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SOCIAL WORKER 2, 3, or 4State of Louisiana • Baton Rouge, LA, United States
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SOCIAL WORKER 2, 3, or 4

SOCIAL WORKER 2, 3, or 4

State of Louisiana • Baton Rouge, LA, United States
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Salary : $3,410.00 - $6,136.00 Monthly

Location : Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type : Classified

Job Number : 25-001-CONT-BRBH-ADM

Department : LDH-Capital Area Human Services District

Opening Date : 06 / 10 / 2025

Closing Date : Continuous

About this Job

Why work for CAHS?

  • Vision : CAHS excels at making lives better.
  • Mission : To deliver caring and responsive services, leading to a better tomorrow.
  • Philosophy : CAHS commits to the philosophy that all individuals are valuable members of the community. CAHS exists to help each person(s) served live productively in the location and environment of the choosing and abilities. CAHS staff works as a unified team to provide services and supports that helps person(s) served succeed in work, school, life, and other endeavors they purse.

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) plus :

A master's degree in social work followed by one year of social services experience.

Job Specification

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

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties :

  • Manages a large, complex caseload of clients who are individuals with serious and persistent mental illness.
  • Provides specialized individual, group or family therapy utilizing advanced social work skills.
  • Completes psychosocial assessments on new clients and prepares individualized treatment plans for multi-disciplinary staff meetings.
  • Manages complex situations dealing with interpersonal, social or co-occurring issues.
  • Provides timely documentation of contacts within the client chart and carries out appropriate discharge planning.
  • . Provides screening on clients with mental health disorders and co-occurring disorders.
  • Develops with client their individual treatment plan listing his or her goals and objectives, strengths, weaknesses and action plan.
  • Position-Specific Details :

    This position may be filled as :

  • Temporary Job Appointment : This position may be filled by temporary job appointment not to exceed 48 months.
  • Probational Appointment : Current permanent status classified State employees may be required to accept a probational appointment, if selected.
  • About this position :

  • This vacancy is located at Baton Rouge Behavioral Health's Admission Department.
  • Licensed Master's Social Worker (LMSW) or Louisiana Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensure by the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners is required for this job.
  • As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Social Worker 2, 3 or 4 depending on the level of education and experience of the selected applicant(s).

  • Social Worker 2 (pay grade level SS-413) has a minimum salary of $19.67 / hourly; $1,573.60 / bi-weekly.
  • Social Worker 3 (pay grade level SS-414) has a minimum salary of $21.05 / hourly; $1,684.00 / bi-weekly.
  • Social Worker 4 (pay grade level SS-415) has a minimum salary of $22.52 / hourly; $1,801.60 / bi-weekly.
  • 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.
  • How To Apply :

    REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION TO MAKE SURE IT IS CURRENT. Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

    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.
  • There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed. The hiring supervisor / manager has 90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision. Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected.
  • For further information about this vacancy contact : Thrinacia.Jenkins2@la.gov

    Capital Area Human Services District

    7389 Florida Blvd, Suite 100

    Baton Rouge, LA 70806

    Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through 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

    Parental Leave - Up to six weeks paid parental leave

    More information can be found at

    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 (). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
  • Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (),
  • Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (), among others
  • 01

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

  • Yes
  • No
  • 02

    If you answered "YES" to the question above, please list the license TYPE, NUMBER, ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE, and EXPIRATION DATE. If you answered "NO", enter N / A

    Required Question

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