Social Worker 1, 2, 3, or 4

Grambling State University; Bossier City (LA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwest Louisiana Human Services District in Shreveport, LA seeks a Social Worker to provide recovery-oriented specialty clinic services for individuals with addictive disorders and serious mental illness. A master's degree in social work and LA LMSW/LCSW/CSW licensure are required.

Responsibilities include individual/family/group counseling, service planning, team collaboration, caseload management, and thorough documentation in the EHR.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work.
• Current Louisiana LMSW, LCSW, or CSW licensure is required.
• Permanent status requires LMSW or LCSW licensure; CSW credential not accepted for permanent status.

Responsibilities

• Conducts individual, family and group counseling.
• Develops service plans to address specialized problems related to addictive disorders, serious mental illness, and co-occurring disorders.
• Participates in treatment team decisions, formulates therapeutic activities and recommends treatment plans.
• Manages a caseload by scheduling appointments, evaluating progress and making recommendations to the treatment team.
• Conducts crisis and non-crisis screenings for Access to Care and determines eligibility.
• Documents in official reports and EHR assessment data, treatment interventions, and implementation of services for accountability.
• Reviews charts for contact status, re-engagement and case closure.

Education

Master's degree in social work

Louisiana LMSW/LCSW/CSW licensure

Job description

The Northwest Louisiana Human Services District's mission is to increase public awareness of and to provide access for individuals with behavioral health and developmental disabilities to integrated community-based services while promoting wellness, recovery and independence through education and the choice of a broad range of programmatic and community resources.

Our vision is the Northwest Louisiana Human Services District exists so that individuals with mental health, addictive disorders, and developmental disabilities residing in the parishes of Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, DeSoto, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine and Webster are empowered, and self-determination is valued such that individuals live a satisfying, hopeful, and contributing life.

We are seeking a Social Worker to provide recovery, relapse and prevention centered Specialty Clinic Social Work Services to individuals with addictive disorders, serious and persistent mental illness and/or co-occurring disorders. These services include a broad range of evidenced based treatment and require independent clinical judgment and use of varied in-depth evidenced based treatment modalities.

Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice as a Licensed Master's Social Worker (LMSW), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), or Certified Social Worker (CSW) plus:

A master's degree in social work.

NOTE: Permanent status will not be granted in this job title without LMSW or LCSW licensure in Louisiana; Certified Social Worker (CSW) credential will not be accepted for granting permanent status.

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties

• Conducts individual, family and group counseling.
• Develops service plans to address specialized problems related to issues experienced from effects of addictive disorder, serious and persistent mental illness, sever emotional and behavioral disturbance and/co-occurring disorders.
• Participates in the decision-making process of the treatment team including formulating therapeutic activities and recommending a treatment plan.
• Manages a caseload by scheduling appointments, evaluating client progress in counseling sessions, and making recommendations to the treatment team.
• Conducts telephone and face-to-face crisis and non-crisis screening interviews for Children/Youth and Adults seeking Access to Care through clinic. Determines eligibility.
• Documents in official reports and electronic health record assessment data, treatment interventions provided, recommendations made and implementation of services for the purposes of legal, professional, and ethical accountability.
• Manages caseload by reviewing charts for no contact, attempting re-engagement and closure of cases as appropriate.

Position-Specific Details

• Appointment Type: Probational, Promotional
• Career Progression: This position may be filled as a Social Worker 1, 2, 3 or 4
• Work Schedule: Work hours are 8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday -Friday. Some evenings if assigned.
• Location: This position will be with the NW LA Human Services District - Shreveport Behavioral Health Clinic located at 1310 N Hearne Ave. Shreveport, LA.
• Compensation: Based on level of qualifications and experience. The minimum and maximum pay levels for the position are listed below:
  • Social Worker 1 - $18.75/hour minimum - $33.78/hour maximum
  • Social Worker 2 - $20.06/hour minimum - $36.14/hour maximum
  • Social Worker 3 - $21.46/hour minimum - $38.67/hour maximum
  • Social Worker 4 - $22.96/hour minimum - $41.38/hour maximum
• There is also a $2.00 per hour per actual hours worked premium pay for a LCSW.
• Note regarding the advertised pay range: The advertised maximum amount listed is the maximum salary a person can make while in this title/level over their career and not the maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new hire.

For further information about this vacancy, contact

NW LA Human Services District

Human Resources

1310 N Hearne Ave

Shreveport, LA 71107

318-676-5111

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring and retention of individuals with disabilities.

This agency participates in the E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization.