PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR 3 OR 4 (THERAPIST)

State of Louisiana; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

Premium pay for direct patient care

Job summary

Florida Parishes Human Services Authority in Denham Springs, LA is seeking a Professional Counselor to assess and treat clients with mental health and substance use disorders, including medication-assisted treatment and crisis care. The role involves conducting intake, developing treatment plans, and coordinating with prescribers.

Applicants must hold a PLPC or PLMFT license in Louisiana and have at least two years of counseling experience.

Qualifications

• Current Louisiana license to practice as PLPC or PLMFT required.
• Two years of counseling experience required.

Responsibilities

• Completes intake and psycho-social evaluations for adults and aftercare.
• Prepares correspondence and reports with other agencies regarding client care.
• Provides crisis evaluation and specialized clinical treatment as needed.

Skills

PLPC license

Two years counseling

Job description

About This Job

EMBRACING OUR DIVERSITY MAKES US STRONGER

We believe that our individual differences are our strength, and it forms the foundation that allows our agency to empower individuals to experience a greater quality of life. Our agency’s vision is that all people will be empowered to lead meaningful and productive lives among friends, relatives, and neighbors regardless of behavioral health needs or developmental disabilities. We have been lighting the path forward into recovery by providing person-centered services to adults and children who meet the treatment criteria for substance use disorders, developmental disabilities, and/or mental health.

We are looking for a Professional Counselor to provide clinical assessment and treatment of clients with various mental health diagnoses, substance use disorders, medication-assisted treatment, and high-risk patients in crisis. Florida Parishes Human Services Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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) plus two years of counseling experience.

Job Specification

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

Job Duties

Job Duties and Other Information

• Completes intake and psycho-social evaluations on primarily adults and some aftercare individuals, which includes providing technical and clinical input on diagnosis and treatment in the interdisciplinary staff consultation with staff prescribers to establish an individual's treatment plan for each individual in treatment.
• Completes correspondence, written reports, and other communications with other agencies regarding an individual's care
• May provide crisis evaluation for individuals who are in acute distress as indicated by a family member, coroner, law authorities, etc., which may require complex and specialized crisis intervention, psychosocial evaluation, and specialized clinical treatment.

Position-Specific Details

Appointment Type: Probational Appointment or Job Appointment

Compensation: This position is eligible for premium pay of $1.00/hour for hours worked performing direct patient care.

The following rates are Special Entrance Rates (SER) established for this agency in these job titles:

• Professional Counselor 3: $22.76/hour minimum - $38.67/hour maximum
• Professional Counselor 4: $24.35/hour minimum - $41.38/hour maximum

Salary may be negotiable depending on the chosen applicant’s level of experience. Note regarding the advertised pay range: The maximum amount listed is the maximum salary a person can make while in this title and NOT the maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new hire.

Career Progression

Professional Counselor 3 or a Professional Counselor 4

Location

Denham Springs Behavioral Health Clinic in Denham Springs, Louisiana

We strongly recommend that individuals who have substance abuse treatment experience or have passed the ADC, AADC, or EMAC exam at the time of appointment apply to this posting.

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 at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave

• 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 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

01

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

• Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor (PLPC)
• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
• Provisional Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (PLMFT)
• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
• None of the above

02

Please provide the date you were originally licensed by this board. If you answered the previous question with "None of the above," enter N/A. NOTE: The original licensure date should reflect the date you first obtained any license through the state board, whether entry level (PLPC/PLMFT) or experienced (LPC/LMFT). Experience will be credited based on the qualifying date associated with your original license.

03

If your license is "provisional," please provide the estimated number of months remaining before you can be considered for full licensure. If you are already licensed as an LPC/LMFT, please type "N/A" in the space below.

04

Have you provided at least 6 months of verifiable substance use treatment services, or supervised staff providing addiction services, PRIOR to December 1, 2015? NOTE: If you answer "Yes," this experience must be listed in the Work Experience section of your application.

• Yes
• No

05

If you answered "Yes" to the question above, please list Employer and dates of employment in which these services were provided. NOTE: This experience must be PRIOR to December 1, 2015, and must also be listed in the Work Experience section of your application. If you answered "No" to the question above, please type "N/A" in the response below.

06

Have you previously passed either the ADC, AADC, or EMAC exam?

• Yes
• No

07

If you answered "Yes" to the previous question, please indicate the type of exam and date passed/certified. If you answered "No," please type N/A in the space below.

08

This position requires providing clinical services to all age groups. Please select the populations to whom you have provided clinical services to. Select all that apply.

• Early Childhood Aged (2-6 years)
• Children (7–12 years)
• Adolescents (13–18 years)
• Adults (18 years and up)

09

Do you have any certifications in evidence-based therapy (i.e. ACT, CBT, CPT, DBT, EMDR, PE, TF-CBT, etc.)?

• Yes
• No

10

If you answered "Yes" to the previous question, please indicate which evidence-based therapy certifications you possess. If you answered "No," please type N/A in the space below.

11

Do you have any certifications associated with providing child/adolescent therapy (i.e. Play Therapy, PCIT, Triple P, Family Therapy (any type), DBT, CBT, etc.)?

• Yes
• No

12

If you answered "Yes" to the previous question, please indicate which child/adolescent therapy certifications you possess. If you answered "No," please type N/A in the space below.

13

Some of our clinic locations offer evening services to our clients. Are you willing and able to work non-traditional hours if needed, including some evenings?

• Yes
• No
• Required Question

Contact Information

Kasi Silbernagel, HR Specialist

FPHSA Human Resources

835 Pride Drive, Suite B

Phone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

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