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Professional Counselor 1/2/3/4

Salary

$3,186.00 - $5,734.00 Monthly

Location

Sulphur, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

IMCAL 2025 - 23

Department

LDH- Imperial Calcasieu Human Services Authority

Opening Date

05/01/2025

Closing Date

5/15/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

Imperial Calcasieu Human Services Authority (ImCal HSA) exists so that citizens with mental health, addictions, and developmental challenges residing in the parishes of Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jefferson Davis are empowered, and self-determination is valued such that individuals live a satisfying, hopeful, and contributing life.

This position may be filled as a job appointment. Job appointments may last up to 4 years & may be converted to a probational appointment.No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as an Professional Counselor 1, 2, 3, or 4 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant. Please refer to the'Job Specifications' tab located at the top of theLA Careers 'Current Job Opportunities' page of theCivil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.

The minimum biweekly starting pay for this position is as follows: Professional Counselor 1 - $1470.40, Professional Counselor 2 - $1573.60, Professional Counselor 3 - $1684.00, & Professional Counselor 4 - $1801.60.

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.

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

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.

For further information about this vacancy contact: Leigh Conway [email protected]

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

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

Job Specification

FUNCTION OF WORK:

To provide professional counseling services.

LEVEL OF WORK:

Entry.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Close 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 2 by the absence of greater independence and more complex caseloads.

Job Duties and Other Information

Provide individual, family, and group counseling/therapy to children, adolescents, and adults with mental health and substance use disorders based on individualized treatment plans. Use evidenced based practices and an integrated treatment models to treat/counsel individuals served toward achieving their identified goals. Serve as a liaison and coordinator between the individual served, their family, and other agencies/providers. Collaborate with the treating psychiatric provider and multi-disciplinary team to facilitate care. Provide clients and families with education regarding psychiatric and behavioral health conditions and related services. Identify areas of need and make appropriate referrals to ImCal programs and/or community services that best meet those needs. Keep informed about community resources and make appropriate referrals for supplemental supports and services. Evaluate, monitor, and document progress in treatment. Conduct transition and discharge planning. Maintain required documentation on individuals served in ImCal’s designated electronic health record.

Conduct comprehensive psycho-social assessments which result in accurate diagnoses and functional/interpretive summaries. Use evidenced based screening and diagnostic scales to thoroughly assess for the presence and severity of various disorders and associated risk. Use clinical skills, supervision, and consultation to identify psycho-social factors to be addressed in counseling/therapy. Determine situational and/or supportive counseling/therapy needs and identify the strengths and vulnerabilities of the individuals served, which may have clinical significance in the therapeutic intervention. Develop appropriate in-depth, individualized, time-oriented goals and objectives during the treatment planning process and create safety plans for those at greater risk of harm.

Provide crisis screening, assessment, and intervention to individuals who are at an increased risk of harm. This includes collaboration with the psychiatrist or other prescribing provider, and the family, with linkage to higher-level care, such as hospital emergency departments, inpatient substance use disorder treatment facilities, or other social/community services.

Attend clinical unit meetings and inservice trainings. Complete required training and continuing education as mandated by ImCal policy and clinical license. Communicate with various agencies: inpatient treatment facilities, court/judicial system, Probation and Parole, DCFS, and clients, and family members in an effort to ensure continuity of care for individuals served. Provide testimony and recommendations in court cases, on behalf of the individual/family served.

Accept and perform additional duties as assigned by supervisor.

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 leave

More information can be found athttps://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 (https://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 (www.trsl.org),

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

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Please select which licensure by the Louisiana Board of Licensed Professional Counselors you possess:

+ Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor (PLPC)

+ Provisional Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (PLMFT)

+ Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

+ Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)

+ None of the above

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Please enter your license number, original issue date, and next renewal date below. If you selected 'None of the above,' please enter N/A.

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Employer

State of Louisiana

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For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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