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Social Worker 1/2/3/4

Salary

$3,186.00 - $5,734.00 Monthly

Location

Lake Charles, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

IMCAL 2025 - 27

Department

LDH- Imperial Calcasieu Human Services Authority

Opening Date

05/15/2025

Closing Date

5/25/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

This position may be filled as a job appointment. Job appointments may last up to 4 years & may be converted to a probational appointment. No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

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) plus:

A master's degree in social work.

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 Specification

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.

Job Duties and Other Information

Provide individual, family, and group counseling/therapy to children, adolescents, and adults with mental health and substance use disorders based on individualized treatment plans. Use evidence-based practices and an integrated treatment model to treat/counsel individuals served toward achieving their identified goals. Serve as a liaison and coordinator between the individual served, their family, and other agencies/providers. Collaborate with the treating psychiatric provider and multi-disciplinary team to facilitate care. Provide clients and families with education regarding psychiatric and behavioral health conditions and related services. Identify areas of need and make appropriate referrals to ImCal programs and/or community services that best meet those needs. Keep informed about community resources and make appropriate referrals for supplemental supports and services. Evaluate, monitor, and document progress in treatment. Conduct transition and discharge planning. Maintain required documentation on individuals served in ImCal’s designated electronic health record.

Conduct comprehensive psycho-social assessments, which result in accurate diagnoses and functional/interpretive summaries. Use evidence-based screening and diagnostic scales to thoroughly assess for the presence and severity of various disorders and associated risks. Use clinical skills, supervision, and consultation to identify psycho-social factors to be addressed in counseling/therapy. Determine situational and/or supportive counseling/therapy needs and identify the strengths and vulnerabilities of the individuals served, which may have clinical significance in the therapeutic intervention. Develop appropriate, in-depth, individualized, time-oriented goals and objectives during the treatment planning process and create safety plans for those at greater risk of harm.

Provide crisis screening, assessment, and intervention to individuals who are at an increased risk of harm. This includes collaboration with the psychiatrist or other prescribing provider and the family, with linkage to higher-level care, such as hospital emergency departments, inpatient substance use disorder treatment facilities, or other social/community services.

Attend clinical unit meetings and in-service trainings. Complete required training and continuing education as mandated by ImCal policy and clinical license. Communicate with various agencies: inpatient treatment facilities, court/judicial system, Probation and Parole, DCFS, clients, and family members in an effort to ensure continuity of care for individuals served. Provide testimony and recommendations in court cases, on behalf of the individual/family served.

Accept and perform additional duties as assigned by the supervisor.

As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as an Social Worker 1, 2, 3, or 4 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant. 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.

The minimum biweekly starting pay for this position is as follows: Social Worker 1 - $1470.40, Social Worker 2 - $1573.60, Social Worker 3 - $1684.00, & Social Worker 4 - $1801.60.

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.*

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.

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

Leigh [email protected]

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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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

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If you answered "YES" to the question above, please list the license TYPE, NUMBER, ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE, and EXPIRATION DATE. If you answered "NO", enter N/A

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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

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