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SOCIAL WORKER 3 OR 4 (THERAPIST/COUNSELOR)

Louisiana Department Of Transportation and Development
Hammond, LA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/31/2025 CLOSED ON 4/28/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the SOCIAL WORKER 3 OR 4 (THERAPIST/COUNSELOR) position at Louisiana Department Of Transportation and Development?

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

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, which may also include those through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
  • 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 (full-time) position is for a vacancy located in our Rosenblum Behavioral Health Clinic in Hammond, 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.

This position may be filled as a Probational Appointment or Job Appointment. For Probational Appointments, applicants may be asked to serve a probationary period that may be anywhere between 6 months and 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

Note regarding the advertised pay range: The maximum amount listed is the maximum salary a person can make while in this title and NOT the maximum usually offered to new hires.

An additional premium pay of $1.00/hour may be applied hour for hour working in direct patient care.

No Civil Service test score is 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.

Resumes WILL NOT be 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

Email: HR@fphsa.org

Minimum Qualifications

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) followed by two years of social services experience.

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.

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