PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST (SPECIALIST) Position Available In Rapides, Louisiana

PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST

(SPECIALIST) 
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

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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
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For agency contact information, please refer to
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Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802