SOCIAL WORKER 7

SOCIAL WORKER 7

Salary

$5,217.00 - $9,403.00 Monthly

Location

Monroe, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

403SCY-227679-GOL

Department

Office of Juvenile Justice

Opening Date

10/22/2026

Closing Date

10/29/2026 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

Office of Juvenile Justice

Swanson Center for Youth at Monroe

4701 South Grand St., Monroe, LA 71202

https://ojj.la.gov/location/swanson-center-for-youth-monroe

The Office of Juvenile Justice is seeking an experienced and compassionate Social Worker 7 to provide leadership and oversight of treatment services within a secure-care environment. This position is ideal for a licensed clinical professional who is passionate about youth rehabilitation, staff development, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality therapeutic services.

As a Social Worker 7, you will lead treatment and case management operations, supervise clinical staff and contracted providers, and help ensure youth receive effective, evidence-based behavioral health services. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, support treatment planning and reintegration efforts, and contribute to the development of programs designed to meet the complex needs of youth in secure care.

If you are a collaborative leader with strong clinical expertise and a commitment to helping youth achieve positive outcomes, this position offers a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful impact on treatment services and youth success.

Minimum Qualifications

Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice as a Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW) or a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) plus:

A masters degree in social work followed by five years of social services experience.

Job Specification

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

NOTE: Your social work/social services experience must have been earned AFTER your graduation date for your Masters in Social Work to be credited towards the five year experience requirement.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

• Supervise and provide clinical guidance to social services and treatment staff.
• Coordinate treatment planning, counseling services, staffing activities, and reintegration planning.
• Monitor case files and documentation to ensure timeliness, completeness, and compliance.
• Review progress notes and treatment records to ensure consistency and quality of services.
• Participate in release, furlough, and complex case staffings and ensure required documentation is completed.
• Ensure youth receive appropriate psychological, psychiatric, and behavioral health services.
• Supervise intake, referral, and case management processes for youth receiving treatment services.
• Coordinate mental health services with contracted providers and monitor service delivery.
• Assist with designing and implementing therapeutic programs that address youth treatment needs.
• Serve as liaison between the Social Services Department and administration while making recommendations regarding youth placement and treatment needs.

Position-Specific Details:

Work Location: This vacancy is located at Swanson Center for Youth in Monroe, Louisiana.

Appointment Type: Full time, Probational

The incumbent will have full managerial responsibility over the social service program for Swanson Center for Youth in Monroe.

The incumbent of this position must not have been convicted or pled nolo contendere to a crime listed in R.S. 15:587.1 (c).

The Office of Juvenile Justice will receive a list of eligible applicants ONLY from the people who respond to this posting.

The Office of Juvenile Justice is a State as a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment-related resources available for those with disabilities, refer to the Louisiana Employment Resource Guide.

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.

• Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in the place of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be marked as not meeting minimum qualifications if incomplete or if the job duties are written in a general or vague manner*

In the supplemental questions section, applicants must authorize the HR Office of Juvenile Justice to contact prior employers to check references under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) to be considered for employment.

If you are contacted for an interview, please let us know at that time if you will need special accommodations.

NOTE: Prior to an appointment, the selected applicant must take and pass a drug screening test, possess a valid Louisiana Drivers License and clear a background check.

This agency participates in the E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Garilyn London

OJJ/ Human Resources

Garilyn.London@la.gov

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 https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave - Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Years Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
• Mardi Gras,
• Good Friday,
• Memorial Day,
• Independence Day,
• Labor Day,
• Veterans 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 (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
• Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

01

Are you a current classified employee of the Office of Juvenile Justice serving with permanent status?

• Yes
• No

02

Do you possess a Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensure?

• Yes
• No

03

If you answered YES to the question above, please list the license TYPE, license NUMBER, issuing STATE, and the EXPIRATION date. NOTE: Failure to provide ALL information requested above will result in your application failing to meet minimum qualifications and therefore will not be considered.

04

Provide the level of degree, major as given on your official transcript, school name, and date earned for each degree you have completed. Example: (Bachelor's in biology at Louisiana State University May 2012) If you have not completed a degree enter N/A.

05

If you have previous employment in a community confinement center, jail, lockup or prison, the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) requires Office of Juvenile Justice Human Resources to contact those employers prior to hiring any applicant for information on substantiated allegations of sexual abuse or any resignation during a pending investigation of an allegation of sexual abuse. Do you authorize the Office of Juvenile Justice, to contact any of your prior employers, whether listed on your employment application or not, to ascertain information required by the Prison Rape Elimination Act, Part 115 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations? I understand that prior to any offer of employment by the Office of Juvenile Justice that such information must be obtained. IMPORTANT: I also understand that if I do not authorize such contact, I will not be eligible for employment with the Office of Juvenile Justice. Should I be appointed from this announcement, I also understand that this authorization will remain valid for the duration of my employment with the Office of Juvenile Justice. Questions should be directed to Human Resources as noted in the Supplemental Information section of this job posting.

• Yes, I understand. You may contact my employers, past or present.
• No. Do not contact my employers, past or present. I understand by choosing this option my application will not be considered

Required Question

Employer State of Louisiana

Address 1201 N 3rd St

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802

Phone (866) 783-5462

Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm