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Louisiana Department of State Civil Service Social Service Counselor 3 in Houma, Louisiana
Social Service Counselor 3
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Social Service Counselor 3
Salary
$3,410.00 - $6,136.00 Monthly
Location
Houma, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
203883
Department
LDH-South Central Louisiana Human Services Authority
Opening Date
01/02/2025
Closing Date
1/12/2025 11:59 PM Central
Description
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Helping people, changing lives through education, prevention, intervention, and treatment in an effort to enhance quality of life.
This vacancy is located at SCLHSA's Administration Office located in Houma, LA.
The Assistive Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Case Manager will be supporting the Terrebonne AOT grant. The AOT grant is a program aimed to reduce the frequency and duration of psychiatric hospitalization, homelessness, incarceration, and interactions with the criminal justice system while improving the health and social outcomes of individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) by providing individuals with linkage to community providers and court ordered treatment services. The AOT Case Manager facilitates linkage and referrals to appropriate evidenced-based services for each individual in order to ensure continuity of care. The AOT Case Manager is also responsible for coordinating/facilitating a number of tasks, such as the completion of all court documentation, ensuring the attendance of all required individuals at the hearing, and the implementation of the discharge plan.
This vacancy is being announced as a Classified Position and will be filled as a Job Appointment that may transfer into a Probationary Appointment at a future date.
AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:
Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
Making Accurate Judgments:The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards.
Thinking Critically:The ability to generate ideas, manipulate ideas, and make unconventional connections to develop original approaches.
NOTE REGARDING ADVERTISED PAY:
The actual starting salary depends on the education and experience of the selected applicant.
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 further information about this vacancy contact:
Macy Comeaux
HR Director
macy.richard@la.gov
985-876-8876
Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Five years of social services experience; OR
Six years of full-time experience in any field plus two years of social services experience; OR
A bachelor's degree plus two years of social services experience; OR
An advanced degree in a social sciences field plus one year of social services experience.
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.
Job Concepts
Function of Work:
To provide general social services work through direct services and/or general counseling.
Level of Work:
Advanced.
Supervision Received:
Broad 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 or registration as a Licensed Professional Counselor-Intern.
Differs from the Social Service Counselor 2 by the presence of responsibility for specialized caseloads and/ or lead-worker duties.
Differs from Social Service Counselor 4-A by the absence of responsibility for assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of specialized programs.
Differs from Social Service Counselor 4-B by serving as a certified substance counselor.
Examples of Work
90% Responsible for assisting with implementation of a multi-disciplinary AOT Program, working with the District Court and Judge, community partners and other entities to support community-based treatment for adults with serious mental illness (SMI) who meet criteria for AOT.
Facilitates rounds/staffing with agencies and organizations to provide discharge planning services for potential AOT participants.
Participates in AOT Team meetings, Steering Committee Meetings and Case Management calls.
Coordinates the completion of all required court documents and ensures they are filed in a timely manner.
Gathers information from collateral contact, manage referrals, and collecting and entering demographics and client-level data for a baseline measure, at 3-months, at 6-months of follow-up, and at participant discharge.
Manages collaboration between core partners, identifying and enrolling participants into the AOT Program, and assisting in development and follow up of recovery plans.
Provides intensive case management, referral linkages, and discharge planning and follow-up services to clients with a history of a serious mental illness (SMI) and treatment adherence issues.
Collaborates with AOT Project Director and Program Evaluator on the monitoring of fidelity of evidence-based practices and facilitates/schedules meetings to ensure they are conducted accurately and timely.
As part of an interdisciplinary team, and within the scope of the team, will be responsible for consultation with other team members on case management issues; developing full range of options in the community settings; rehabilitation self-management and wellness strategies; obtaining treatment updates at least quarterly from the treating providers to determine participant progress, hospitals to determine admission/readmission information, criminal justice agencies for documented arrest or involvement with law enforcement, insurance companies, the participant for satisfaction survey, etc.
10% Attends meetings, workshops, trainings and seminars for continuing education purposes and professional enhancement and development.
Performs any additional duties requested which are not listed in job description but relate to services for AOT grant.
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
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Phone
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