SOCIAL WORKER 3 OR 4 (THERAPIST/COUNSELOR)

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SOCIAL WORKER 3 OR 4 (THERAPIST/COUNSELOR)

Salary

Depends on Qualifications

Location

Mandeville, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

193888-SW3-4-MBHC

Department

LDH-Florida Parishes Human Services Authority

Opening Date

04/24/2024

Closing Date

5/8/2024 11:59 PM Central

• Description

• Benefits

• Questions

Supplemental Information

EMBRACING OUR DIVERSITY MAKES US STRONGER

We believe that our individual differences are our strength, and it forms the foundation that allows our agency to empower individuals to experience a greater quality of life.

Our agency’s vision is that all people will be empowered to lead meaningful and productive lives among friends, relatives, and neighbors regardless of behavioral health needs or developmental disabilities. We have been lighting the path forward into recovery by providing person-centered services to adults and children who meet the treatment criteria for substance use disorders, developmental disabilities, and/or mental health.

To learn more about our agency, please Visit our website (http://fphsa.org/)

Potential Benefits:

• Some of our facilities are approved HRSA/NHSC sites. Staff in specific positions at approved sites may be eligible to apply for certain student loan relief programs, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).

• Educational opportunities made available to staff.

• Paid holidays for eligible staff. This includes up to 10 statutory holidays as well as additional holidays as declared by the governor.

• Earned Annual (personal) AND Sick Leave for eligible staff. Leave is accumulated and balances roll over each year.

• Health, Life, and Miscellaneous Insurance Plans available for eligible staff, with multiple options at varying costs.

• Retirement Options for eligible staff.

• For some positions, clinical supervision related to licensure requirements may be provided by the appropriately licensed agency staff at no cost to the employee.

For more detailed information on some of these benefits, you may click on the “Benefits” tab located above.

This Social Worker 3 or 4 (full-time) position is for a vacancy located in our Mandeville Behavioral Health Clinic in Mandeville, Louisiana. Please see the examples of work below for additional information on this position.

These positions are in a Career Progression Series and may be filled as either a Social Worker 3 or a Social Worker 4, depending on the applicant’s level of experience and licensure.

These positions may be filled as either a Probational Appointment or a Job Appointment . For Probational Appointments, applicants may be asked to serve a probationary period that may be anywhere from 6 months to 24 months.

We strongly recommend individuals who have substance abuse treatment experience or have passed the ADC, AADC, or EMAC exam at the time of appointment apply to this posting.

Salary may be negotiable depending on the chosen applicant’s level of experience. Below is a list of the pay range(s) for the position(s).NOTE: The following rates are Special Entrance Rates (SER) established for this agency in these job titles:

• Social Worker 3: $22.76/hour minimum - $37.88/hour maximum

• Social Worker 4: $24.35/hour minimum - $40.53/hour maximum

No Civil Service test scoreis 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.

ResumesWILL NOTbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

For additional information about this vacancy contact:

Kasi Silbernagel, HR Specialist

FPHSA Human Resources

835 Pride Drive, Suite B

Phone: (985) 543-4333 ext. 1408

Email: kasi.silbernagel@fphsa.org

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A master's degree in social work from an accredited school of social work followed by two 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 social work services.

Level of Work:

Advanced.

Supervision Received:

Broad review from a higher-level social worker, facility manager, or administrator.

Supervision Exercised:

May serve as a lead-worker of an interdisciplinary team or unit. May provide functional supervision over lower level social workers and professionals in other disciplines.

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 a Social Worker 2 by the presence of responsibility for specialized caseloads, lead-worker duties, or coordinating a specialized program for a facility/area/region.

Differs from the Social Worker 4 by the absence of licensure as a Clinical Social Worker.

Differs from the Social Worker 5-A by the absence of responsibility of serving as sole social worker of a facility having full managerial responsibility over a facility's social services program.

Differs from the Social Worker 5-B by the absence of direct supervisory responsibilities.

Examples of Work

This clinician position provides clinical assessment and treatment of clients with various mental health diagnoses, substance use disorders, medication assisted treatment, and high-risk patients in crisis. The clinician completes comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments, treatment plans, screenings, treatment via individual/family/group therapy, as well as discharge plans for patients, and families as needed. The clinician works on an interdisciplinary treatment team in order to provide thorough and comprehensive care, as well as continuity of care, and will prepare and send progress reports to the appropriate social service agencies and referral sources as required. The clinician may also assist in the acquisition of appropriate resources as needed. The clinician may also collect routine urine drug samples for labs and rapid assessment if required.

Additionally, the clinician attends annual and PRN trainings and webinars to improve competency in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental health and substance use disorders. The clinician also works collaboratively with Peer Support Specialists, Case Management, and Care Coordination for patients with mental health and substance use disorder that may require additional support and coordination of services.

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

  01

  Do you possess a Licensed Master's Social Worker (LMSW), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)?

• Yes

• No

  02

  Please select your current licensure status:

• Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) by the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) by the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners

• None of the above

  03

  Please provide your license number, original issue date, and expiration date. If you answered "None of the Above" to the previous question, please type N/A in the space below.

  04

  Have you provided at least 6 months of verifiable substance use treatment services, or supervised staff providing addiction services, PRIOR to December 1, 2015? NOTE: If you answer "Yes," this experience must be listed in the Work Experience section of your application.

• Yes

• No

  05

  If you answered "Yes" to the question above, please list Employer and dates of employment in which these services were provided. NOTE: This experience must be PRIOR to December 1, 2015, and must also be listed in the Work Experience section of your application. If you answered "No" to the question above, please type "N/A" in the response below.

  06

  Have you previously passed either the ADC, AADC, or EMAC exam?

• Yes

• No

  07

  If you answered "Yes" to the previous question, please indicate the type of exam and date passed/certified. If you answered "No," please type N/A in the space below.

  08

  If you do not yet have your LCSW, please provide the estimated number of months remaining before you can test for your LCSW. If you already have your LCSW, please type "N/A" in the space below.

  09

  Some of our clinic locations offer evening services to our clients. Are you willing and able to work non-traditional hours if needed, including some evenings?

• Yes

• No

  Required Question

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State of Louisiana

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For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

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