Professional Counselor 5 Job at State of Louisiana
Supplemental Information
nlhsd.org
The Northwest Louisiana Human Services District was formed to provide local governance and direction for behavioral health and developmental disability services for individuals residing in the nine parishes of Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, DeSoto, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine and Webster.
This position will be with the NW LA Human Services District - Shreveport Behavioral Health Clinic located at 1310 N Hearne Ave. This site is NHSC (National Health Service Corps) approved. Qualifying Professional Counselors may be eligible to participate in the Loan Repayment Program.
The incumbent provides Recovery and Resiliency focused clinical services to adult clients with mental illness and administrative supervision to behavioral health clinical staff in the adult treatment program at the Shreveport Behavioral Health Clinic.
This position has a Special Entrance Rate. 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:
- Professional Counselor 5 - $22.26/hour minimum - $41.29/hour maximum
The District also has Premium Pay policy that allows us to pay additional amount for actual hours worked for those who have:
- Licensed/Certified Clinical Supervisors (CCS; LPC-S or LMFT-S) - .50 cents per hour premium for hours worked as long as they maintain the credential and provide Clinical Supervision for the agency.
- Dual Licensed as a Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC) and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)- $1.00 per hour premium for hours worked as long as they maintain credentials.
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.
**IMPORTANT NOTE:
While we encourage all interested applicants to apply, please be aware that there are various reasons that your application may be disqualified from consideration including, but not limited, to:
- Failure to fully complete the education and work experience sections of the application; (Please note for the education section that the semester area refers to the # of credit HOURS and not the # of semesters you completed)
- Submission of a resume in lieu of the online application. Information on the resume will not substitute and must also be included on the actual job application in order to be considered. You must describe your duties as you will not be qualified based on job title alone. A resume upload will NOT populate your information into your application.
- Failure to list complete license information (if applicable to the job position).
- Failure to submit an equivalency evaluation statement for an international degree by the closing of this announcement.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
NW LA Human Services District
Human Resources
1310 N Hearne Ave
Shreveport, LA 71107
318-676-5111
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Licensure as either a Licensed Professional Counselor or a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist by the Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners; plus three years of professional level counseling experience.
Licensure as either a Licensed Professional Counselor or a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist by the Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners; plus three years of professional level counseling experience.
Job Concepts
FUNCTION OF WORK:
To provide direct-line supervision of subordinate licensed, master’s degree-level social services staff, and/or other professional social services staff for a service delivery program.
LEVEL OF WORK:
Supervisor.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Broad from a higher-level manager or administrator.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
Direct-line over subordinate licensed, master’s degree-level social services staff and/or other professional social services staff.
LOCATION OF WORK:
May be used by all state agencies.
JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from lower-level professional counselors by the presence of supervisory responsibilities over licensed, master’s degree-level social services staff, and/or other professional social services staff.
Differs from Social Service Counselor 5-B by the presence of licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor or a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.
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.
Provides professional clinical supervision through the review of cases to assist and guide subordinate social service staff in the development of skills in working with families, client groups, offenders, and especially with atypical and complex patients.
Determines work assignments, coordinates work flow and duty assignments, and evaluates work performance of subordinate social service staff.
Plans, organizes, and implements various social services programs. Coordinates the activities of the programs with other units and agencies.
Develops goals, program plans, and policies/procedures. Aids in determining staffing and resource needs for a social services unit.
Provides or arranges for training and development activities for subordinates.
May provide LPC supervision to candidates for professional counselor certification.
Provides expert testimony and advocacy representation on behalf of clients in court cases.
May provide limited direct casework services to a select group of highly complex cases.
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