Supplemental Information
This vacancy is located in the SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT of Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System in Jackson, LA (East Feliciana Parish). ELMHS is the largest 24-hour, multi-site, state psychiatric complex, comprised of residential, outpatient and inpatient services.

• This posting may be used to fill vacancies in other divisions or units at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System within 90 days of closing.

This position may be filled as either a Probational or Job Appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a promotion (open to all statewide classified and Agency wide permanent status employees); or by Detail to Special Duty. Current permanent status, classified employees may be required to accept a Probational appointed if selected. If filled as a Job Appointment, there is a possibility that this position may be converted to a Probational Appointment should funding become available.
Salary is negotiable based on experience. This position is in a Career Progression Group and may be filled as a Social Worker 1, 2, 3, or 4 depending on the qualifications of the candidate selected. The maximum salary of the Social Worker 4 is $84,302.00 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.
SPECIAL ENTRANCE RATE (SER) OF PAY:Social Worker 1-$1,900.00-bi-weekly / $23.75-hourlySocial Worker 2-$2,033.20-bi-weekly / $25.42-hourly
Social Worker 3-$2,175.60-bi-weekly / $27.20-hourly
Social Worker 4-$2,327.60-bi-weekly / $29.10-hourly
Premium Pay: From $2.00 to $5.00 per hour for facility longevity pay
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.
Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application or faxed to (225) 219-1041. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.
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. Below are the most common status messages and their meanings.
For further information about this vacancy, please contact:LDH- ELMHS Human ResourcesJackson, LA 70748
225-634-0571
ELMHS-HR@la.gov
Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected. However, there is no guarantee that everybody that applies to this posting will be interviewed.
Minimum QualificationsMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:A master's degree in social work from an accredited school of social work.NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:
Licensed Master's Social Worker (LMSW), Louisiana Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), or Louisiana Certified Social Worker (CSW) licensure by the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners is required for this job. The CSW is a temporary credential issued after the LA State Board of Social Work Examiners approves an application for LMSW. An applicant has six months from the date of initial CSW issuance to take the LMSW examination. If a passing score is not achieved, the CSW is required to retake the Masters examination within one year from the date the CSW failed the exam. CSW licensure must be renewed annually and can be held for a maximum of three years from the original date of issue of the CSW.
Permanent status will not be granted in this job title without LMSW or LCSW licensure; Certified Social Worker (CSW) credential will not be accepted for granting permanent status.
NOTE:
The master's degree in social work must be from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, 1701 Duke Street, Suite 200, Alexandria, VA 22314.
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.