Residential Services Specialist 6



Residential Services Specialist 6

Salary

$3,381.73 - $5,009.00 Monthly

Location

Pineville, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

PSSC 25-39-JD

Department

LDH-Office for Citizens with Development Disabilities

Opening Date

03/24/2025

Closing Date

3/31/2025 11:59 PM Central

Supplemental Information


PSSC 25-39-DJ

Position is located with PINECREST SUPPORTS & SERVICES CENTER.

Location: Residential Services – Crossroads (Homes 314/316/404)

Shift     7:30AM - 8:00PM          Day B  

This position has a Special Entrance Rate: 

RESIDENTIAL SERVICES SPECIALIST 6: $19.51 Hourly - $28.90 Hourly


This position may be filled by Detail to Special Duty, Probation, Promotion, Demotion, or Lateral Transfer. Preference may be given to permanent classified employees of Pinecrest Supports and Services Center.


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.


*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*


Pinecrest Supports and Services Center is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports the recruitment, hiring and retention of individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment resources for individuals with disabilities, see the Louisiana Employment Resources Guide at http://www.laworks.net/Downloads/LRS/EmploymentResourceGuide_2018.pdf(Download PDF reader)

Pinecrest Supports and Services Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer

NOTE: Failure to fully complete the education and work history sections of the application can result in an applicant being hiring at the lower level of the position in which any are applying.

There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed.


For further information about this vacancy contact:

Pinecrest Supports & Services Center

P.O. Box 5191

Pineville, Louisiana 71360 

jeanette.deville@la.gov

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Four years of training or experience in providing behavioral health or developmentally disabled services or psychiatric patient care; OR

Forty-eight semester hours in education, psychology, counseling, social work, sociology, child guidance or nursing.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:
To supervise the non-professional support work involving direct care of individuals implementing and directing active treatment plans by providing care, guidance and training for multiple homes or one home on a 24-hour basis Additionally, may serve as an assistant to the OCDD Active Treatment Program Home Manager.

Level of Work:
Supervisor.

Supervision Received:
General from an OCDD Active Treatment Program Home Manager, Residential Services Specialist 7, or a higher-level professional staff member.

Supervision Exercised:
Direct over Residential Services Specialists 5.

Location of Work:
Department of Health and Hospitals, Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, residential care facilities or community homes for individuals with developmental and/or physical disabilities; schools and hospitals.

Job Distinctions:
Differs from Residential Services Specialist 5 by the presence of direct-line supervisory responsibility over Residential Services Specialists 5, and either second-line supervisory responsibility over multiple homes or one home on a 24-hour basis. Additionally, may serve as assistant to the OCDD Active Treatment Program Home Manager.

Differs from the Residential Services Specialist 7 by the absence of responsibility of assisting in directing, programmatically and administratively, in an individual safety, care and training program of more than 50 individuals.

Examples of Work

Supervises a group of subordinates, including a Residential Services Specialist 5, in multiple homes or one home on a 24-hour basis, ensuring active treatment plans for clients are carried out in a home-like atmosphere.

Directs subordinates in training and guidance of individuals in routine and simple self-help skills such as good hygiene, eating and dressing, good housekeeping, and other activities providing personal and social growth.

Assists in interviewing, selecting and training personnel, scheduling work, evaluation performance and resolving technical problems.

Participates in the development and implementation of the individuals' active treatment plans as needed.

Assists OCDD Active Treatment Program Home Manager, Residential Services Specialist 7, or Residential Services Specialist 8 in daily operations and may perform their duties during their absences.

Observes living quarters for cleanliness and checks individuals to assure proper care.

Reviews and reports progress of individuals in specific training programs.

Recommends to professional staff specific training needs of individuals.

Interprets directives and policies of higher authority to subordinates.

Ensures individual records are maintained with current and precise documentation in accordance with all applicable regulations, standards and guidelines.

Observes behavior of individuals and reports sudden or unusual changes to appropriate professional/medical staff.

Organizes training schedules for individuals in accordance with their needs as prioritized in the treatment plan.

Prepares and/or reviews reports and records relative to individual care and progress.

Supervises subordinates in maintaining an appropriate environmental setting for individuals.

Investigates and/or assists in investigating cases of accidents and alleged cases of abuse or neglect of residents and promptly reports to appropriate personnel.

Requisitions needed supplies, equipment and repairs in living areas.

May coordinate and/or conduct in-service training for subordinates.

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

01
PSSC - Have you ever been on probation or sentenced to jail/prison as a result of a felony conviction or guilty plea to a felony charge?
  • Yes
  • No
02
PSSC - If "YES", give the law enforcement authority (city, police, sheriff, FBI, etc.) the offense, place, and disposition of case. If this question does not apply to you, enter N/A.
03
PSSC - Are you currently employed with Pinecrest Supports and Services Center?
  • Yes
  • No
04
PSSC - Incomplete applications will NOT be considered! Have you listed ALL prior employment (entire work history starting after High School or College) with complete name of all employers (no abbreviations), your job title, complete address & phone number of each employer? Failure to fully complete the education and work history sections of the application can result in an applicant being hired the lower level of the position in which any are applying.
  • Yes
  • No
05
PSSC - You will be selected for interview based on your application. Explain any gaps in employment of 3 months or longer (Example: January /1999 – May /1999 = caring for a sick parent, etc...). If this question does not apply to you, enter N/A.

Required Question

Employer
State of Louisiana
Address
For agency contact information, please refer to
the supplemental information above.
Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802
Phone
(866) 783-5462