SOCIAL WORKER 5-B

Supplemental Information

Position is located at Central Louisiana State Hospital in Pineville, Louisiana in the Social Services Department. This posting may be used to fill future vacancies that may open within 90 days.

Social Worker 5 has a minimum hire rate of $20.97 / hour.

Position may be filled as Probation, Promotion, Demotion, or Transfer.

List all prior employment. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED!
Resume will not be accepted and should not be attached. 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 considered.

Did you list ALL your job experience and education on your applications?

**IMPORTANT NOTE:
While we encourage all interested applicants to apply, please be aware that there are various reasons that your application may be disqualified from consideration including, but not limited, to:

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  Failure to fully complete the education and work experience sections of the application; (Please note for the education section that the semester area refers to the # of credit HOURS and not the # of semesters you completed)
• Submission of a resume in lieu of the online application. Information on the resume will not substitute and must also be included on the actual job application in order to be considered. You must describe your duties as you will not be qualified based on job title alone. *** Your Resume will NOT automatically upload your experience/information ***
• Failure to list complete license information (if applicable to the job position).
• Failure to submit an equivalency evaluation statement for an international degree by the closing of this announcement.

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 (318) 484-6331
Deidra Mazzurco (318) 484-6321
Central Louisiana State Hospital
Human Resources Office

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: A master's degree in social work from an accredited school of social work followed by four years of professional level social services experience. NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: Positions require possession of Licensure as a Licensed Master's Social Worker (LMSW) or Licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) by the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners. 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 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.