Professional Counselor 4

The Mission of ELMHS is to provide mental health evaluation treatment habilitation and consultation for adults. Programs include inpatient interventions jail-based evaluations supervised group home and residential programs forensic evaluation care custody and aftercare; intermediate and long-term psychiatric care are coordinated with the total system of care in Louisiana.

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 licensed counseling experience.

The official job specifications for this role as defined by the State Civil Service can be found here.

Job Duties:

In this role you will:

• Serve early middle and late adult population. This position treats both civil and forensic populations. Provides specialized counseling component in an interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary team approach to planning and treatment.
• Serve as group leader/facilitator in peer groups made up of person with sexual disorders/trauma in order to educate them on coping with such difficulties. Conducts individual and group counseling for sexual offenders and victims with general supervision.
• Develop a working knowledge of correctional or community resources in order to recommend or refer offenders for specialized services.
• Act as a liaison between the inpatient staff Program Director and contract staff regarding patient progress clinical concerns or general questions. Attends and participates in community health related programs in-services continuing education and maintains professional reading.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational Promotional or Detail

No Civil Service test scoreis 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).Resumeswill notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Leigh Moore

ELMHS HR