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Residential Services Specialist

We are seeking dedicated people to join our staff supporting our mission. This position plays a vital role in training curricula in a classroom setting and enhancing the quality of life and well-being of the people we support.

Minimum Qualifications: No experience or training required.

Job Duties:

• Teach hands on training of curricula in a classroom setting.
• Document training as it occurs daily in the day program classroom.
• Prepare the necessary paperwork for documentation to report on people's progress to the team on a regular basis.
• Set up/decorate classroom each quarter for class theme for each session. Cleans and maintains the day program work site daily.
• Assist in scheduling people in classes that will meet each person's individual needs.
• Participate in development and implementation of Active Treatment and Nutritional/Behavior/Physical Support Plans.
• Accompany and transport people to and from the day program several times a day.
• Train and guide individuals in eating breakfast and lunch each day. Ensure that people's personal hygiene is kept at a high standard at all times, assisting as necessary, which may include lifting up to 50 pounds.

Position-Specific Details:

Location: Pinecrest Supports and Services Center - Day Programs

Shift: 7:00am – 3:30pm

Pass Days: Sat & Sun

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

Compensation: This position has a Special Entrance Rate (SER) of $972.00 Bi Weekly.

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: Jeanette Deville, Human Resources Analyst C Pinecrest Supports & Services Center P.O. Box 5191 Pineville, Louisiana 71360

Benefits:

Insurance Coverage

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

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
• 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:

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System