Professional Counselor 1, 2, 3, or 4 Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4804303) Apply  Professional Counselor 1, 2, 3, or 4 Salary Depends on Qualifications Location Shreveport, LA Job Type Classified Job Number 204843 NLHSD LPC1-4 SH 012325 Department LDH- Northwest Louisiana Human Services District Opening Date 01/24/2025 Closing Date 2/5/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information nlhsd.org The Northwest Louisiana Human Services District was formed to provide local governance and direction for behavioral health and developmental disability services for individuals residing in the nine parishes of Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, DeSoto, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine and Webster. This position will be with the NW LA Human Services District - Shreveport Behavioral Health Clinic located at 1310 N Hearne Ave. This site isNHSC (National Health Service Corps) approved. Qualifying Professional Counselors may be eligible to participate in the Loan Repayment Program. The incumbent provides recovery, relapse and prevention centered Professional Counseling Services to individuals with addictive disorders, serious and persistent mental illness and/or co-occurring disorders. These services include a broad range of evidenced based treatment and require independent clinical judgment and use of varied in-depth evidenced based treatment modalities. No Civil Service test score or assessmentis required to be considered for this vacancy. 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 experience of the selected applicant(s). Please refer to the ‘Job Specifications’ tab located at the top of the LA Careers ‘Current Job Opportunities’ page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges**, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level. Salary may be negotiable depending on the chosen applicant's level of experience. The minimum and maximum pay levels for the position is listed below: + Professional Counselor 1 - $18.38/hour minimum - $33.08/hour maximum + Professional Counselor 2 - $19.67/hour minimum - $35.40/hour maximum + Professional Counselor 3 - $21.05/hour minimum - $37.88/hour maximum + Professional Counselor 4 - $22.52/hour minimum - $40.53/hour maximum **There is also a $2.00 per hour for actual hours worked premium pay for Licensed Professional Counselors.** **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 . 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. **IMPORTANT NOTE: While we encourage all interested applicants to apply, please be aware that there are various reasons that your application may be disqualified from consideration including, but not limited, to: + Failure tofullycomplete the education and work experience sections of the application; (Please note for the education section that the semester area refers to the # of credit HOURS and not the # of semesters you completed) + Submission of a resume in lieu of the online application.Information on the resume will not substituteand must also be included on the actual job application in order to be considered.You must describe your duties as you will not be qualified based on job title alone. A resume upload willNOTpopulate your information into your application. + Failure to listcompletelicense information (if applicable to the job position). + Failure to submit an equivalency evaluation statement for an international degree by the closing of this announcement. This agency participates in the E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization. For further information about this vacancy contact: NW LA Human Services District Human Resources 1310 N Hearne Ave Shreveport, LA 71107 318-676-5111 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 Have you ever worked for the State of Louisiana? Please make sure work history reflects this experience. + Yes + No 02 Please select the licensure you currently possess. + Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor by the Louisiana Board of Licensed Professional Counselors + Provisional Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist by the Louisiana Board of Licensed Professional Counselors + Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) by the Louisiana Board of Licensed Professional Counselors + Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) by the Louisiana Board of Licensed Professional Counselors + None of the Above 03 Please provide your license number, type of license, original issue date, and expiration date. If you answered "none of the above", please type N/A in the space below. ***NOTE: Failure to provide ALL information may result in your application being marked incomplete and you will not meet minimum qualifications. 04 How many years of counseling experience do you have? *Please note, that you must make sure that you include all of your work experience in the work history portion of your application to claim it in your response to this question. Work experience left off of the electronic application or only included in an attached resume is not eligible to receive credit and should not be claimed as part of your response to this question. + None + Less than 1 year + At least 1 year but less than 2 years + At least 2 years but less than 3 years + At least 3 years but less than 4 years + At least 4 years but less than 5 years + At least 5 years or more Required Question 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 Apply Please verify your email addressVerify Email