professional counselor 3

Salary

$3, $6,566.00 Monthly

Location

Lafayette, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

AAHSD/JRS/0520

Department

LDH-Acadiana Area Human Services District

Opening Date

10/14/2025

Closing Date

10/21/2025 11:59 PM Central

The mission of the Acadiana Area Human Services District is to improve the quality of life for citizens of Acadiana who have behavioral health and/or intellectual/developmental disabilities.

Acadiana Area Human Services District is seeking a compassionate Licensed Professional Counselor to provide mental health and behavioral support services to individuals in our community. The ideal candidate will offer counseling, develop treatment plans, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to promote client wellness and recovery. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a supportive, mission-driven environment.

Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice as a Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor (PLPC) or a Provisional Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (PLMFT) plus two years of counseling experience.

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

Job Duties:

As a Professional Counselor, you will function in the capacity of a behavioral health counselor:

• providing assessments, intervention, and counseling to co-occurring, chronically and acutely mentally ill and substance-use disorder individuals and their families.
• collaborating with psychiatrists and allied team members to carry out treatment planning.

Position-Specific Details:

Location: This position is located in the Acadiana Area Human Services District – Tyler Behavioral Health Clinic in Lafayette, LA

Appointment Type: Probational or Promotional

Career Progression Group (CPG): This position participates in a CPG and may be filled as a Professional Counselor 3 or 4 level. The level at which the vacancy is filled to be determined by the qualifications of the candidate selected. This position provides the opportunity to advance within this job series.

Please click on the below links to learn more about each job level:

PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR 3

PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR 4

This incumbent is required to possess and maintain the necessary special requirements relevant to the assigned CPG level.

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

This AAHSD SITE is NHSC (National Health Service Corps) APPROVED. QUALIFYING PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.

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 this job title 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 on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

If you are selected for this position and indicate that you have a degree, you will be required to submit an official transcript.

There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed. The hiring supervisor/manager has 90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision. Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Jennifer Sonnier, Human Resources Analyst

AAHSD-Human Resources

302 Dulles Drive

Lafayette, LA 70506

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:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at

Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave

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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 ). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana ),
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System ), among others