Professional Counselor 4 - Therapist/Counselor - Residential Facility

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 agencys 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.

Join our team at Florida Parishes Human Services Authority as a Professional Counselor and provide clinical assessment and treatment to clients in our inpatient, 24-hour residential facility. This facility is an ASAM Level III.5 Adult Clinically Managed High Intensity, residential substance use treatment program, located in Mandeville, Louisiana.

If you're driven, collaborative, passionate, and ready to make an impactthis could be the opportunity for you!

To learn more about our agency, please Visit our website . Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) plus two years of counseling experience. The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here . Job Duties: As a Professional Counselor 4, you will be instrumental in providing clinical assessment and treatment of clients admitted to the inpatient residential substance use treatment facility. Your role will be to:

• Complete biopsychosocial assessments, treatment plans, screenings, treatment/counseling via individual/family/group therapies;
• Provide discharge plans for patients and families, as needed;
• Work on an interdisciplinary treatment team in order to provide thorough and comprehensive care;
• Make recommendations for treatment plans and assist in formulating therapeutic activities;
• Attend annual and PRN trainings and webinars to improve competency in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of substance use disorders

Position-Specific Details :
Appointment Type: Probational. Applicants may be asked to serve a probationary period that may be anywhere between 6 months and 24 months. Career Progression : This position will be filled as a Professional Counselor 4 Compensation : The following rate is a Special Entrance Rate (SER) established for this agency in this job title.

• Professional Counselor 4: $24.35/hour minimum - $40.53/hour maximum

Location : Fontainebleau Treatment Center in Mandeville, Louisiana

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

How To Apply:

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.

* Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

For additional information about this vacancy, please contact: Emily Barthelemy Florida Parishes Human Services Authority 835 Pride Drive, Suite B, Hammond, LA 70401 ...