Mental Health Center Manager-A

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　　Mental Health Center Manager-A

　　Salary

　　$4,784.00 - $8,608.00 Monthly

　　Location

　　Algiers, LA

　　Job Type

　　Classified

　　Job Number

　　189333

　　Department

　　Metropolitan Human Services District

　　Opening Date

　　01/23/2024

　　Closing Date

　　2/2/2024 11:59 PM Central

　　Description

　　Benefits

　　Questions

　　Supplemental Information

　　AN IDEAL CANIDATE SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLLOWING COMPETENCIES:

　　Accepting Direction: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.

　　Acting Decisively: The ability to make decisions quickly and effectively.

　　Acting with Ethics and Integrity: The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources.

　　Adapting to Change: The ability to adjust plans, expectations, and behaviors in response to change.

　　Building and Supporting Teams: The ability to combine your actions and efforts with others to work toward achieving a common goal.

　　Championing Continuous Improvement: The ability to systematically drive or promote continuous improvement.

　　Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.

　　Demonstrating Accountability: The ability to accept ownership for your actions, behaviors, performance, and decisions.

　　Demonstrating Business Acumen: The ability to understand how the organization operates to achieve its objectives.

　　No Civil Service testscore 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.

　　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:

　　Tonya M. Toney

　　Metropolitan Human Services District

　　[email protected]

　　(504) 535-2940

　　Qualifications

　　MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

　　A master's degree in psychology; social work; sociology; counseling; health services; hospital, public, health care or mental health administration; nursing; public health; education with a concentration in psychology or counseling; special education; or in a human services or behavioral science discipline as listed in the NOTE; plus three years of professional level experience providing health services, mental health treatment, social services, nursing, education, or guidance and counseling.

　　SUBSTITUTIONS:

　　Graduate work beyond the master's degree in qualifying fields will substitute for a maximum of one year of the required experience on the basis of thirty semester hours for one year of experience.

　　A doctoral degree in one of the above fields or a medical degree will substitute for two years of the experience.

　　NOTE:

　　Graduate training will substitute for a maximum of two years of the required experience.

　　NOTE:

　　Human services or behavioral sciences degrees acceptable to the Addictive Disorder Regulatory Authority include addiction studies, behavioral science, public health, public policy/administration, health administration, social work, psychology, counseling, sociology, criminal justice, educational counseling, and rehabilitation counseling.

　　Comparable degrees will be considered qualifying if deemed acceptable by the Addictive Disorder Regulatory Authority.

　　NOTE:

　　Some positions may require regulation as a Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC) or Licensed Master's Social Worker (LMSW).

　　NOTE:

　　Applicants who possess a master’s degree in social work may be required to maintain licensure in accordance with the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners.

　　NOTE:

　　Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

　　Job Concepts

　　FUNCTION OF WORK :

　　To manage a small to moderate size community mental health center.

　　LEVEL OF WORK:

　　Manager.

　　SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

　　Broad direction from a Mental Health Regional Director or higher-level administrator.

　　SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

　　Line over clinical and support staff.

　　LOCATION OF WORK:

　　Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Mental Health; Human Services Districts.

　　JOB DISTINCTIONS:

　　Differs from the Mental Health Center Manager--B by absence of responsibility for directing a large mental health center.

　　Differs from the Mental Health Regional Administrators by the absence of responsibility for managing a mental health region.

　　Examples of Work

　　EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

　　Serves as manager of a small to moderate size community mental health center.

　　Plans, develops, and directs programs that meet the clinical needs of the residents of the service area such as outpatient services, day treatment services, emergency services, screening, quality assurance, consultation, and continuity of care.

　　Serves as staff to a local advisory committee.

　　Supervises and coordinates the work of various disciplines, support staff, and administrative services.

　　Determines organizational requirements of personnel, materials, supplies and equipment, develops budget requests, monitors expenditures.

　　Develops budget request and monitors expenditures.

　　May provide case supervision as requested.

　　Coordinates services with volunteer and/or self help groups.

　　Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough 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 athttps://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 (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) 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

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　　ADi: Rate your ability to accept direction based on our definition: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.

　　1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable accepting direction

　　2= I have limited experience or require assistance to accept direction

　　3= I can accept direction

　　4= I can accept directions and help others improve their ability to accept direction

　　02

　　ADi: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

　　03

　　AD: Rate your ability to act decisively based on our definition: The ability to make decisions quickly and effectively.

　　1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable acting decisively

　　2= I have limited experience or require assistance to act decisively

　　3= I can act decisively

　　4= I can act decisively and help others improve their ability to act decisively

　　04

　　AD: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

　　05

　　BST: Rate your ability to build and support teams based on our definition: The ability to combine your actions and efforts with others to work toward achieving a common goal.

　　1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable building and supporting teams

　　2= I have limited experience or require assistance to build and support teams

　　3= I can build and support teams

　　4= I can build and support teams and help others improve their ability to build and support teams

　　06

　　BST: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

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　　CCI: Rate your ability to champion continuous improvement based on our definition: The ability to systematically drive or promote continuous improvement.

　　1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable championing continuous improvement

　　2= I have limited experience or require assistance to champion continuous improvement

　　3= I can champion continuous improvement

　　4= I can champion continuous improvement and help others improve their ability to champion continuous improvement

　　08

　　CCI: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

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　　DBA: Rate your ability to demonstrate business acumen based on our definition: The ability to understand how the organization operates to achieve its objectives.

　　1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable demonstrating business acumen

　　2= I have limited experience or require assistance to demonstrate business acumen

　　3= I can demonstrate business acumen

　　4= I can demonstrate business acumen and help others improve their ability to demonstrate business acumen

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　　DBA: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

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　　the supplemental information above.

　　Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

　　Phone

　　(866) 783-5462

　　Website

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