PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR 4Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4488917) ApplyPROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR 4Salary $3,904.00 - $7,025.00 MonthlyLocation Alexandria, LAJob TypeClassifiedJob Number194138DepartmentLDH- Central Louisiana Human Services DistrictOpening Date05/02/2024Closing Date5/16/2024 11:59 PM Central
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Supplemental InformationCLHSD oversees delivery of mental health, substance use and intellectual and developmental disability services in our 8-parish area: Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Rapides, Vernon and Winn. This position is in our Alexandria, La office.Job# 194138 Position# 50589870 Selected Preferred Competencies:
Accepting Direction:The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.
Communicating Effectively:The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
Developing Performance:The ability to assist others in advancing their skills, knowledge, and performance levels over time.
Learning Actively:The ability to acquire necessary knowledge and skills to improve performance and achieve organizational goals.
Managing Meetings:The ability to conduct a meeting and manage others to accomplish the results needed in the allotted amount of time.
Managing Time:The ability to control your time to increase effectiveness, efficiency, or productivity.
Networking:The ability to intentionally develop or maintain relationships with internal partners, external partners, and professional contacts.
Thinking Critically:The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion.
Thinking Strategically:The ability to generate insights and identify opportunities for future growth of the organization.
Valuing Diversity:The ability to develop an awareness of DEIBA challenges and craft personal plans that contribute to improving organizational cultures and environments.
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
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 completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.Work experience left off your electronic application or only included in an attached resume is not eligible to receive credit.Applicants will be asked to serve a job appointment period of no more than 48 months.All prospective new hires are required to pass a drug screen and a criminal background check. All prospective new hires will be subjected to employment eligibility verification via the federal government's E-Verify system. For further information about this vacancy contact:Shawanda GordonCLHSD / Human Resources Specialist5411 Coliseum Blvd.Alexandria, La 71303Shawanda.Gordon@clahsd.orgLouisiana is a State as Model Employer (SAME) for individuals with disabilities. Minimum QualificationsMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Licensure as either a Licensed Professional Counselor or a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist by the Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners; plus two years of professional level counseling experience. Job ConceptsFUNCTION 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 WorkEXAMPLES 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 https://info.groupbenefits.org/Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leaveMore information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspxHolidays 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 GovernorState 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 (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/YourRetirementSystem.mp4) 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
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