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COORDINATOR - UNCL PT WAE

State Of Louisiana

  • Shreveport, LA
  • 5 days ago
  • $2,080–$3,466.67

Highlights

Our vision is the Northwest Louisiana Human Services District exists so that individuals with mental health, addictive disorders, and developmental disabilities residing in the parishes of Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, DeSoto, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine and Webster are empowered, and self-determination is valued such that individuals live a satisfying, hopeful, and contributing life. The Northwest Louisiana Human Services Districts mission is to increase public awareness of and to provide access for individuals with behavioral health and developmental disabilities to integrated community based services while promoting wellness, recovery and independence through education and the choice of a broad range of programmatic and community resources.

Numbers & Facts

LocationShreveport, LA
Salary$2,080–$3,466.67

Description

COORDINATOR - UNCL PT WAE

Salary

$2,080.00 - $3,466.67 Monthly

Location

Shreveport, LA

Job Type

Unclassified

Job Number

227567 NLHSD UnclCoord 101926

Department

LDH- Northwest Louisiana Human Services District

Opening Date

10/21/2026

Closing Date

11/4/2026 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

NLHSD.ORG

The Northwest Louisiana Human Services Districts mission is to increase public awareness of and to provide access for individuals with behavioral health and developmental disabilities to integrated community based services while promoting wellness, recovery and independence through education and the choice of a broad range of programmatic and community resources.

Our vision is the Northwest Louisiana Human Services District exists so that individuals with mental health, addictive disorders, and developmental disabilities residing in the parishes of Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, DeSoto, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine and Webster are empowered, and self-determination is valued such that individuals live a satisfying, hopeful, and contributing life.

We are seeking a Coordinator UNCL PT position to provide HIV Outreach Services in our 9 parishes.

This position will be with the NW LA Human Services District - Shreveport Behavioral Health Clinic located at 1310 N Hearne Avenue Shreveport, LA 71107. The incumbent will have to travel within our nine parishes.

This position is an Unclassified WAE (When Actually Employed) Part-time position. The incumbent may not exceed 1245 hours in a 12 month period. This will be 20 hours per week.

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.

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring and retention of individuals with disabilities.

This agency participates in the E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

NW LA Human Services District

Human Resources

1310 N Hearne Ave

Shreveport, LA 71107

318-676-5111

Minimum Qualifications

Possession of a High School diploma or GED.

May have "lived experience" with at least 1 year in Recovery.

Needed Skills:

  • Ability to establish trust
  • Communicate effectively
  • Organizational skills
  • Accurate record keeping
  • Successfully network with groups of individuals at risk
  • Recognize and maintain appropriate boundaries

Job Specification

To serve as an Outreach Worker using the NIDA model of community-based outreach to reduce the risk of HIV and other blood-borne infections in substance users.

Job Duties and Other Information

  • Contacts, communicates and follows-up with high risk substance abusers, their associates, and neighborhood residents, within the constraints of Federal and State confidentiality requirements, including 42 CFR part 2.
  • Promotes awareness among injecting drug abusers about the relationship between injecting drug abuse and communicable diseases such as HIV.
  • Recommends steps that can be taken to ensure that HIV transmission does not occur.
  • Encourages entry into treatment.
  • Access out-of-treatment drug users at risk and elicits their commitment to HIV/AIDS risk reduction.
  • Provides HIV prevention services to high risk populations in a wide range of settings, including community health and social service agencies, hospitals and clinics, and drug treatment and correctional facilities.
  • Coordinates across settings enhancing intervention impact and reduces unnecessary service duplication.
  • Maintains outreach tracking log detailing outreach dates, locations, contact person(s) and outreach activities.

Benefits for unclassified employees are determined by the individual hiring authority.

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Employer State of Louisiana

Address 1201 N 3rd St

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802

Phone (866) 783-5462

Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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