ADULT PROTECTION SPECIALIST 1
Location: Baton Rouge
Description: Louisiana Department of State Civil Service is at present recruited ADULT PROTECTION SPECIALIST 1 right now, this vacancy will be placed in Louisiana. For complete informations about this vacancy opportunity kindly read the description below. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any of the following will qualify:
1. A master's degree in social work.
2. A master's degree in criminal justice; education with a concentration in special education or guidance and counseling; family life education (child development or early childhood education); psychology; sociology; applied sociology; vocational education; pastoral counseling; counseling; vocational rehabilitation counseling; vocational rehabilitation; rehabilitation counseling! ; or human development counseling.
3. A baccalaureat! e degree in social work plus one year of professional social services experience.
4. A baccalaureate degree plus two years of professional social services experience.
SUBSTITUTIONS (FOR OPTION 4 ONLY):
Six years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree.
Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree as follows:
A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
120 or more semester hour! s credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
College credit earned without obtaining a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for a maximum of four years full-time work experience towards the baccalaureate degree. Candidates with 120 or more semester hours of credit, but without a degree, must also have at least two years of full-time work experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:
Possession of a valid Louisiana driver's license at the time of appointment may be required.
NOTE:
Some positions may require regulation as a Registered Social Worker (RSW), Licensed Master's Social Worker (LMSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from a school accredited by one of the following regional accrediting bodies: the Middle States Commission on Higher Education; the New England Association of Scho! ols and Colleges; the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools! ; the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities; the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
NOTE:
The master's degree in social work must be from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, 1701 Duke Street, Suite 200 Alexandria, VA 22314.
This position is located within the Department of Health and Hospitals / Office of Aging Adult Services / ADM - Adult Protective Services / Baton Rouge, LA / East Baton Rouge Parish
Cost Center: 0320-0044
Position Number: 50478756
This vacancy is being announced as a Classified position and may be filled as a Probational or Promotional appointment.
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
***Note***As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as an Adult Protection Specialist 1 or 2 dep! ending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s). The maximum salary for the Adult Protection Specialist 2 is $66,685. Please refer to the ‘Job Specifications’ tab located at the top of the LA Careers ‘Current Job Opportunities’ page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.
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 can check the status of their application at any time by selecting the ‘Application Status’ link after logging into their account. Below are the most common status messages and their meanings.
*Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of job experience on application.
Application Status Message
What it Means
Application received
Checking! for required test score
We are making sure you have an active, passing score for the required written test.
Evaluating experience
Your application is being reviewed by Human Resources to ensure you meet the minimum qualifications for the position.
Eligible for consideration
You are among a group of applicants who MAY be selected for the position.
Referred to hiring manager for review
Your application has been delivered to the hiring manager. You may or may not be called for an interview.
Position filled
Someone has been selected for the position.
Position cancelled
The agency has decided not to fill the position.
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 pro! vided to you in the interview process, should you be selected.
For further information about this vacancy contact :
Casey S. Hickman, HR Analyst
Department of Health and Hospitals
Casey.Hickman@la.gov
Fax Number: 225-342-6892
Or write to :
DHH/HR
Attn: Casey S. Hickman
PO Box 4818
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
This organization participates in E-verify, and for more information on E-verify, please contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218.
Function of Work:
To provide entry-level specialized social services to clients in the protective services program of the Department of Health and Hospitals and the Office of Elderly Affairs.
Level of Work:
Entry.
Supervision Received:
Close from an Adult Protection Specialist Supervisor, a higher-level professional, or an administrator.
Supervision Exercised:
None.
Location of Work:
Department of Health and Hospitals; Offic! e of Elderly Affairs; statewide.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from Social Services Counselor in Priority Programs by the responsibility for providing specialized social services in protective services programs.
Differs from Adult Protection Specialist 2 by the type of supervision received and the absence of independence of action.
Examples of Work:
May perform the following duties under close supervision:
Serve as intake worker. Provides guidance on case assessment, case acceptance, allegation coding, determining risk of harm and priority level, crisis intervention, referrals when case is not accepted, and all aspects of intake function.
Maintains agency resource directories, files and updates. Provides information regarding protective services to other agencies, organizations, and to individuals upon request.
Assists the unit manager in examining and revising intake procedures and materials.
! Provides specialized services in cases related to reports of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or extortion of adults.
Obtains identifying information; determines if reports meets eligibility requirements as established by state law; determines the allegation coding; and, prepares incident report form.
Conducts investigations of allegation of abuse, neglect and/or exploitation of adults in accordance with agency policy and state law.
Assesses adult's home environment, living situation, functional and mental capacity and other factors to determine the risk of harm to the adult and the need for crisis intervention.
Provides those services required for the adult's immediate safety; i.e., removal from or placement with relatives or in a temporary shelter.
Provides case maintenance; develops and implements a service plan outlining services need to address immediate and long term issues. Refers adult client to appropriate community re! sources.
Monitors compliance with the service plan to assure ! the situation is stabilized and/or the risk to the adult is reduced.
Writes and maintains highly confidential case files. Performs regular case maintenance activities including documenting actions, making narrative entries, preparing necessary reports and social summaries.
Establishes adult's ability to make decisions based on personal assessment; review of existing medical records, psychological records, evaluations by appropriate professionals; and interviewing treating professionals.
Works with coroner, service agencies, law enforcement, district attorneys, and agency legal staff to initiate legal actions necessary to protect adults.
Attends and participates in formal and informal training programs and seminars such as those relative to adult abuse, neglect or exploitation, investigative and assessment techniques, legal issues, and safety procedures.
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If you were eligible to this vacancy, please email us your resume! , with salary requirements and a resume to Louisiana Department of State Civil Service.
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This vacancy starts available on: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 03:16:58 GMT