CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK SUPERVISOR II

Position/Program Information

FILING DATE

Accepting applications starting

Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at 8:00 a.m., PT

This exam will be open until the needs of the service are met and is subject to closure without prior notice.

EXAM NUMBER

Y9015I

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT
Open Competitive Job Opportunity

NO OUT-OF-CLASS EXPERIENCE OR WITHHOLDS ARE ALLOWED FOR THIS EXAMINATION.

ABOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES:
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second largest municipal health system in the nation. Through its integrated system of 25 health centers and four acute hospitals and expanded network of community partner clinics - DHS annually provides direct care for 600,000 unique patients, employs over 23,000 staff, and has an annual budget of over $6.9 billion. For additional information regarding DHS please visit www.dhs.lacounty.gov .

Through academic affiliations with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Southern California (USC), and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Sciences (CDU), DHS hospitals are training sites for physicians completing their Graduate Medical Education in nearly every medical specialty and subspecialty. In addition to its direct clinical services, DHS also runs the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency and the County's 911 emergency response system, as well as Housing for Health and the Office of Diversion and Re-entry, each with a critical role in connecting vulnerable populations, including those released from correctional and institutional settings, to supportive housing.

MISSION:
To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care.

DEFINITION:
Supervises the work of professional social work and support staff providing clinical social work services to patients and their families in a small County hospital, a unit of a large County hospital, a large ambulatory care center, or the Children's Medical Services program.

Essential Job Functions

As the head of a small program:

• Plans, directs, assigns and evaluates the work of professional social work and support staff providing direct services to patients and their families.
• Confers with departmental administration and heads of other disciplines to plan new programs and coordinate the clinical social work program with other health care services.
• Plans and conducts orientation, in-service training and staff development programs which may include coordination with graduate schools of social work to provide supervised field experience for students.
• Follows Federal, State, County and departmental social work policies and regulations for subordinate staff. Acts as a technical resource person to social work and other department staff.
• Acts as liaison with public and private agencies to increase awareness regarding social work services and community resources available and to communicate departmental objectives.

As a unit supervisor in a large County hospital:

• Has immediate responsibility for planning, organizing, assigning and evaluating the work of professional social work and support staff assigned to the unit.
• Provides clinical hours and supervision for non-licensed staff as required by the Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS).
• Interprets County, State and Federal regulations and the hospital and clinical social work policies, program standards and procedures for staff and instructs staff regarding social work techniques, community resources, and interagency services.
• Participates in the formulation of and changes in clinical social work programs, policies and procedures by assessing the effectiveness of clinical social work services within the assigned unit.
• Plans and conducts unit orientation and continuing staff development program and participates in the orientation programs of other disciplines.
• Coordinates the activities of clinical social work services in the unit with other disciplines through interdisciplinary staff meetings, resolution of interdisciplinary procedural and personnel problems, and coordinated implementation of new services or programs.

Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
A Master's Degree in Social Work from a graduate school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education followed by four (4) years of professional social work experience*, two (2) years of which must have been in a medical setting** functioning in an independent capacity*** providing highly specialized**** social work services.

LICENSE:
A valid and active license as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker issued by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

PHYSICAL CLASS II:
Light: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10 pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:
* Professional social work experience is defined as services in connection with the social work practices such as assessment, diagnosis, prognosis, intervention, treatment, planning, management, research, and/or consultation of clients in need of social services/programs.

**Medical setting includes a hospital, outpatient clinic, psychiatric inpatient and outpatient facility, community health agency, skilled nursing facility, long-term care facility, or hospice where professional services are administered.

***I ndependent capacity is defined as post-licensure clinical social work experience.

****Highly specialized experience is defined as in-depth knowledge of social work services.

In order to qualify under the Minimum Requirements, you must include a legible copy of the official diploma, official transcript(s), or official letter from the accredited institution which shows the area of specialization with your application at the time of filing or email to the exam analyst, Caroline Khodaverdian at ckhodaverdian@dhs.lacounty.gov , within seven (7) calendar days from filing online.

License/Certificate Information:

In the License/Certificate Section of your application, be sure to give the title of your required certificate, number, date issued, date of expiration and the name of the issuing agency as specified in the Minimum Requirements. The required license and/or certificate must be current and unrestricted. Copy of the active license must also be attached to the application or submit to the exam analyst within seven (7) calendar days from filing online. We do not accept password-protected documents. Ensure documents are unlocked before attaching to your application or sending to the exam analyst. For a list of programs accredited by the Council on Social Work Education please visit: https://www.cswe.org/accreditation/about/directory/ .

Additional Information

EXAMINATION CONTENT:
This examination will consist of an evaluation of education and experience based upon application information weighted 100%.

Desirable Qualifications:
Additional points will be awarded for highly specialized social work experience beyond the Minimum Requirements.

Candidates must achieve a passing score of 70% or higher on the examination in order to be placed on the Eligible Register.

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:

Applications will be processed on an "as-received" basis and those receiving a passing score will be promulgated to the eligible register accordingly.

The names of candidates receiving a passing grade on this examination will be added to the Eligible Register and will appear in the order of their score group for a period of twelve (12) months following the date of eligibility.

No person may compete in this examination more than once every twelve (12) months.

VACANCY INFORMATION:
The resulting eligible register for this examination will be used to fill vacancies in the Department of Health Services.

SPECIAL INFORMATION:

Appointees may be required to work any shift including evenings, nights, weekends and holidays.

AVAILABLE SHIFT: Any

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION:

APPLICATIONS MUST BE FILED ONLINE ONLY. APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY U.S. MAIL, FAX OR IN PERSON WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Apply online by clicking on the green "Apply" button at the top right of this posting. You can also track the status of your application using this website.

Plan to submit your online application well in advance of the deadline as you may be required to verify your email address. This only needs to be done once per email address, and if you already have a job seeker account on governmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty, you can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.

All information is subject to verification. We may reject your application at any time during the examination and hiring process, including after appointment has been made. Falsification of any information may result in disqualification or rescission of appointment.

Utilizing VERBIAGE from the Class Specification and Minimum Requirements serving as your description of duties WILL NOT be sufficient to demonstrate that you meet the requirements. Doing so may result in an INCOMPLETE APPLICATION and you may be DISQUALIFIED .

This examination will remain open until the needs of the service are met. Application filing may be suspended at any time with or without advance notice.

Fill out your application completely. The acceptance of your application depends on whether you have clearly shown that you meet the requirements. Provide any relevant education, training, and experience in the spaces provided so we can evaluate your qualifications for the job. For each job held, give the name and address of your employer, your job title, beginning and ending dates, number of hours worked per week, description of work performed. If your application is incomplete, it will be rejected.

Applications electronically received after 5:00 p.m., PST, on the last day of filing will not be accepted.

Many important notifications including invitation letters, results notices, and other exam-related correspondences will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application. It is important that you provide a valid email address . In addition, please add ckhodaverdian@dhs.lacounty.gov as well as noreply@governmentjobs.com , and info@governmentjobs.com to your email address and list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk/clutter mail.

Applicants have the ability to opt out of emails from LA County. If you unsubscribe, you will not receive any email notification for any examination for which you apply with Los Angeles County. Regardless of whether you choose to unsubscribe, you can always check for notifications by logging into governmentjobs.com account and view your profile inbox, which saves a copy of all emailed notices. It is your responsibility to take the above steps to view correspondence . Los Angeles County will not consider claims of not viewing or receiving notification to be a valid reason for late test administration or rescheduling of a test component.

FAIR CHANCE INITIATIVE: The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions, you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and consider potential mitigating factors, including, but not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about a conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed.

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:

Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes. Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number.

COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES:
For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County. Los Angeles County public libraries have reopened with limited access hours and may require prior reservation to use their computers. Refer to their website for more information: https://lacountylibrary.org/ .

NO SHARING OF USER ID AND PASSWORD:

All applicants must file their applications online using their own user ID and password. Using a family member's or friend's user ID and password may erase a candidate's original application record.

DEPARTMENT CONTACT:

Caroline Khodaverdian, Exam Analyst
(213) 288-7000

ckhodaverdian@dhs.lacounty.gov

ADA COORDINATOR PHONE:
(323) 914-7587

CALIFORNIA RELAY SERVICES PHONE:
(800) 735-2922

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