Salary
$3,186.00 - $5,734.00 Monthly
Location
Sulphur, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
IMCAL 2025 - 42
Department
LDH- Imperial Calcasieu Human Services Authority
Opening Date
08/28/2025
Closing Date
9/18/2025 11:59 PM Central
About this Job
Imperial Calcasieu Human Services Authority (ImCal HSA) exists so that citizens with mental health, addictions, and developmental challenges residing in the parishes of Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jefferson Davis are empowered, and self-determination is valued such that individuals live a satisfying, hopeful, and contributing life.
We're looking for a Professional Counselor to join our Behavioral Health Division. Our Behavioral Health Services division provides comprehensive and coordinated outpatient services to individuals with mental illness and/or an addictive disorder (alcohol, drugs, gambling) for both adults and children.Minimum Qualifications
Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice as a Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor (PLPC) or a Provisional Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (PLMFT).
Job Specification
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:
In this role, you will:
- Provide individual, family, and group counseling/therapy to children, adolescents, and adults with mental health and substance use disorders based on individualized treatment plans.
- Use evidenced based practices and an integrated treatment models to treat/counsel individuals served toward achieving their identified goals.
- Serve as a liaison and coordinator between the individual served, their family, and other agencies/providers.
- Conduct comprehensive psycho-social assessments which result in accurate diagnoses and functional/interpretive summaries
- Develop appropriate in-depth, individualized, time-oriented goals and objectives during the treatment planning process and create safety plans for those at greater risk of harm.
- Determine situational and/or supportive counseling/therapy needs and identify the strengths and vulnerabilities of the individuals served, which may have clinical significance in the therapeutic intervention.
- Collaborate with the treating psychiatric provider and multi-disciplinary team to facilitate care.
- Provide crisis screening, assessment, and intervention to individuals who are at an increased risk of harm. This includes collaboration with the psychiatrist or other prescribing provider, and the family, with linkage to higher-level care, such as hospital emergency departments, inpatient substance use disorder treatment facilities, or other social/community services.
Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: Job Appointment or Probational
Career Progression: This position participates in a Career Progression Group.
Work Schedule: Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday.
Compensation: The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience.
Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.
How To Apply:
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
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 the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
Contact Information:
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Leigh Conway
HR Director - ImCal HSA
[email protected]
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through 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:
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 at https://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.
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 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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