SOCIAL SERVICE COUNSELOR 3

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SOCIAL SERVICE COUNSELOR 3

Salary

$3,410.00 - $6,136.00 Monthly

Location

New Orleans, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

MHSD-195339-ACZ

Department

Metropolitan Human Services District

Opening Date

05/28/2024

Closing Date

6/7/2024 11:59 PM Central

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Supplemental Information

Job Number: MHSD-194415-ACZ

Metropolitan Human Services District

3100 General DeGaulle Dr. New Orleans, LA 70114

Metropolitan Human Services District (MHSD) is one of ten Local Governing Entities (LGE) serving persons with Mental Health Disorders, Addictive Disorders and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities in Louisiana. Legislated by the State and through its Board of Directors, MHSD is responsible for the operation and management of community-based programs and services for the parishes of Orleans, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines.

Mission

To ensure person-centered supports and services are available and provided to eligible individuals with mental illness, addictive disorders and intellectual/developmental disabilities in Orleans, Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes.

We currently hiring for a Social Service Counselor 3. This is a fulltime classified position.

AN IDEAL CANIDATE SHOULD POSESS THE FOLLLOWING COMPETENCIES:

Communicating Effectively : T he ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.

Fostering Engagement: The ability to encourage others to invest in their work and the success of the organization.

Making Accurate Judgments: The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards.

Adapting to Change: The ability to adjust plans, expectations, and behaviors in response to change.

Demonstrating Accountability: The ability to accept ownership for your actions, behaviors, performance, and decisions.

Demonstrating Initiative: The ability to assess information and take action independently to help the organization achieve its goals.

Learning Actively: The ability to acquire necessary knowledge and skills to improve performance and achieve organizational goals.

Using Data: The ability to use relevant and valid data to inform a recommendation for action.

Valuing Diversity: The ability to develop an awareness of DEIBA challenges and craft personal plans that contribute to improving organizational cultures and environments.

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.

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. Compensation will be based on qualifications, experience, and skills.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Aiesha C. Zapata

Human Resources Business Partner

aiesha.carter-zapata@mhsdla.org

Minimum Qualifications

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A baccalaureate degree plus two 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 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 counseling services require certification or eligibility for certification as a Counselor in Training (CIT), or a current practice credential as a Certified Addiction Counselor (CAC), Registered Addiction Counselor (RAC), or Licensed Addictive Counselor (LAC) issued by the Addictive Disorder Regulatory Authority (ADRA), or its successor, pursuant to the Addictive Disorders Practice Act, LA RS. 37.3386-3390.6

Positions that provide addictive disorder prevention services require certification or eligibility for certification as a Prevention Specialist in Training (PSIT), or a current practice credential as a Certified Prevention Professional (CPP), Registered Prevention Professional (RPP), 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 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

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 various activities of a program regarding application, pre-admission, admission, and certification.

Presents client assessments and recommendations at inter-disciplinary team plan staffing and participate in treatment plan development through presentation of contributing environmental factors observed.

Initiates community involvement in developing indigenous resources and serves as an ongoing facilitator in creating and maintaining providers to impact needs especially in isolated and/or rural areas.

Serves as liaison between client, family, and institution; interviews clients and their families to assess individual and family roles, relationships and reactions and to identify specific diagnosis-related concrete social service and counseling needs.

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

Monitors services through observations, home visits, preparation of forms or progress notes, and reports and records factors detrimental to social adjustment.

May provide testimony and recommendations on behalf of clients in court cases in response to judges and other officers of the court.

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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Are you a current MHSD employee?

• Yes

• No

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Are you a current or former State Civil Service Employee?

• Yes

• No

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Do you possess a bachelor's degree?

• Yes

• No

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Do you possess a master's degree?

• Yes

• No

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Do you have experience working in a behavioral health setting?

• Yes

• No

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QUESTION 1 CE: Rate your ability to communicate effectively based on our definition: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas. 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable communicating effectively. 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to communicate effectively. 3= I can communicate effectively. 4= I can communicate effectively and help others improve their communication.

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QUESTION 2 DA: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

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QUESTION 3 DIn: Rate your ability to demonstrate initiative based on our definition: The ability to assess information and take action independently to help the organization achieve its goals. 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable demonstrating initiative. 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to demonstrate initiative. 3= I can demonstrate initiative. 4= I can and help others improve their ability to demonstrate initiative.

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QUESTION 4 DIn: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

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QUESTION 5 LA: Rate your ability to learn actively based on our definition: The ability to acquire necessary knowledge and skills to improve performance and achieve organizational goals. 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable learning actively. 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to learn actively. 3= I can learn actively. 4= I can learn actively and help others improve their ability to learn active.

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QUESTION 6 LA: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

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QUESTION 7 D: Rate your ability to value diversity based on our definition: The ability to develop an awareness of DEIBA challenges and craft personal plans that contribute to improving organizational cultures and environments. 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable valuing diversity. 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to value diversity. 3= I can value diversity. 4= I can value diversity and help others improve their ability to value diversity.

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QUESTION8 D: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below

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Phone

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