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Behavioral Health Program Director A
- Louisiana Department of State Civil Service (Houma, LA)
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Behavioral Health Program Director A
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Behavioral Health Program Director A
Salary
$4,177.00 - $7,518.00 Monthly
Location
Houma, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
211092
Department
LDH-South Central Louisiana Human Services Authority
Opening Date
07/24/2025
Closing Date
8/3/2025 11:59 PM Central
+ Description
+ Benefits
About this Job
Helping people, changing lives through education, prevention, intervention, and treatment in an effort to enhance quality of life.
South Central Louisiana Human Services Authority is hiring aBehavioral Health Program Director Ato oversee vital mental health and addiction services in our region. Make a lasting impact through leadership, innovation, and compassionate care.
We seek individuals who reflect the following core values:
+ Respect- Showing regard for people's abilities and worth; valuing their feelings and their views, even if you don't necessarily agree with them.
+ Empowering- Providing individuals the resources and support necessary to have power and control over their own lives.
+ Integrity- Encompassing honesty, keeping one's word, and consistently adhering to principles of professionalism, even when it is not easy to do so.
+ Collaboration- Committing the possibility of producing an outcome greater than one entity alone could achieve.
+ Quality- Achieving improved health, responsiveness and efficiency by doing the right thing, at the time, for the right person to obtain the best possible results.
To learn more about our agency, please visit our website. (https://www.sclhsa.org/)
Minimum Qualifications
A master’s degree in a social science, health or human services, nursing, or health administration field plus three years of experience providing behavioral health treatment; OR
A doctorate in a social science, health or human services, nursing, or health administration field, or a medical degree plus two years of experience providing behavioral health treatment.
Job Specification
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere.
Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:
As a Behavioral Health Program Director A, the incumbent will:
+ Plan, supervise, and direct the Clinical Department of the Terrebonne Behavioral Health Center. Supervision is exercised over other clinical staff.
+ Monitor, assess, and develop clinical core competencies, training, and orientation by clinical supervision and oversee all clinicians providing direct treatment services.
+ Provide formal clinical supervision to interns, counselors, and master-level clinicians.
+ This is a highly responsible, professional-level clinical and supervisory position receiving broad directives from administration, and must be a licensed master-level clinician in good standing.
Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: Probationary Appointment
Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.
How To Apply:
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. The further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
*Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
Contact Information:
For further information about this vacancy, contact:
Macy Comeaux
HR Director
985-876-8876
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
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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