STATE OF CONNECTICUT EXECUTIVE BRANCH JOBS

Professional Counselor (Bilingual)

Office/On-site

Recruitment #230803-6355FP-001

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Introduction


Are you a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)?
Ready for the next step in your career?
This may be an excellent opportunity to make a positive impact throughout the state of Connecticut!

The State of Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) is currently seeking a qualified individual for the position of Professional Counselor to join their team. See below for more on this exciting opportunity!

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS: 
Due to the nature of this position we are seeking candidates that are bilingual in English and Spanish.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU
  • The opportunity to work for a Forbes top company: 'Forbes' State of Connecticut Ranked One of the Best Employers of 2023 - State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule
  • NEW: A Platinum Healthcare Plan, the nation’s best for state employees and dependents, according to a report by Georgetown’s Center on Health Insurance Reform and article by Ellen Andrews, Ph.D., along with comprehensive benefit offerings
  • Extensive pension plan and supplemental retirement offerings
  • Generous paid time off, including 13 paid holidays per calendar year
  • Professional growth and development opportunities
  • A healthy work/life balance to all employees
    DISCOVER THE OPPORTUNITY TO:
    • Be a member of a multi-disciplinary clinical team
    • Assess and support counseling in addressing client strengths, weaknesses, and needs
    • Develop psychosocial assessments through clinical interviews
    • Monitor and evaluate effectiveness of treatment plans
    • Implement and maintain individualized treatment and rehabilitation plans for clients
    MORE ABOUT THE AGENCY AND DIVISION:
    DMHAS is a health care agency whose mission is to promote the overall health and wellness of persons with behavioral health needs through an integrated network of holistic, comprehensive, effective, and efficient services and supports that foster dignity, respect, and self-sufficiency in those we serve.

    SWCMHS is responsible for the oversight and management of contracts with private not-for-profit agencies and residential providers providing mental health services in the southwest region of the state.  With locations in Bridgeport and Stamford, SWCMHS provides inpatient, outpatient and assertive community treatment (ACT) services and community support services for adults with severe behavioral health disabilities; mental health services for people who are deaf or hearing impaired and a mobile crisis intervention team. SWCMHS also provides outreach to people who are homeless and mentally ill. Special agency programs include Shelter Plus Care, a housing program for people who are homeless and who have a history of substance abuse or mental illness or who have AIDS.

    Selection Plan

    FOR ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING:
    Please visit our 'Applicant Tips on How to Apply' page.

    IMPORTANT NOTE:
    Applicants for this position are required to have an active Professional Counselor License to be considered. To verify if your Professional Counselor License (LPC) is valid, please click here.

    TO APPLY:
    • In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
    • You must specify your qualifications on your application. You will be unable to make revisions once you submit your application for this posting to the JobAps system.
    • In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process.
    • All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.
    • This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules.
    IMPORTANT NEXT STEP INFORMATION FOR AFTER YOU APPLY:
    • Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.
    • This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the question's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.
    • Note: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, transcripts, diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.
    • The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
    • Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position.
    • Candidates who are offered and accept a position with the State of Connecticut are bound by the State Code of Ethics for Public Officials and State Employees which is available at www.ct.gov/ethics.
    CONNECT WITH US:
    • Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process.
    • Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account. If you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment please contact Alyssa Hovanec via email at Alyssa.Hovanec@ct.gov.

    PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

    In a state agency behavioral health program as part of a multi-disciplinary team at one or more locations this class is accountable for independently providing clinical counseling services.

    EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

    • As a member of a multi-disciplinary clinical team or within a network of community based behavioral health services, provides case management, needs assessment and supportive counseling in addressing client strengths, weaknesses and needs; 
    • Develops, implements and maintains individualized treatment and rehabilitation plans for clients; 
    • Works with treatment teams to assist individual patients in achieving social and emotional stability; 
    • Develops psychosocial assessments through clinical interviews; 
    • Provides clinical treatment services such as: triage, crisis intervention, individual and/or group counseling, screening and planning; 
    • Makes use of available community services and facilities to assist clients in meeting identified needs; 
    • Interprets and synthesizes client information, professional observations and evaluation reports in order to form professional judgments about services; 
    • Monitors and evaluates effectiveness of treatment plans, documents treatment in clinical records; 
    • Completes reports in accordance with agency and accrediting bodies; 
    • Consults and collaborates with other behavioral health providers to improve delivery of services to clients; 
    • Maintains counseling treatment and standards as required; 
    • Performs related duties as required.

    KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

    • Knowledge of
      • principles, methodology, casework and techniques of counseling, interviewing and psychosocial assessment; 
      • family and interpersonal relationship dynamics; 
      • values, sanctions, purposes and ethics of professional counseling work; 
      • community resources; 
    • Considerable
      • interpersonal skills; 
      • oral and written communication skills; 
    • Ability to devise and implement a treatment plan with measurable goals that address client needs.

    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

    Licensure as a professional counselor in the State of Connecticut with some experience working in a behavioral health facility or in a juvenile justice setting.

    PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

    • Bilingual in English and Spanish

    SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

    • Incumbents in this class must possess and retain a license to practice professional counselor work pursuant to Sec. 20-195 (a-f) of the Connecticut General Statutes.
    • Incumbents in this class may be required to have knowledge of sign language and communication ability with the deaf and hearing impaired in certain designated positions.
    • Incumbents in this class may be required to have ability in Spanish oral and written communication in certain designated positions.
    • Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.

    WORKING CONDITIONS

    Incumbents in this class may be exposed to some risk of injury from assaultive and/or abusive clients.

    Conclusion

    AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

    The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

    As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes.  As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.




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