FORENSIC DISTRICT COORDINATOR

SS418 $57,408 - $103,293
Creation Date: 03/25/2019
Change Date: 01/01/2025

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To coordinate the community services program for forensic patients.

LEVEL OF WORK:
Advanced

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Broad review from a Forensic Community Services Supervisor or higher-level administrator.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
None.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Forensic Community Services Supervisor by the absence of supervisory responsibility.

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.

Conducts interviews and assessments on clients/patients incarcerated or in the community for pre-trial/hospital admission purposes.

Provides competency restoration services to pre-trial clients in a jail-based setting and/or within the community.

Attend court hearings with clients/patients, provide the courts with status reports on clients, and may be required to testify when needed.

Interacts continuously with the judicial system (judges, lawyers, etc.) by reporting client/patient progress/incidents throughout the Conditional Release/Supervised Probation Program.

Conducts visits to clients home in hazardous environments and to community-based group homes.

Writes and interprets reports such as court orders, status reviews, episode reports, etc.

Recommends clients/patients for orders of protective custody through law enforcement, a coroner's emergency certificate through the coroner's office, or physicians emergency certificate through the mental health provider, hospital emergency room, forensic consultant, etc. or for placement at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System.

Clinically evaluates clients/patients on an ongoing basis for signs of mental illness, substance abuse, dangerous behaviors, etc.

Provides consultation and assistance regarding services for clients.

Develops plans for providing professional mental health services, medical services, housing, etc.

Confers and coordinates services with social, health, community, and correctional/criminal justice agencies throughout the region.

Travels throughout assigned region frequently and statewide occasionally to perform job duties.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A master’s degree in a social science field, social work, behavioral health field, public health, education, or health administration plus four years of experience providing behavioral health treatment; OR

A Juris Doctorate plus three years of experience providing behavioral health treatment; OR

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 three years of experience providing behavioral health treatment.