Salary $4,876.00 - $8,788.00 Monthly Location Monroe, LA Job Type Classified Job Number 403SCY-224150-GOL Department Office of Juvenile Justice Opening Date 07/30/2026 Closing Date 8/4/2026 11:59 PM Central About this Job Office Of Juvenile Justice Swanson Center for Youth-Monroe 4701 S Grand St., Monroe, LA 71202 https://ojj.la.gov/location/swanson-center-for-youth-monroe The Office of Juvenile Justice is seeking a skilled, compassionate Professional Counselor 6 to provide advanced therapeutic services within the Juveniles Understanding & Managing their Problems (JUMP) program. This role is ideal for a licensed mental health professional who excels in structured treatment, clinical assessment, and collaborative teamwork. As a Professional Counselor 6, you'll deliver evidence-based interventions, support youth through individualized and group treatment, and contribute to a multidisciplinary approach that promotes accountability, emotional growth, and long-term behavioral change. You'll maintain high clinical standards, uphold professional ethics, and help guide both youth and staff through consistent therapeutic practices. If you're a steady, thoughtful clinician who values structured treatment, teamwork, and meaningful impact, this position offers an opportunity to support youth rehabilitation and strengthen the JUMP program's mission. Minimum Qualifications Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) plus four years of licensed counseling experience. 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:

Provides intensive clinical treatment — conducts weekly individual therapy, facilitates phase-specific CBT groups, and delivers monthly family sessions for youth in the JUMP program. Facilitates specialized treatment groups — leads structured groups across all phases, including Social Skills, Impulse Control, Healthy Masculinity, Healthy Sexuality, Anger Management, Empathy, and Relapse Prevention. Conducts assessments and treatment planning — completes behavioral analyses, updates IIPs, participates in interdisciplinary staffing, and ensures treatment plans reflect CBT-based interventions. Manages documentation and case records — maintains accurate physical and electronic records, submits clinical documentation within required timelines, and prepares reports for courts and referral agencies. Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams — works closely with clinical supervisors, case managers, security staff, medical/mental health providers, and educational personnel to support youth progress. Provides supervision and staff development — completes CPM evaluations, counsels subordinates, ensures timely timekeeping, and consults with Social Worker 7 on personnel actions. Maintains professional standards — meets CEU requirements, maintains licensure, attends required trainings, and follows agency policies and communication standards.

Position-Specific Details:

Work Location :

This vacancy is located at the Swanson Center for Youth in Monroe, Louisiana.

Appointment Type:

Full-time, Probational The incumbent of this position must not have been convicted or pled nolo contendere to a crime listed in R.S. 15:587.1 (c)

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. 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. For further information about this vacancy, contact: Garilyn London OJJ/ Human Resources Garilyn.

London@la.gov In the supplemental questions section, applicants must authorize the HR Office of Juvenile Justice to contact prior employers to check references under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) to be considered for employment. The Office of Juvenile Justice is a State as a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment-related resources available for those with disabilities, refer to the Louisiana Employment Resource Guide. If you are contacted for an interview, please let us know at that time if you will need special accommodations.

NOTE:

Prior to an appointment, the selected applicant must take and pass a drug screening test, possess a valid Louisiana Driver's License, and clear a background check. 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 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. •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 (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