PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR 1, 2, 3, or 4 Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4778765) Apply  PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR 1, 2, 3, or 4 Salary $3,186.00 - $5,734.00 Monthly Location Baton Rouge, LA Job Type Classified Job Number 25-001-BRBH-ADM-PC Department LDH-Capital Area Human Services District Opening Date 01/06/2025 Closing Date 1/21/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information This position may be filled as: + Temporary Job Appointment: This position may be filled by temporary job appointment not to exceed 48 months. + Probational Appointment: Current permanent status classified State employees will be required to accept a probational appointment, if selected. About this position: + This vacancy is located at Baton Rouge Behavioral Health's Admission Department. + Licensure as either a Provisional or Licensed Professional Counselor or a Provisional or 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. As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Professional Counselor 1, 2, 3 or 4 depending on the level of education and experience of the selected applicant(s). + Professional Counselor 1(pay grade level SS-412) has a minimum salary of $18.38/hourly; $1,470.40/bi-weekly. + Professional Counselor 2(pay grade level SS-413) has a minimum salary of $19.67/hourly; $1,573.60/bi-weekly. + Professional Counselor 3 (pay grade level SS-414) has a minimum salary of $21.05/hourly; $1,684.00/bi-weekly. + Professional Counselor 4(pay grade level SS-415) has a minimum salary of $22.52/hourly; $1,801.60/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 score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy. REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION TO MAKE SURE IT IS CURRENT. Resumes WILL NOT be 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: Thrinacia.Jenkins2@la.gov 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 Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor (PLPC) or a Provisional Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (PLMFT). Job Concepts FUNCTION OF WORK: To provide professional counseling services. LEVEL OF WORK: Entry. SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Close from a licensed behavioral health professional or higher-level manager or administrator. SUPERVISION EXERCISED: None. LOCATION OF WORK: May be used by all state agencies. JOB DISTINCTIONS: Differs from the Social Service Counselor job series by presence of recognition as a Licensed Professional Counselor-Intern or a Marriage and Family Therapy Intern by the Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners. Differs from the Professional Counselor 2 by the absence of greater independence and more complex caseloads. Examples of Work EXAMPLES LISTED BELOW INCLUDE BRIEF SAMPLES OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT ALL TASKS ARE INCLUDED. Obtains and prepares social histories of clients for information to be reviewed by treatment teams and for use in referrals to other agencies. Participates in the decision making process of the treatment team including formulating therapeutic activities and recommending a treatment plan. Manages a caseload by scheduling appointments, evaluating client progress in counseling sessions, and making recommendations to the treatment team. Performs intensive individual interviews with patients experiencing crises and multiple situational problems. Evaluates information in case records in order to recommend changes in psychosocial intervention. Performs goal-directed and supportive individual and group interviews with clients experiencing crises or multiple situational problems. Assists in the procurement of needs such as institutional placements, transportation, financial assistance, medical equipment, shelter, food, clothing, etc. Serves as liaison between the client, family and the agency/institution. 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 01 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 02 Please enter your license number, original issue date, and next renewal date below. If you selected 'None of the above,' please enter N/A. Required Question Agency State of Louisiana Address For agency contact information, please refer to the supplemental information above. 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