Job Description

Posting number: 416-26-CTSW

Department: DOC-Rayburn Correctional Center

Job classification: SOCIAL WORKER 5-B

Posting type: Open & Promotional

Categories: Corrections, Mental Health

Summary

Louisiana Department of

Public Safety & Corrections –

Corrections Services

www.doc.louisiana.gov

RAYBURN CORRECTIONAL CENTER

Angie, LA

At the Louisiana Department of Corrections, our mission is to promote public safety and strengthen communities through fair, professional, and responsive corrections services. We are committed to protecting the people of Louisiana with integrity, accountability, and a deep respect for the rights and dignity of all.

This is an opportunity to become part of a dedicated team supporting public safety, working in a correctional facility where professionalism, resilience, and teamwork are essential.

Rayburn Correctional Center is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Social Worker 5-B. This position plays a vital role in ensuring effective Mental Health operations within a correctional environment, providing individual and group therapy in compliance with treatment plans, and assist the inmates with learning the necessary skills and psychological factors related to re-entry into society. The ideal candidate brings strong organizational skills, sound judgement, and a commitment to providing inmates the counseling required to return to society.

Why work for DOC?

• Culture: DOC values and supports employees through numerous recognition programs, creating a sense of community, prioritizing internal promotional opportunities, clear communication, and professional development.
• Growth: Professional growth is encouraged at DOC through numerous avenues.
• Benefits: DOC offers a generous benefits package including; a defined benefit pension plan, health insurance that is also available post retirement, at least 10 paid holidays, sick and annual leave that rolls over from year to year, paid or time off accrued for hours worked over 40 per week, a deferred compensation plan, a flexible benefits plan, alternate work schedules etc. Alternative work schedules including 4/10’s MAY be an available benefit for certain positions upon meeting the policy requirements.

Please visit our website by clicking here to learn more about DOC, our facilities, and our mission.

Examples of duties

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 four years of social services experience.

Qualifications

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

Supplemental information

Job Duties:

• Employee will maintain appropriate documentation in inmates’ medical records, charting and reviewing treatment provided, progress of each case, any recommendations made, and utilizing consultation as needed.
• Assesses inmates to determine the potential for self-mutilation or injury, and/or suicide; orders appropriate management instructions utilizing Suicide Watches or Mental health observations when appropriate and monitors progress of those inmates while providing individual counseling.
• Interviews inmates in order to develop a thorough bio-psycho-social assessment; in which problems or needs are identified, adjustment difficulties are addressed, and strengths and deficits will be identified and addressed.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: PROBATION, or PROMOTION OF A PERMANENT, CLASSIFIED LOUISIANA STATE EMPLOYEE

• Current permanent status classified LA State employees may be required to accept a probational appointment if accepted.
• An employee selected for a promotion may be required to serve a trial detail prior to being permanently promoted.

Compensation: This position has a Special Entrance Rate (SER) of $26.95 per hour.

This position also offers premium pay: A rate between $2.00 and $5.00 an hour for each regular hour worked, based on years of service with DOC, in addition to regular pay.

Other Important Information:

• IMPORTANT: In the supplemental questions section, applicants must authorize the HR Office of DPS&C-Corrections Services to contact prior employers to check references under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), to be considered for employment, by answering ‘YES’ to the PREA question.
• Any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 must be verified by official documentation prior to hire.
• Any qualifying experience that is based on college credit/college hours should have an accompanying transcript for verification.
• This is a 24-hour facility.
• This Agency is a Drug Free Workplace.

How to Apply:

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.

*Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

• 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.
• To view and apply to any of our other postings we currently have available, click HERE.

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections - Corrections Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any non-merit factor including disability.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Linda Brockhaus

Human Resources Department

Linda.Brockhaus@la.gov

Ph: (985) 661-6389

Fax: (225) 342-5968

OR

Kailey Sharp

Human Resources Department

Kailey.Sharp@la.gov

Ph: (985) 661-6389

Fax: (225) 342-5968