CLHSD oversees delivery of mental health, substance use and intellectual and developmental disability services in our 8 parish area: Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Rapides, Vernon and Winn.

 This position is located at our Behavioral Clinic / Caring Choices – Alexandria office.

Job #207402 / 50625386

This vacancy is being announced as a classified position and may be filled as a Job Appointment. 

Selected Core Competencies:

• Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
• Managing Time: The ability to control your time to increase effectiveness, efficiency, or productivity.
• Thinking Critically: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion.

Selected Preferred Competencies:

• Accepting Direction: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.
• Acting Decisively: The ability to make decisions quickly and effectively.
• Displaying Professionalism: The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization.
• Focusing on Customers: The ability to serve the needs of those who support and/or rely on the services provided.
• Learning Actively: The ability to acquire necessary knowledge and skills to improve performance and achieve organizational goals.
• Thinking Creatively: The ability to generate ideas, manipulate ideas, and make unconventional connections to develop original approaches.
• Using Data: The ability to use relevant and valid data to inform a recommendation for action.

You must include all relevant education and experience on your official State application. You must describe your actual duties as you will not be qualified based on job title alone. A resume upload will NOT populate your information into your application.

Work experience left off your electronic application or only included in an attached resume is not eligible to receive credit.

All prospective new hires are required to pass a drug screening and a criminal background check.

All prospective new hires will be subjected to employment eligibility verification via the federal government's E-Verify system.

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:
 Shawanda Gordon

Shawanda.Gordon@clahsd.org.
    CLHSD / Human Resource Specialist
    P. O. Box 7118, Alexandria, LA 71306-0118
    Shawanda.Gordon@clahsd.org

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Three years of social services experience; OR

Six years of full-time experience in any field; OR

A bachelor's degree.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:
Positions that provide addictive disorder counseling or prevention services will require certification or eligibility for certification issued by the Addictive Disorder Regulatory Authority (ADRA), or its successor.

Function of Work:
To provide general social services work through direct services and/or general counseling.

Level of Work:
Entry.

Supervision Received:
Close from a Social Service Counselor 5, social worker, or other higher-level social services personnel.

Supervision Exercised:
None.

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 the Social Service Counselor 2 by the supervision received.

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.

Coordinates admissions, discharges, and follow-up services within various programs.

Serves as liaison between the client, family, and the agency/institution.

Assists in the procurement of needs such as institutional placements, transportation, financial assistance, medical equipment, shelter, food, clothing, etc.

Assists in determining eligibility for services provided.

Makes recommendations to the criminal justice system or to employers concerning a client's progress, including occasional court appearances.