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PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR 1, 2, 3, or 4

Salary

$3,186.00 - $5,734.00 Monthly

Location

Donaldsonville, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

25-061-SB-PC

Department

LDH-Capital Area Human Services District

Opening Date

09/10/2025

Closing Date

9/20/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

Why work for CAHS?

+ Vision: CAHS excels 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 exists to help each person(s) served live productively in the location and environment of their choosing and abilities. CAHS staff work as a unified team to provide services and supports that help the person(s) served succeed in work, school, life, and other endeavors they pursue.

Join our team of dedicated Behavioral Health Professional Counselors and make a positive impact in the lives of those in need. We are seeking a compassionate and professional individual to join our team and provide essential support to individuals and families in our District. In this role, you will have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of others while advancing your career in the behavioral health field.

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

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

+ Provide individual, group, or family therapy to clients weekly and according to the level of care. Continuously reassesses levels of care, levels of intervention, patient status, need for change in treatment strategies, and need for termination or referral of the case.

+ Case coordination, including telephone contact and other correspondence with parents and other professionals, e.g. FINS, Pupil Appraisal, Probation Officer, OCS, hospitals, Police Mentor, Social Services Counselors, and Primary Care Physicians.

+ Works with school personnel and teachers to design and implement behavior modification programs to improve performance and behavior of clients.

+ Establish a caseload of 20-25 clients who are identified as those most in need of mental health services.

+ Complete a psychosocial assessment aimed at identifying the special problems and needs manifested in specific high risk populations.

+ Conducts intensive interviews by gathering a history of the problem behaviors from parents, teachers or other professionals in order to determine and implement the most effective type of psychosocial intervention.

+ Conduct classroom observations as well as develop individualized treatment plans and services to address identified problems, needs and behavioral/emotional reactions of clients and families.

+ Works with school personnel and teachers to design and implement behavior modification programs to improve performance and behavior of clients.

+ Schedules and coordinates monthly appointments between guardian and mental health physician to provide psychiatric evaluation and/or medication management.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational or Job Appointment.

Career Progression: This position may be filled as a Professional Counselor 1, 2, 3, or 4.

Work Schedule: 8 hours per day, Monday - Friday.

+ The School is located in Donaldsonville.

**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.

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. 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). Resumeswill 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:

[email protected]

Capital Area Human Services District

12301 Coursey Blvd

Baton Rouge, LA 70816

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

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

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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