SOCIAL WORKER 3 – 4 Position Available In Lafayette, Louisiana

SOCIAL WORKER 3 – 4


Salary $3,649.00 – $6,566.00 Monthly Location Lafayette, LA Job Type Classified Job Number

AAHSD/JRS/0507

Department LDH-Acadiana Area Human Services District Opening Date 05/19/2025 Closing Date 5/29/2025 11:59 PM Central

DESCRIPTION

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About this Job This position is located in the Acadiana Area Human Services District – Dr. Joseph Henry Tyler Behavioral Health Clinic in Lafayette. This incumbent will function in the capacity of a behavioral health social worker, serving the acute and/or chronically mentally ill adult population, the emotionally/behaviorally disturbed child/adolescent population and their families and clients with addictive disorders/co-occurring disorders. The incumbent will collaborate with psychiatrists, medical psychologists, nurses, pharmacists, and support staff regarding therapeutic interventions, diagnosis, and provision of evidence-based treatments via individual, family, or group therapy for clients indicated as meeting target population criteria. 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) plus: A master’s degree in social work followed by two years of social services experience. Job Specification The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties and Other Information Job Duties:

EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Plans, prioritizes and manages individual treatment programs by assessments of patients, clients and offenders. Conducts intensive interviews, gathering historical, medical and or technical data in order to determine and implement the most effective type of psychosocial intervention. Coordinating a program (i.e., Prevention, Probation and Parole Aftercare) for a region as a significant duty. Develops specialized therapeutic program content and implements new or revised programs as the program coordinator for a regional program. Plans, prioritizes, and manages psychosocial assessments and clinical treatment services for the more complex, specialized cases at high risk or of an atypical nature. Provides advanced technical and clinical consultation on psychosocial diagnosis and treatment when specialized treatment is indicated to overcome major problems in social dysfunction, serious behavior disorders or cases in which patients may be in jeopardy of severe risk to self or others. Develops and implements complex individualized plans of service and social work treatment to address identified needs, problems, and behavioral/emotional reactions of patients and families. Provides social work component on an multidisciplinary team for an area of medical specialization or for specific high-risk populations. Provides expert testimony and/or advocacy representation for clients in court cases. May conduct group therapy sessions for the support, education, and problem resolution of assigned population. Interviews assigned cases for mental status examinations as requested to the parole board. Serves as member of initial Classification Board on inmates arriving at correctional facility, and make appropriate referrals for treatment to other mental health team professionals for these inmates. Serves as a member of Cell Block Review Boards and Reclassification Board providing mental health information as it pertains to inmate housing and work assignments; participates as a member of the disciplinary board when assigned.

Position-Specific Details:

No Civil Service test score or assessment is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

NOTE REGARDING THE ADVERTISED PAY

This position participates in a Career Progression Group (CPG) and may be filled as a Social Worker 3 or 4. The level at which the vacancy is filled will be determined by the qualifications of the candidate selected. This position provides the opportunity to advance within this job series. The actual starting salary depends on the education and experience of the selected applicant. Please click on the below links to learn more about each job level:

SOCIAL WORKER 3 SOCIAL WORKER 4

This incumbent is required to possess and maintain the necessary special requirements relevant to the assigned CPG level. This

AAHSD SITE

is NHSC (National Health Service Corps)

APPROVED. QUALIFYING SOCIAL WORKERS MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.

How To Apply:

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

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be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. • If you are selected for this position and indicate that you have a degree, you will be required to submit an official transcript. There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed. The hiring supervisor/manager has 90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision. Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected. For further information about this vacancy contact: Jennifer Sonnier, Human Resources Analyst Jennifer.

Sonnier@la.gov Employer
State of Louisiana
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For agency contact information, please refer to
the supplemental information above.
Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802