Associate professional counselor
Company Name:
Arkansas Dept. of Correction
Job Details
ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR
Agency: Department of Correction
Office:
Section:
Date Posted: 06/11/2014
Posting Expires: 06/25/2014
Summary
The Associate Professional Counselor is responsible for providing personal, social, career/vocational and/or academic counseling and guidance services. This position is governed by state and federal laws and agency/institution policy.
Typical Functions
Conducts personal and group counseling sessions, performs crisis intervention, recommends action based on evaluation and makes referrals to mental health, social, or professional counseling services. Recommends clients for job placement in development programs, gathers client files and records, develops treatment plans for clients, refers clients to mental health, social service, or professional counseling services, determines urgency of client''s needs through intake evaluations and discusses cases with staff. Plans, schedules, administers, and scores self-assessment tests, obtains test publications, collects data, and develops reports. Develops informational literature, updates and distributes information, maintains resource library, and mails information to various organizations. Researches professional journals to keep abreast of counseling trends, develops new counseling strategies, makes presentations, conducts workshops, attends conferences, prepares brochures, displays, and public service announcements, and compiles activity reports. Performs other duties as assigned.
Special Job Dimensions
Knowledge, Abilities, and Skills
Knowledge of counseling principles and practices. Knowledge of research methods and techniques. Ability to provide information, guidance and support to clients. Ability to observe, evaluate, and assess client needs and abilities. Ability to direct the work of others
Minimum Education and/or Experience
The formal education equivalent of a bachelor''s degree in counseling or related field; plus three years of experience in counseling or related area. Additional requirements determined by the agency for recruiting purposes require review and approval by the Office of Personnel Management. OTHER JOB RELATED EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR ALL OR PART OF THESE BASIC REQUIREMENTS, EXCEPT FOR CERTIFICATION OR LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS, UPON APPROVAL OF THE QUALIFICATIONS REVIEW COMMITTEE.
Preferred Qualifications
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Agency Specific Information
The starting salary for this position is $32,249.00. All salary offers are subject to approval by the Office of Personnel Management subject to authority provided by the state pay plan.
College degree and/or transcripts and DD214/NGB-22 must be attached to application or faxed to for additional qualification processes.
Applications should be submitted to the Department of Correction website ( ). Please do not submit a resume in lieu of a completed application.
The Arkansas Department of Correction is a drug free workplace. Other job related education and experience may be substituted for all or part of the minimum requirements upon review.
Job Details
Position No.: 2212-4838
Class Code: M044C
Grade: C117
Salary Range: $32,249.00 - $54,775.00 per year
Background
check required? Yes
Job Type: Full Time
Location Information
Job City: SOSRA, Admin East Annex, Pine Bluff, AR
Job County/Region: Jefferson
Contact Information
Contact name: Tammy Baker
Phone
Email: tamora.
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Arkansas Dept. of Correction
Job Details
ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR
Agency: Department of Correction
Office:
Section:
Date Posted: 06/11/2014
Posting Expires: 06/25/2014
Summary
The Associate Professional Counselor is responsible for providing personal, social, career/vocational and/or academic counseling and guidance services. This position is governed by state and federal laws and agency/institution policy.
Typical Functions
Conducts personal and group counseling sessions, performs crisis intervention, recommends action based on evaluation and makes referrals to mental health, social, or professional counseling services. Recommends clients for job placement in development programs, gathers client files and records, develops treatment plans for clients, refers clients to mental health, social service, or professional counseling services, determines urgency of client''s needs through intake evaluations and discusses cases with staff. Plans, schedules, administers, and scores self-assessment tests, obtains test publications, collects data, and develops reports. Develops informational literature, updates and distributes information, maintains resource library, and mails information to various organizations. Researches professional journals to keep abreast of counseling trends, develops new counseling strategies, makes presentations, conducts workshops, attends conferences, prepares brochures, displays, and public service announcements, and compiles activity reports. Performs other duties as assigned.
Special Job Dimensions
Knowledge, Abilities, and Skills
Knowledge of counseling principles and practices. Knowledge of research methods and techniques. Ability to provide information, guidance and support to clients. Ability to observe, evaluate, and assess client needs and abilities. Ability to direct the work of others
Minimum Education and/or Experience
The formal education equivalent of a bachelor''s degree in counseling or related field; plus three years of experience in counseling or related area. Additional requirements determined by the agency for recruiting purposes require review and approval by the Office of Personnel Management. OTHER JOB RELATED EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR ALL OR PART OF THESE BASIC REQUIREMENTS, EXCEPT FOR CERTIFICATION OR LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS, UPON APPROVAL OF THE QUALIFICATIONS REVIEW COMMITTEE.
Preferred Qualifications
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Agency Specific Information
The starting salary for this position is $32,249.00. All salary offers are subject to approval by the Office of Personnel Management subject to authority provided by the state pay plan.
College degree and/or transcripts and DD214/NGB-22 must be attached to application or faxed to for additional qualification processes.
Applications should be submitted to the Department of Correction website ( ). Please do not submit a resume in lieu of a completed application.
The Arkansas Department of Correction is a drug free workplace. Other job related education and experience may be substituted for all or part of the minimum requirements upon review.
Job Details
Position No.: 2212-4838
Class Code: M044C
Grade: C117
Salary Range: $32,249.00 - $54,775.00 per year
Background
check required? Yes
Job Type: Full Time
Location Information
Job City: SOSRA, Admin East Annex, Pine Bluff, AR
Job County/Region: Jefferson
Contact Information
Contact name: Tammy Baker
Phone
Email: tamora.
Options
View printable version of this page
Apply for this jobEstimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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