This vacancy is located at the Hammond Regional Office located in Hammond, Louisiana.

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

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For further information about this vacancy contact:
John Carrigan
DPS/Human Resources
John.Carrigan@la.gov

In the event there is a preferred reemployment list for this position, the position may be filled from that list with no other interviews.

If you are contacted for an interview, please let us know at that time if you will need special accommodations.

In the supplemental questions section, applicants must authorize the HR Office of DPS/DYS-Office of Juvenile Justice to contact prior employers to check references under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) to be considered for employment.

Function of Work:
To serve as sole social worker of a facility having full managerial responsibility over a facility's social services program.

Level of Work:
Program Manager.

Supervision Received:
Broad review from higher-level administrative staff.

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 Social Worker 5-B by the absence of supervisory responsibility.

Differs from the Social Worker 6-A by the absence providing consultation on and coordinationof complex program areas involving policy and procedure development for a region or at theheadquarters 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 the Social Worker 6-B by the absence of supervisory responsibility over Social Workers 5-B.

Serves as management participant on departmental committees and represents the social work programs on multidisciplinary committees.

Acts as consultant on social work matters to other professionals, administrators, psychologists, occupational therapist, medical director, residential care and training directors.

Assesses and evaluates social work program effectiveness through quality control activities and statistical analysis. Monitors outcomes of treatment interventions recommended by interdisciplinary teams and reviews cases through a formal quality assurance program to evaluate service accountability, record completeness, service outcome or need for further clinical review.

Provides expert testimony and advocacy representation on behalf of clients in court cases.

May provide LCSW supervision to candidates for professional social work certification.

Provides psychosocial evaluation aimed at identifying the special problems and needs manifested in specific high risk populations, such as abused children and adults, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, neurological trauma or disease, acute and chronic psychiatric diagnoses, abusive parents, and offenders.

Develops and implements complex individualized case management plans of service and social work treatment to address identified needs, problems, and behavioral/emotional reactions of patients and families.

Provides consultation to interdisciplinary staff, other Social Service or Social Work Staff, and community agencies regarding the psychosocial aspects of service to assigned population.

Prepares required social work reports such as assessments, case summaries, social histories and counseling reports, progress reports, discharge plans or summaries.

Provides expert testimony and/or advocacy representation for clients in court cases.

May conduct special projects related to assigned high-risk groups.

May conduct group therapy sessions for the support, education, and problem resolution of assigned population.