Job Description

Supplemental Information

NEDHSA is a designated approved National Health Service Corps (NHSC) site. Clinicians who work at NHSC-approved sites are eligible to apply to the NHSC Loan Repayment Program to pay off student loans.

• 2-year Full-Time Clinical Practice: NHSC will pay up to $50,000* for an initial 2 years of full-time clinical practice to clinicians.

(Full-time clinical practice is defined as no less than 40 hours per week, for a minimum of 45 weeks per year).

NEDHSA has had many productive years since forming as a Local Governing Entity (LGE) in 2013. Here\'s a small snapshot of how NEDHSA has worked diligently to provide our citizens with greater access to services, excellent customer services and quality, competent care.

• Tobacco Cessation Program
• Behavioral & Primary Healthcare Integration Summit
• Awarded Proclamation by Louisiana House of Representatives
• Support of Healthy Living with U-ACT (Union Parish Alliance for Transformation)
• LA Spirit Crisis Counseling Assistance Program (Recovery Resources for Flood Disaster Victims)
• Faith-Based Mental Health Summits
• Participant in the Caldwell Parish Annual Health Awareness Day
• Collaboration with NE Louisiana Behavioral Health Advisory Counsel
• Promotion of Healthy Living in Madison-Tallulah at Operation Stand Down healthcare and services fair

NEDHSA plans to build additional, esteemed partnerships this year to deepen meaningful integrated behavioral and primary healthcare within the region. To help the citizens realize more positive outcomes and stability, NEDHSA will continue to employ a more cohesive, progressive approach among our systems and processes.

This position may be filled by Probation, Promotion, Demotion, Lateral Transfer or Detail to Special Duty. Preference may be given to permanent classified employees of Northeast Delta Human Services Authority.

Applicants will be required to serve a probationary period of not less than 12 months and not more than 24.

International degrees require submission of an equivalency evaluation with the application.

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.

*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Ms. Janesia Raybon, MPA
Human Resources Specialist
Northeast Delta Human Services Authority
2513 Ferrand Street
Monroe, LA 71201
318-362-4237 (office)

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION:
Registration as either a Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor or a Provisional Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist by the Louisiana Board of Licensed Professional Counselors.

NOTE:
Pursuant to Act 484 of the 2014 Legislative Session and effective May 1, 2015, Counselor Interns are now called "Provisional Licensed Professional Counselors" (PLPCs) and MFT Interns are now called "Provisional Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists" (PLMFTs).

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 to make a difference through 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

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 (

). LASERS has provided this to give you more detailed information about their system * Teacher\'s Retirement System of Louisiana (
), * Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (
), among others

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