job Number:
203891
Department:
LDH- Central Louisiana Human Services District
Opening Date:
01/02/2025
Closing Date:
1/16/2025 11:59 PM Central
Supplemental Information
CENTRAL LOUISIANA HUMAN SERVICES DISTRICT
CLHSD oversees delivery of mental health, substance use and intellectual and developmental disability services in our 8-parish area: Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Rapides, Vernon and Winn.
Job# 203891 Position# 50621504
This position is located in our Behavioral Health Department in Alexandria in our Addictive Disorders Department.
As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Social Worker 1, 2, 3, or 4, depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s).
All prospective new hires are required to pass a drug screening and a criminal background check.
All prospective new hires will be subjected to employment eligibility verification via the federal government's E-Verify system.
Selected Preferred Competencies: Accepting Direction:
The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command. Acting with Ethics and Integrity:
The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources. Communicating Effectively:
The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas. Developing Plans:
The ability to prioritize tasks and competing demands to create accurate plans. Displaying Professionalism:
The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization. Focusing on Customers:
The ability to serve the needs of those who support and/or rely on the services provided. Leading Effective Teams:
The ability to guide and motivate a team to create, plan for, and achieve goals. Thinking Critically:
The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion. Thinking Strategically:
The ability to generate insights and identify opportunities for future growth of the organization. Using Data:
The ability to use relevant and valid data to inform a recommendation for action. You must
include all relevant education and experience on your official State application. You must describe your actual duties as you will not be qualified based on job title alone. A resume upload will
NOT
populate your information into your application.
Work experience left off your electronic application or only included in an attached resume is not eligible to receive credit.
Applicants will be asked to serve a probationary period of not less than 12 months and not more than 24 months.
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 contact:
Shawanda Gordon CLHSD / Human Resources Specialist
Shawanda.Gordon@clahsd.org
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 to make a difference through 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
Parental Leave
- Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found at
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 (). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (), Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (), among others
01
ADi: Rate your ability to accept direction based on our definition: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable accepting direction2= I have limited experience or require assistance to accept direction3= I can accept direction4= I can accept directions and help others improve their ability to accept direction
02
ADi: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.
03
AEI: Rate your ability to act with ethics and integrity based on our definition: The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources.1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable acting with ethics and integrity2= I have limited experience or require assistance to act with ethics and integrity3= I can act with ethics and integrity4= I can act with ethics and integrity and help others improve their ability to act with ethics and integrity
04
AEI: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.
05
CE: Rate your ability to communicate effectively based on our definition: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable communicating effectively2= I have limited experience or require assistance to communicate effectively3= I can communicate effectively4= I can communicate effectively and help others improve their communication
06
CE: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.
07
Please select which licensure by the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners you possess:
Licensed Master's Social Worker (LMSW) Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Certified Social Worker (CSW) None of the above
08
Please enter your license number, original issue date, and next renewal date below.If you selected 'None of the above,' please enter N/A.
Required Question