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The Northwest Louisiana Human Services District's mission is to increase public awareness of and to provide access for individuals with behavioral health and developmental disabilities to integrated community-based services while promoting wellness, recovery and independence through education and the choice of a broad range of programmatic and community resources.

Our vision is that the Northwest Louisiana Human Services District exists so that individuals with mental health, addictive disorders, and developmental disabilities residing in the parishes of Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, DeSoto, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine and Webster are empowered, and self-determination is valued such that individuals live a satisfying, hopeful, and contributing life.

We are seeking a Professional Counselor to provide recovery-, relapse-, and prevention-centered Professional Counseling Services to individuals with addictive disorders, serious and persistent mental illness, and/or co-occurring disorders. These services include a broad range of evidence-based treatment and require independent clinical judgment and use of varied in-depth evidence-based treatment modalities.

Position Duties

Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice as a Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor (PLPC) or a Provisional Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (PLMFT).

Minimum Qualifications

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

Other Qualifications

Job Duties:

Conducts individual, family, and group counseling.
Develops service plans to address specialized problems related to issues experienced from effects of addictive disorder, serious and persistent mental illness, severe emotional and behavioral disturbance and/co-occurring disorders.
Participates in the decision-making process of the treatment team, including formulating therapeutic activities and recommending a treatment plan.
Manages a caseload by scheduling appointments, evaluating client progress in counseling sessions, and making recommendations to the treatment team.
Conducts telephone and face-to-face crisis and non-crisis screening interviews for Children/Youth and Adults seeking Access to Care through the clinic. Determines eligibility.
Documents in official reports and electronic health record assessment data, treatment interventions provided, recommendations made, and implementation of services for the purposes of legal, professional, and ethical accountability.
Manages caseload by reviewing charts for no contact, attempting re-engagement and closure of cases as appropriate.

Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: Probational, Promotional
Career Progression: This position may be filled as a Professional Counselor 1, 2, 3, or 4
Work Schedule: Work hours are 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, Monday -Friday. Some evenings if assigned.
Location: This position will be with the NW LA Human Services District -Shreveport Behavioral Health Clinic located at 1310 N Hearne Ave. Shreveport, LA.
Compensation: Based on level of qualifications and experience.

The minimum and maximum pay levels for the position are listed below:

Professional Counselor 1 -$18.75/hour minimum - $33.78/hour maximum
Professional Counselor 2 -$20.06/hour minimum - $36.14/hour maximum
Professional Counselor 3 -$21.46/hour minimum - $38.67/hour maximum
Professional Counselor 4 -$22.96/hour minimum - $41.38/hour maximum

**There is also a $2.00 per hour per actual hours worked premium pay for Licensed LPC.**

**Note regarding the advertised pay range: The advertised maximum amount listed is the maximum salary a person can make while in this title/level over their career and not the maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new hire.

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.
*Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact information:
For further information about this vacancy, contact:
NW LA Human Services District
Human Resources
1310 N Hearne Ave
Shreveport, LA 71107
318-676-5111

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

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

Benefits

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 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 (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

Supplemental Questions

Have you ever worked for the State of Louisiana? Please make sure work history reflects this experience.

Please select the licensure you currently possess.

Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor by the Louisiana Board of Licensed Professional Counselors
Provisional Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist by the Louisiana Board of Licensed Professional Counselors
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) by the Louisiana Board of Licensed Professional Counselors
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) by the Louisiana Board of Licensed Professional Counselors
None of the Above

Please provide your license number, type of license, original issue date, and expiration date. If you answered "none of the above", please type N/A in the space below. ***NOTE: Failure to provide ALL information may result in your application being marked incomplete and you will not meet minimum qualifications.

How many years of counseling experience do you have? * It is important that you make sure that you include all of your work experience in the work history portion of your application in order to claim it in your response to this question. Work experience left off of the electronic application or only included in an attached resume is not eligible to receive credit and should not be claimed as part of your response to this question.

None
Less than 1 year
At least 1 year but less than 2 years
At least 2 years but less than 3 years
At least 3 years but less than 4 years
At least 4 years but less than 5 years
At least 5 years or more

Required Question

Agency Information

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

Professional Counselor 1, 2, 3, or 4

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