Professional Counselor 2-4 - Residential Facility

PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR 2-4 - RESIDENTIAL FACILITYPrint (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4736122) ApplyPROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR 2-4 - RESIDENTIAL FACILITYSalaryDepends on QualificationsLocation Mandeville, LAJob TypeClassifiedJob Number202727-PC2-4-FTCDepartmentLDH-Florida Parishes Human Services AuthorityOpening Date11/21/2024Closing Date12/1/2024 11:59 PM Central

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Supplemental InformationEMBRACING OUR DIVERSITY MAKES US STRONGER We believe that our individual differences are our strength, and it forms the foundation that allows our agency to empower individuals to experience a greater quality of life. Our agency’s vision is that all people will be empowered to lead meaningful and productive lives among friends, relatives, and neighbors regardless of behavioral health needs or developmental disabilities. We have been lighting the path forward into r ecovery by providing person-centered services to adults and children who meet the treatment criteria for substance use disorders, developmental disabilities, and/or mental health. To learn more about our agency, please Visit our website (http://fphsa.org/) Potential Benefits:

Some of our facilities are approved HRSA/NHSC sites . S taff in specific positions at approved sites may be eligible to apply for certain student loan relief programs.

Educational opportunities made available to staff .

Paid holidays for eligible staff . This includes up to 10 statutory holidays as well as additional holidays as declared by the governor.

Earned Annual (personal) AND Sick Leave for eligible staff. Leave is accumulated and balances roll over each year.

Health , Life, and Miscellaneous Insurance Plans available for eligible staff, with multiple options at varying costs.

Retirement Options for eligible staff .

For some positions, clinical supervision related to licensure requirements may be provided by the appropriately licensed agency staff at no cost to the employee.

For more detailed information on some of these benefits, you may click on the “Benefits” tab located above .

This Professional Counselor 2, 3, or 4 (full time) position is for a vacancy located in our Residential Inpatient Facility , Fontainebleau Treatment Center/Alcohol & Treatment Center, and is located in Mandeville, Louisiana.

This position is in a Career Progression Series and may be filled as either a Professional Counselor 2, Professional Counselor 3 or a Professional Counselor 4, depending on the applicant’s level of experience and licensure.

This position may be filled as a Probational Appointment . Applicants may be asked to serve a probationary period that may be anywhere from 6 months to 24 months.

Salary may be negotiable depending on the chosen applicant's level of experience. The minimum and maximum pay levels for the position is listed below. NOTE: The following rates are Special Entrance Rates (SER) established for this agency in these job titles:

Professional Counselor 2: $21.27/hour minimum - $35.40/hour maximum

Professional Counselor 3: $22.76/hour minimum - $37.88/hour maximum

Professional Counselor 4: $24.35/hour minimum - $40.53/hour maximum

Salary may be negotiable depending on the chosen applicant’s level of experience. Note regarding the advertised pay range: The maximum amount listed is the maximum salary a person can make while in this title and NOT the maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new 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.

Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

For additional information about this vacancy, contact:

Emily Barthelemy, HR Analyst

Florida Parishes Human Services Authority835 Pride Drive, Suite B, Hammond, Louisiana 70401emily.barthelemy@fphsa.org Minimum QualificationsMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Registration as either a Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor or a Provisional Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist by the Louisiana Board of Licensed Professional Counselors plus one year of professional level counseling experience.NOTE:Pursuant to Act 484 of the 2014 Legislative Session and effective May 1, 2015, Counselor Interns are now called "Provisional Licensed Professional Counselors" (PLPCs) and MFT Interns are now called "Provisional Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists" (PLMFTs).Job ConceptsFUNCTION OF WORK:To provide professional counseling services.LEVEL OF WORK:Experienced.SUPERVISION RECEIVED:General from a licensed behavioral health professional or higher-level manager or administrator.SUPERVISION EXERCISED:None.LOCATION OF WORK:May be used by all state agencies.JOB DISTINCTIONS:Differs from the Social Service Counselor job series by presence of recognition as a Licensed Professional Counselor-Intern or a Marriage and Family Therapy Intern by the Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners.Differs from the Professional Counselor 1 by the presence of greater independence and more complex caseloads.Differs from the Professional Counselor 3 by the absence of responsibility for specialized caseloads and/or lead-worker duties.Examples of WorkThis Professional Counselor position provides direct substance use disorder treatment services in a ASAM Level III.5 Clinically Managed High Intensity Adult Residential Facility. Duties include treating clients with substance-related disorders and participating in the decision-making process of the treatment team, interviewing prospective clients and their families, providing crisis intervention and emergency counseling as needed, formulating and constructing a comprehensive treatment plan on each client by collaborating with other professional treatment team members, performing psychosocial evaluations on all clients, and serving as a liaison to the judicial system, providing testimony, reports, and recommendations on behalf of the clients as needed.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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Are you currently registered as either a Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor or a Provisional Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist by the Louisiana Board of Licensed Professional Counselors?

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If you answered "Yes" to the question above, please indicate the following: Type of License, License #, Date Originally Issued, and Expiration Date. If you answered "No" to the question above, please type "N/A" in the response below.

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Do you have experience providing substance use treatment?

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If you answered "Yes" to the question above, please list the experience in which substance use treatment were provided. NOTE: This experience must also be listed in the Work Experience section of your application. If you answered "No" to the question above, please type "N/A" in the response below.

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Do you hold a certification as a Certified Addictions Counselor (CAC), Registered Addiction Counselor (RAC), or Licensed Addictive Counselor (LAC)?

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No

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If you answered "Yes" to the previous question, please list your certification below. If you answered "No" to the previous question, please enter "N/A."

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