Residential Services Specialist 5

Residential Services Specialist 5

The Community Group Homes Department at the Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System is looking for a Residential Services Specialist for this unique overnight position. This role will provide supervision to staff members while supporting residents in their daily routines and help them to build the skills needed to successfully transition back into the community. The position also requires combining learned skills in supervision, communication, and de-escalation to help manage staff, promote safety, and maintain a therapeutic environment for residents in our community homes.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Three years of training or experience in providing behavioral health or developmentally disabled services or psychiatric patient care; OR Thirty-six semester hours in education, psychology, counseling, social work, sociology, child guidance or nursing.

Job Duties:

• Supervises subordinate Residential Services Specialists (RSS) staff to ensure the safety, health, and well-being of sixteen (16) residents and provide supervisory oversight for training activities that are conducted on 3 Community Homes (CH) for each 12-hour shift.
• Foster staff development to provide high quality programming to help each individual be as independent as possible.
• Performs and supervises duties as a CMA.
• Attend morning reports meetings daily.
• Direct and assign staff and clients to weekly grocery shopping, check in groceries after they have been purchased.
• Participate in education trainings that are mandatory for accreditation and licensure of the facility.

Position-Specific Details:

• Appointment Type: The position may be filled as a Probational Appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a promotion (open to all statewide classified and agency-wide permanent status employees); or Current permanent status, classified employees may be required to accept a Probational appointment if selected.
• Compensation: Special Entrance Rate (SER) FULL-TIME: Residential Services Specialist 5- $1,458.40/Bi-Weekly; $18.23/Hourly. Specialty Pays: Various premium pay also available for each hour worked for full-time employees.

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

How To Apply:

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. *Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy, contact: Candice Burkes ELMHS/Human Resources Department ELMHS-HR@LA.GOV 225-634-0535

State of Louisiana offers competitive pay, benefits, and a great professional development program.