Social Worker 7

Swanson Center for Youth-Monroe

4701 South Grand St.

Monroe, LA 71202

This vacancy is located at the Swanson Center for Youth facility in Monroe, Louisiana.

The incumbent will have full managerial responsibility over the social service program for Swanson Center for Youth in Monroe.

The incumbent must be a Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).

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

The Office of Juvenile Justice will receive a list of eligible applicants ONLY from the people who respond to this posting.

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 WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Garilyn London

OJJ/ Human Resources

Garilyn.London@la.gov

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

The Office of Juvenile Justice is a State as a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment-related resources available for those with disabilities, refer to the Louisiana Employment Resource Guide.

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

NOTE: Prior to an appointment, the selected applicant must take and pass a drug screening test, possess a valid Louisiana Driver's License and clear a background check.

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

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

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

FUNCTION OF WORK:

To provide the management component in program development and service delivery of a social work services program at a 24-hour facility.

LEVEL OF WORK:

Manager.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Broad review from a higher-level administrator.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

Direct over licensed, master's degree-level social services staff and other employees in accordance with the allocation criteria memo.

LOCATION OF WORK:

Department of Health and Hospitals; LSU-Health Sciences Centers, Acute Care Hospitals, Medical Schools; Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:

Differs from the Social Worker 6-A and 6-B by the presence of managerial responsibility for a multi-faceted social work component incorporating three or more supervisory units at a 24-hour facility.

EXAMPLES LISTED BELOW INCLUDE BRIEF SAMPLES OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT ALL TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Determines social work services program goals, objectives, and priorities; identifies policy and procedure issues in collaboration with management staff.

Provides line supervision on an ongoing basis to one or more managerial-level social services employees responsible for major departments or comprehensive social services components within the social service delivery system.

Assigns program-related projects to management staff and supervises work in progress, including administrative assignments made by agency director.

Maintains dialogue with multidisciplinary counterparts and program/administrative counterparts in local, regional, and statewide agencies for on-going review and evaluation, identification, and resolution of problems encountered in collaborative efforts.

Reviews cases with subordinate supervisors; assists and guides them in the teaching of advanced techniques and in developing skills in specialized intervention methodologies.

Reviews performance plans and evaluations of all social work services staff.

Assures that social work activities are conducted in accordance with acceptable standards of practice and in accordance with all applicable regulations and statutes.

Carries administrative responsibility as delegated by a facility administrator for ongoing specialized assignments such as the monitoring of policies and procedures to assure the protection of client's rights and the supervision of the investigation of alleged or suspected abuse, neglect, or other violations of such rights.

Directs and coordinates a complex in-service training program for the continuing development of skills in social service staff.

Develops, interprets, and implements policy and procedures for the agency.