PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST Position Available In Rapides, Louisiana
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PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST
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Salary
$3,120.00 Monthly
Location Alexandria, LA
Job Type
Unclassified
Job Number
209249
Department
LDH- Central Louisiana Human Services District
Opening Date
06/12/2025
Closing Date
6/22/2025 11:59 PM Central
DESCRIPTION
BENEFITS
About this Job
CENTRAL LOUISIANA HUMAN SERVICES DISTRICT
CLHSD oversees delivery of mental health, substance use and intellectual and developmental disability services in our 8-parish area: Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Rapides, Vernon and Winn.
This position serves the Central Louisiana Human Services District, (CLHSD), and Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) as outlined by a grant obtained by DCFS. This position is part-time unclassified WAE position that will work approximately twenty (20) hours a week.
Central Louisiana Human Services District is a State as a Model Employer (SAME) agency.
Minimum Qualifications :
Certifications or licensure, including without limitation, peer support specialist certification, to be available to the Department of Children and Family Services in Rapides Parish to provide support.
Job Specification :
To provide support, education, and referrals to services including residential inpatient treatment, detox, medication assisted treatment and outpatient treatment for opioid use.
Level of Work:
Experienced.
Supervision Received:
Social Worker 5-B.
Supervision Exercised:
None.
Location of Work:
Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) in the State Office Building, Alexandria, La.
Job Duties and Other Information:
Job Duties:
To assist DCFS liaison with clients presenting for addiction assessments and services.
Will provide support including information on recovery meetings and one on one peer engagement for up to one year after making contact.
Position-Specific Details
Job #188100 / Position #50672718
Applicants will provide support, education, and referrals to services including residential inpatient treatment, detox, medication assisted treatment and outpatient treatment for opioid use.
How To Apply:
You must include all relevant education and experience on your official State application. You must describe your actual duties as you will not be qualified based on job title alone. A resume upload will NOT populate your information into your application.
Work experience left off your electronic application or only included in an attached resume is not eligible to receive credit.
All prospective new hires are required to pass a drug screening and a criminal background check.
All prospective new hires will be subjected to employment eligibility verification via the federal government’s E-Verify system.
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:
Shawanda Gordon
Shawanda.
Gordon@clahsd.org.
CLHSD / Human Resources Specialist
5411 Coliseum Blvd., Alexandria, LA 71306-0118
Shawanda.
Gordon@clahsd.org
Employer
State of Louisiana
Address
For agency contact information, please refer to
the supplemental information above.
Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802
Phone
(866) 783-5462
Website
http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm
