PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR 5 (HCBS SUPERVISOR) Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4725641) Apply  PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR 5 (HCBS SUPERVISOR) Salary Depends on Qualifications Location Hammond, LA Job Type Classified Job Number 202405-PC5-HCBS Department LDH-Florida Parishes Human Services Authority Opening Date 11/12/2024 Closing Date 11/24/2024 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information 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. To learn more about our agency, please Visit our website (http://fphsa.org/) . Potential Benefits: + Some of our facilities are approved HRSA/NHSC sites. Staff in specific positions at approved sites may be eligible to apply for certain student loan relief programs. + Educational opportunities made available to staff. + Paid holidays for eligible staff. This includes up to 10 statutory holidays as well as additional holidays as declared by the governor. + Earned Annual (personal) AND Sick Leave for eligible staff. Leave is accumulated and balances roll over each year. + Health, Life, and Miscellaneous Insurance Plans available for eligible staff, with multiple options at varying costs. + Retirement Options for eligible staff. For more detailed information on some of these benefits, you may click on the “Benefits” tab located above. This Professional Counselor 5 is a supervisory position located in our Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Program and is domiciled in Hammond, Louisiana. Please see the Examples of Work below for additional information for this position. This position may be filled as a Probational Appointment. Applicants may be asked to serve a probationary period of not less than 6 months and not more than 24 months. Salary may be negotiable depending on the chosen applicant's level of experience . Below is a list of the pay range for the position: + Professional Counselor 5: $24.10/hour minimum - $43.37/hour maximum 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. 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 additional information about this vacancy contact: Emily Barthelemy, HR Analyst Florida Parishes Human Services Authority 835 Pride Drive, Suite B, Hammond, Louisiana 70401 emily.barthelemy@fphsa.org Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Licensure as either a Licensed Professional Counselor or a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist by the Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners; plus three years of professional level counseling experience. Job Concepts FUNCTION OF WORK: To provide direct-line supervision of subordinate licensed, master’s degree-level social services staff, and/or other professional social services staff for a service delivery program. LEVEL OF WORK: Supervisor. SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Broad from a higher-level manager or administrator. SUPERVISION EXERCISED: Direct-line over subordinate licensed, master’s degree-level social services staff and/or other professional social services staff. LOCATION OF WORK: May be used by all state agencies. JOB DISTINCTIONS: Differs from lower-level professional counselors by the presence of supervisory responsibilities over licensed, master’s degree-level social services staff, and/or other professional social services staff. Differs from Social Service Counselor 5-B by the presence of licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor or a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Examples of Work This supervisory position provides clinical behavioral health assessments, clinical interventions, therapy, and supportive services to the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Program. The Home and Community Based Services program provides services to tenants to stabilize housing within the Florida Parishes Human Services Authority (FPHSA) service area. This area includes 5 parishes: Livingston, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington. The position manages a specialized caseload providing therapeutic assessment and treatment and supervising non licensed staff providing direct services for those with a substantial, long-term disability, expected to be of long-continued or indefinite durations, which substantially impedes their ability to live independently without supports, and is of such nature that such ability could be improved by more suitable housing conditions. The incumbent of this position must be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office and electronic health records, as well as have an understanding of disabilities, knowledge of the LDH program offices serving each disability area, the various funding streams for service delivery, and the requirements of each. 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 Are you currently registered as either a Licensed Professional Counselor or a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist by the Louisiana Board of Licensed Professional Counselors? + Yes + No 02 If you answered "Yes" to the question above, please indicate the following: license type, number, date originally issued, and expiration date. If you answered "No" to the question above, please type "N/A" in the response below. Required Question Agency 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