Professional Counselor 4

Professional Counselor 4

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Professional Counselor 4

Salary

$3,904. 00 - $7,025. 00 Monthly

Location

Jackson, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

ELMHS1. 2. 25profc4

Department

LDH-Office of Behavioral Health

Opening Date

01/03/2025

Closing Date

1/16/2025 11:59 PM Central

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Supplemental Information

This vacancy is located in the Social Services Department of 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.

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 lieu of a completed application. You must include all relevant education and experience on your official State application.

Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree 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 ***. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.

For further information about this vacancy, please contact:

ELMHS-HR@LA. GOV

LDH-ELMHS Human Resources

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Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) plus two years of counseling experience.

Job Concepts

FUNCTION OF WORK:

To provide intensive developmental and therapeutic assessment and treatment in serious or complicated cases that require a range of therapeutic and intervention skills.

LEVEL OF WORK:

Advanced.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Broad from a licensed behavioral health professional or higher-level manager or administrator.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

May provide functional supervision to lower-level counselors and other direct care providers.

LOCATION OF WORK:

May be used by all state agencies.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:

Differs from the Professional Counselor 3 and the Social Service Counselor job series by the presence of licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor or a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.

Differs from the Professional Counselor 5 and other supervisory counselor jobs by the absence of supervisory responsibilities.

Examples of Work

EXAMPLES LISTED BELOW INCLUDE BRIEF SAMPLES OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT ALL TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Conducts complex assessments and independent selection and use of varied in-depth therapies in the treatment of individuals with multi-problem dual diagnosis substance abuse problems (as defined by the Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners in Rule (LAC 46:LX. 503. e)).

Develops and plans casework services and treatment for individuals with specialized problems in development, retardation, maladjustment, or dependency.

Develops and plans services that address and/or include family therapy, marital counseling, child abuse and sexual abuse therapy, major family disruption, developmental disabilities, death, and suicide.

May provide training in caseload principles and practices and ensuring compliance with federal and state regulation, and agency policy and procedures.

May serve as a lead-worker.

May provide expert testimony and recommendations on behalf of clients in court cases in response to judges and other officers of the court.

Serves as liaison and coordinator between individuals, their families, the community, and service providers. Evaluates and monitors services and redirects when indicated.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough 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 /info. groupbenefits. org/

Parental Leave- Up to six weeks paid parental leave

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

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

• New Year's Day

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

• Mardi Gras,

• Good Friday,

• Memorial Day,

• Independence Day,

• Labor Day,

• Veteran's 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 ( lasersonline. org). LASERS has provided this video (/lasersonline. org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System. mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana ( trsl. org),

• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System ( lsers. net), among others

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