Professional Counselor 1-4

Nunez Community College; Jackson (LA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

ELMHS in Jackson, LA seeks a passionate Professional Counselor to deliver client-centered services, including assessment, case management, crisis intervention, and coordination with community resources.

The role involves working with adults across different settings, conducting individual and group counseling, and collaborating with courts, schools, and other agencies as needed.

Qualifications

• Must hold Louisiana license to practice as PLPC or PLMFT.
• Experience with diverse populations facing mental health challenges is preferred.
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team and coordinate care.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual and group counseling within an interdisciplinary team.
• Assess care level and communicate treatment plans to the team.
• Develop and implement psychosocial interventions and treatment strategies.
• Refer clients to community resources and liaise with external agencies.
• Deliver client-centered services including crisis intervention and case management.

Skills

Client-centered counseling

Crisis intervention

Assessment

Job description

Division: Within the Social Services Department at ELMHS, Located in Jackson, LA

The Mission of ELMHS is to provide mental health evaluation, treatment, habilitation, and consultation for adults. Programs include inpatient interventions, jail-based evaluations, supervised group home and residential programs, forensic evaluation, care, custody, and aftercare; intermediate and long-term psychiatric services are coordinated with the total system of care in Louisiana

ELMHS is seeking a passionateProfessional Counselor to deliver client-centered services, including assessment, case management, crisis intervention, and community resource coordination. The ideal candidate will have experience working with diverse populations facing mental health challenges, trauma, or crises.

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

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

Job Duties

In this role, you will:

• Serve the early, middle, and late adult population. Provide a specialized counseling component in an interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary team approach to planning and treatment.
• Conduct individual and group counseling conjointly or under close supervision.
• Assess the level of care and intervention, including discharge, reassignment, change of treatment strategies and techniques; communicate these findings to the interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Select and recommend, with general supervision, therapeutic intervention strategies and treatment approaches based on psychosocial assessment to an interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Develop a working knowledge of correctional or community resources in order to recommend or refer offenders for specialized services.
• Prepare correspondence with community agencies and serve as primary liaison person with all outside agencies such as courts, schools, foster care, and legal authorities.
• Provide psychosocial case management to individuals, groups, and families when this intervention is determined to be most appropriate.

Position-Specific Details

Appointment Type: Probational, Promotional, or Detail

Contact Information

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

Leigh Moore

ELMHS HR

[e-mail]

225-634-0680

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