PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR 3 OR 4 (THERAPIST) - State of Louisiana

  
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.
 
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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, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).
• 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 some positions, clinical supervision related to licensure requirements may be provided by the appropriately licensed agency staff at no cost to the employee.

For more detailed information on some of these benefits, you may click on the “Benefits” tab located above.

This Professional Counselor 3 or 4 (full-time) position is for a vacancy located in our Mandeville Behavioral Health Clinic in Mandeville, Louisiana. Please see the examples of work below for additional information on this position.

These positions are in a Career Progression Series and may be filled as either a Professional Counselor 3 or a Professional Counselor 4, depending on the applicant’s level of experience and licensure. 

These positions may be filled as either a Probational Appointment or a Job Appointment. Applicants may be asked to serve a probationary period that may be anywhere between 6 months to 24 months.

Preference may be given to individuals who have at least 6 months of substance abuse treatment experience or have passed the ADC, AADC, or EMAC exam at the time of appointment.

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 3: $22.76/hour Special Entrance Rate - $37.88/hour maximum
• Professional Counselor 4: $24.35/hour Special Entrance Rate - $40.53/hour maximum  

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:
Kasi Silbernagel, HR Specialist
FPHSA Human Resources
835 Pride Drive, Suite B
Phone: (985) 543-4333 ext. 1408
Email: kasi.silbernagel@fphsa.org