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Social Service Counselor 4-A
Salary
$3,649.00 - $6,566.00 Monthly
Location
Shreveport, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
182019 NLHSD SSC4A SBH 082023
Department
LDH- Northwest Louisiana Human Services District
Opening Date
08/21/2023
Closing Date
9/4/2023 11:59 PM Central
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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 Avenue Shreveport, LA 71107.
The incumbent is responsible for the coordination of the PMMI activities throughout the District and serves as a liaison to programs, services and other committees/teams.
- 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 .
Applicants must have Civil Service test scoresfor 8100-Professional Level Exam in order to be considered for this vacancy unless exempted by Civil Service rule or policy. If you do not have a score prior to applying to this posting, it may result in your application not being considered.
Applicants without current test scores can apply to take the test here (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/592075/8100-ple-professional-level-exam) .
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:
- Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. *
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:
- Submission of a resume in lieu of the online application. Information on the resume will not substitute and 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 will NOTpopulate your information into your application.
- Failure to list completelicense information (if applicable to the job position).
- Failure to fullycomplete 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)
- 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
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A baccalaureate degree plus three years of professional social services experience.
Substitutions
Six years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree.
Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree as follows:
A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
120 or more semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
College credit earned without obtaining a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for a maximum of four years full-time work experience towards the baccalaureate degree. Candidates with 120 or more semester hours of credit, but without a degree, must also have at least two years of full-time work experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
A baccalaureate degree in social work, sociology, psychology, behavioral science or human service counseling from an accredited institution will substitute for one year of the required experience.
Graduate training in social work, sociology, psychology, or human service counseling from an accredited institution will substitute for a maximum of one year of the required experience on the basis of thirty semester hours for one year of experience.
A master's degree in the above fields will substitute for a maximum of one year of the required experience.
Specialized college course work will substitute for a maximum of one year of the required experience.
Necessary Special Requirement
Positions that provide addictive disorder prevention services require a current practice credential as a Certified Prevention Professional (CPP), or as a Registered Prevention Professional (RPP), or as a Licensed Prevention Professional (LPP) issued by the Addictive Disorder Regulatory Authority (ADRA), or its successor, pursuant to the Addictive Disorders Practice Act, LA RS 37.3386-3390.6
Note
Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.
Note
The baccalaureate, graduate training, or master's degree in social work must be from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, 1701 Duke Street, Suite 200, Alexandria, VA 22314.
Job Concepts
Function Of Work
To assess, design, implement, coordinate, and evaluate specialized social service programs.
Level Of Work
Program Manager.
Supervision Received
Broad from a Social Service Counselor 5, social worker, or other higher-level social services personnel.
Supervision Exercised
May provide functional supervision to lower-level counselors and other direct care providers.
Location of Work:
Department of Health and Hospitals; LSU-Health Sciences Centers, Acute Care Hospitals, Medical Schools; Veterans Affairs; Department of Corrections; Department of Social Services.
Job Distinctions
Differs from the Professional Counselor job series by the absence of a master's degree and licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor.
Differs from Social Service Counselors 1, 2, 3, and 4-B by the responsibility for assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of specialized programs.
Differs from a Social Service Counselor 5 by absence of supervisory responsibility.
Examples of Work
May provide training in caseload principles and practices and ensuring compliance with federal and state regulation and agency policy and procedures.
Outlines appropriate specialized services for program participants based on assessment and other pertinent data.
Meets with officials of local and state agencies, professional organizations, advocacy organizations and private providers to develop and maintain a viable service delivery system.
Serves as a member of the monitoring team to review and refine the quality and level of services provided.
Evaluates and monitors services and redirects them when indicated.
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/
Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
- Labor Day,
- Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor
- New Year's Day
- Mardi Gras,
- Veteran's Day,
- Good Friday,
- Independence Day,
- Memorial Day,
- Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
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.
State Retirement Systems May Include (but Are Not Limited To)
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.
- Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
- 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
- Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others
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Have you ever worked for the State of Louisiana? Please make sure work history reflects this experience.
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How many years of professional social services experience do you have? *Please note, for the purposes of this qualification, professional level experience is defined as experience earned in those positions that require the educational achievement of at least a Bachelor's degree. It is important that you make sure that you include all of your work experience in the work history portion of your application in order 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.
- At least 4 years but less than 5 years
- At least 2 years but less than 3 years
- Less than 1 year
- At least 3 years but less than 4 years
- At least 5 years or more
- None
- At least 1 year but less than 2 years
Required Question
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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
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