Social Worker, Family Advocacy & Support Services

Position: SOCIAL WORKER 5A
Location: New Orleans

Office of Juvenile Justice
New Orleans Regional Office 2550 Belle Chasse Highway-3rd Floor/Suite 3 Gretna, LA 70053 (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).-region

This vacancy is located at the New Orleans Regional Office located in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The Office of Juvenile Justice (OJJ) serves youth who have been adjudicated delinquent or Families in Need of Services (FINS). We are responsible for youth assigned to our care by the court system, either for supervision or custody in residential placement or secure care. OJJ also provides services to youth under local court supervision.

Our Mission

The Office of Juvenile Justice protects the public by providing safe and

effective individualized services to youth, who will become productive,

law-abiding citizens.

Our Vision

OJJ is a quality system of care which embraces partnerships with families,

communities and stakeholders to assist youth in redirecting their lives

toward responsible citizenship

Guiding Principles

H onesty - To be honest; do everything with integrity.

A chievement - To be outcome-oriented in achieving results consistent with our mission.

V ersatility - To value, promote and support diversity and cultural competence.

E thical - To be ethical; to do the right thing, both legally and morally.

F ocused - To be focused on empowering people to succeed.

A ccountable - To be accountable for the effective and efficient management of resources.

I nformed - To be informed and guided in our decisions by appropriate and valid data.

Team players - To be an effective and efficient team of professionals.

H armonious - To be inclusive – involve all parties, both external and internal, who need to be part of the

process.

HAVE FAITH :
Together we help change lives.

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. The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here
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• Serves as management participant on departmental committees and represents the social work programs on multidisciplinary committees.
• Acts as consultant on social work matters to other professionals, administrators, psychologists, occupational therapist, medical director, residential care and training directors.
• Assesses and evaluates social work program effectiveness through quality control activities and statistical analysis. Monitors outcomes of treatment interventions recommended by interdisciplinary teams and reviews cases through a formal quality assurance program to evaluate service accountability, record completeness, service outcome or need for further clinical review.
• Provides expert testimony and advocacy representation on behalf of clients in court cases.
• May provide LCSW supervision to candidates for professional social work certification.
• Provides psychosocial evaluation aimed at identifying the special problems and needs manifested in specific high risk populations, such as abused children and adults, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, neurological trauma or disease, acute and chronic psychiatric diagnoses, abusive parents, and offenders.
• Develops and implements complex individualized case management plans of service and social work treatment to address identified needs, problems, and behavioral/emotional reactions of patients and families.
• Provides consultation to interdisciplinary staff, other Social Service or Social Work Staff, and community agencies regarding the psychosocial aspects of service to assigned population.
• Prepares required social work reports such as assessments, case summaries, social histories and counseling reports, progress reports, discharge plans or summaries.
• Provides expert testimony and/or advocacy representation for clients in court cases.
• May conduct special projects related to assigned high-risk groups.
• May conduct group therapy sessions for the support, education, and problem resolution of assigned population.

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

The Office of Juvenile Justice will…