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PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR 5

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PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR 5

Salary

$4,177.00 - $7,518.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

25-036-ARS-PC5

Department

LDH-Capital Area Human Services District

Opening Date

05/15/2025

Closing Date

5/26/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

This position may be filled as:

+ Probational Appointment: Current permanent status classified State employees may be required to accept a probational appointment, if selected.

About this position:

+ This vacancy is located at Capital Area Human Services Addiction Recovery Services (ARS)

+ Licensure as either a Licensed Professional Counselor or a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist is required. There is no substitution for this requirement.

Why work for CAHS?

+ Vision: CAHS excel at making lives better.

+ Mission:To deliver caring and responsive services, leading to a better tomorrow.

+ Philosophy: CAHS commits to the philosophy that all individuals are valuable members of the community. CAHS exist to help each person(s) served live productively in the location and environment of the choosing and abilities. CAHS staff works as a unified team to provide services and supports that helps person(s) served succeed in work, school, life, and other endeavors they purse.

THE SALARY FOR THIS POSITION:

+ Professional Counselor 5 (pay grade level SS-416) has a minimum salary of $24.10/hourly; $1,928.00/bi-weekly.

**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.

No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION TO MAKE SURE IT IS CURRENT.Resumes WILL NOTbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

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.

+ There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed. The hiring supervisor/manager has 90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision. Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

[email protected]

Capital Area Human Services District

7389 Florida Blvd, Suite 100

Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) plus three years of counseling experience.

Job Specification

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.

Job Duties and Other Information

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.

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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Do you possess a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)

+ Yes

+ No

02

If you answered YES to the previous question list the license type, license number, issue date, and expiration date. If no, please type N/A.

Required Question

Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

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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