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167670
SOCIAL WORKER 2
SS413     $40,914 - $73,632
Creation Date: 03/17/2003
Change Date: 03/17/2025

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To provide social work services.
LEVEL OF WORK:
Experienced
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
General from higher-level social worker, facility administrator, or other higher-level professional.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
None.
LOCATION OF WORK:
Department of Health and Hospitals; LSU-Health Sciences Centers, Acute Care Hospitals, Medical Schools; Veterans Affairs; Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from the Social Worker 1 by the presence of independent performance of duties under general supervision.

Differs from the Social Worker 3 by the absence of responsibility for specialized caseloads, lead-worker duties, or coordinating a specialized program for a facility/area/region.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
CORE COMPETENCIES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE FOR THIS JOB TITLE. MORE INFORMATION ON THE SCS COMPETENCY MODEL CAN BE FOUND HERE.

EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Plans, prioritizes, and manages psychosocial assessments and clinical treatment services by evaluating patient's functioning, conducting intensive interviews, gathering historical, legal, and/or technical data in order to determine and implement the most effective type of psychosocial intervention needed.

Conducts intake interviews, makes preliminary determination of client's eligibility for services, and makes appropriate referrals as needed.

Engages in needs assessment, goals setting, and implementation of planning for mentally retarded clients.

Provides advanced psychosocial case management to individuals, groups, and families when this intervention is determined to be the most appropriate.

Prepares psychosocial assessments, social service summaries, and notations in the client's chart. Provides correspondence to appropriate agencies.

Provides the social work component on a multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary treatment team.

Serves as client advocate to assure that his interests are protected.

Serves as liaison with parent's organizations, civic groups, community agencies, etc.

Develops a working knowledge of correctional or community resources in order to recommend referrals or patients for special services.

Serves as an intervention worker when security, medical personnel, and others encounter difficulties with inmates.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
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.