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Forensic Community Services Supervisor


This vacancy is located in the Forensic Community Services Department at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System in Jackson, LA (East Feliciana Parish). ELMHS is the largest 24-hour, multi-site, state psychiatric complex, comprised of residential, outpatient and inpatient services.
 
*This posting may be used to fill vacancies in other divisions or units at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System within 90 days of closing.

Requirements

One year of the required experience for the following minimum qualifications must have been in forensic health services:

A master’s degree in a social science field, social work, behavioral health field, public health, education, or health administration plus five years of experience providing behavioral health treatment; OR

A Juris Doctorate plus four 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 four years of experience providing behavioral health treatment.

Qualifications

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

Job Duties:
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

  • Provides direct supervision over Forensic District Coordinators and as such, assesses workloads, evaluates performance, approves leave, trains staff, and recommends corrective actions as needed.
  • Supervises the coordination of the forensic aftercare and monitoring system for individuals with mental illness who are under the supervision of the Criminal Justice and Mental Health systems.
  • Trains new staff in providing competency restoration services to pre-trial clients in a jail-based setting and/or within the community.
  • Provide guidance to lower-level employees in technical aspects of cases.
  • Attend court hearings with subordinate staff to provide assistance and may be required to testify when needed.
  • Conducts visits to clients home in hazardous environments and to community-based group homes.
  • Provide assistance to subordinate staff in recommending clients/patients for orders of protective custody through law enforcement, a coroner's emergency certificate through the coroner's office, or physician's emergency certificate through the mental health provider, hospital emergency room, forensic consultant, etc. or for placement at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System.
  • Oversees subordinate staff in providing consultation and assistance regarding services for clients.
  • Recommends revision of program standards and agency policy, as necessary.
  • Provides technical assistance, training and consultation to agency staff, contract providers (physicians, psychologists, nurses and social workers), Sheriffs, State Probation, Judges and Coroners and other personnel of the Criminal Justice System regarding delivery of services to individuals with mental illness who are under the supervision of or in the custody of a Criminal Justice System.
  • Monitor and evaluate the quality of service delivery and progress of program goals and objectives, and formulates plans for corrective action.
  • Travels throughout assigned region frequently and statewide occasionally to perform job duties.

Position-Specific Details:
This position may be filled as a Probational (open to all qualified applicants); a Promotion (open to all statewide classified and Agency wide permanent status employees), or by Detail to Special Duty; Current permanent status, classified employees may be required to accept a Probational appointed if selected for a full-time position.


How to Apply:
Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of work experience.  An application may be considered incomplete if the work experience and education sections are not completed.  Please list all work experience.

Applicants qualifying based on college training will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment.  Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application or faxed to (225) 219-1041.  The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.

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.

 For further information about this vacancy, please contact:

Candice Burkes
ELMHS-HR@LA.GOV
225-634-0535

Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected.  However, there is no guarantee that everybody that applies to this posting will be interviewed.
Date Posted
06/27/2025
Job Reference
ELMHS6.27.25FCSS
Organization
LDH-Office of Behavioral Health
Location
Jackson, LA 70802
Category
Project/Program Management
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