Residential Services Specialist 1 (WAE)
Job details
- Location
- Jackson or Baton Rouge
- Work type
- Onsite
- Compensation
- $21,216 - $38,184/yr
- Posted
- 4 weeks ago
- Apply on
- governmentjobs.com
About this role
About the Department
ELMHS is looking for a Residential Services Specialist who will support residents in their daily routines and will help them to build the skills needed to successfully transition back into the community. ELMHS is also looking for someone who will combine learned skills in communication and de-escalation to help promote safety and maintain a therapeutic environment for residents in our community homes.
Position Duties
No experience or training required.
Minimum Qualifications
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
Other Qualifications
Job Duties:
- Instructs, guides, and assists residents with routine and elementary self-help skills, group activities, indoor and outdoor recreational activities, and hygiene.
- Provides care according to the treatment plan with positive behavioral management methods and participates in client reviews and staffing.
- Administers or supervises the administration of prescribed medications in accordance with specific instructions and drug orders once the Drug Administration Course is successfully completed.
- Escorts and supervises residents during off-ground activities, doctor visits, and shopping; provides accountability for assigned residents at all times.
- Monitors group home for cleanliness and reports needed repairs and maintenance to supervisor in a timely manner.
- Assists supervisory staff with employee orientation and provides input regarding residential services specialist trainees.
- Attends in-service training as required and completes annual competencies during employee birth month.
- Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisory staff within the limits of certification and level of competency; and according to established and accepted standards of care, accreditation, and licensure requirements.
Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: WAE
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). Resumeswill 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:
Destiny Jackson
ELMHS/Human Resources Department
[email protected]
225-634-0259
Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.
Benefits
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.
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
Supplemental Questions
- Yes
- No
Required Question
Agency Information
EmployerState of LouisianaAddress 1201 N 3rd StBaton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802 Phone(866) 783-5462
Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm