Social Service Counselor 1 3 (Family Preservation Court Peer Support)

About this Job

We are looking for a compassionate and reliable Peer Support Specialist to provide guidance mentorship and support to individuals navigating behavioral health challenges. This role uses lived experience to build trust foster resilience and promote recovery-focused goals.

The Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority (JPHSA) Executive Administrative department oversees a variety of clinical and support programs that cross two or more service area divisions as well as involves parish wide programming. The incumbent will serve as a peer providing Peer Support services in the Family Preservation Court program (FPC). Incumbent reports to the Mental Health Program Director-B.

An ideal candidate will possess the following competencies :

Selected Core Competencies :

• Driving Results : The ability to identify important goals and work to achieve them.
• 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 :

Minimum Qualifications

Three years of social services experience; OR

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

A bachelors 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.

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 :

As a Social Service Counselor you will

Peer Services is defined as :

Engagement

Position-Specific Details :

Appointment Type : Probational Promotional or Job Appointment

Career Progression : This position participates in a Career Progression Group and can be filled as a Social Service Counselor 1 2 or 3.

Work Schedule : Flexible work hours that may be outside of the traditional 8 : 00 am to 4 : 30 pm Monday-Friday dependent on job duties.

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.

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.

Contact Information :

For further information about this vacancy contact :

Enjoli Lewis

Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority

3616 S. I-10 Service Road West Metairie LA 70001

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Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 2784 - 5009