RESIDENTIAL SERVICES SPECIALIST 7

RESIDENTIAL SERVICES SPECIALIST 7Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4403621) ApplyRESIDENTIAL SERVICES SPECIALIST 7Salary $3,410.00 - $6,136.00 MonthlyLocation Pineville, LAJob TypeClassifiedJob NumberPSSC 24-36-GJDepartmentLDH-Office for Citizens with Development DisabilitiesOpening Date02/23/2024Closing Date3/1/2024 11:59 PM Central

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Supplemental InformationPSSC 24-36-GJPosition is located with PINECREST SUPPORTS & SERVICES CENTER.Location: Residential Services SHIFT: 8 AM-4:30 PM PASS DAYS: Sat. & Sun. RESIDENTIAL SERVICES SPECIALIST 7: $19.67 Hourly - $35.40 Hourly This position may be filled byDetail,Probation,Promotion, Demotion, or Lateral Transfer. Preference may be given to permanent classified employees of Pinecrest Supports and Services Center. No Civil Service test scoreis 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.List All prior employment - Failure to fully complete the education and work history sections of the application can result in an applicant being hired at the lower level of the position.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/EmploymentResourceGuide2018.pdf (Download PDF reader)Pinecrest Supports and Services Center is an Equal Opportunity EmployerThere is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed.For further information about this vacancy contact: Gabriel K. Jeane Pinecrest Supports & Services CenterP.O. Box 5191Pineville, Louisiana 71360 Gabriel.Jeane@la.govQualificationsMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:A baccalaureate degree plus one year of professional level experience in health services, mental health treatment, developmentally disabled services, rehabilitation services, or special education.SUBSTITUTIONS:Six years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree.Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree as follows:A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.120 or more semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.College credit earned without obtaining a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for a maximum of four years full-time work experience towards the baccalaureate degree. Candidates with 120 or more semester hours of credit, but without a degree, must also have at least two years of full-time work experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.Experience in the care, guidance or training of the developmentally disabled; care, guidance or training of the physically disabled; care, guidance or training of the chemically dependent; or in psychiatric patient care will substitute for the college training on the basis of thirty semester hours for one year of experience.Two years of supervisory level sub professional experience in providing care, guidance or training to the developmentally disabled; care, guidance or training of the physically disabled; or care, guidance or training of the chemically dependent; or in psychiatric patient care will substitute for the required year of professional level experience.NOTE: Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.Job ConceptsFunction of Work:To assist in directing activities of more than 50 individuals involving the safety, care, and training of those individuals with developmental disabilities.Level of Work:Manager.Supervision Received:General direction from a Residential Services Specialist 8 or other higher-level professional.Supervision Exercised:Direct-line over Residential Services Specialist 6 and other staff members.Location of Work:Department of Health and Hospitals, Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, developmental centersstatewide.Job Distinctions:Differs from the Residential Services Specialist 6 by the presence of responsibility of assisting in directing, programmatically and administratively, in an individual safety, care and training program of more than 50 individuals.Differs from Residential Services Specialist 8 by the absence of responsibility for directing, programmatically and administratively, in an individual safety, care and training program of more than 50 individuals.Examples of WorkAssists in directing the individual safety, care, and training activities by coordinating the work of direct-care training staff involved in administrating individual treatment plans of care for developmentally disabled individuals.Assists in developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating the units' training activities.Ensures compliance with federal, state, and accreditation regulations, standards, and guidelines.Plans and conducts in-service training for individual care staff.Participates in staff conferences relative to facility programs to coordinate individual safety, care and training activities.Initiates and conducts investigations concerning possible neglect and abuse; analyzes findings and makes appropriate recommendations.Participates in the development of active treatment plans for individuals and prepares monthly and quarterly review reports.Administers the delivery of each individual's plan of care.Prepares the 24-hour schedules of activities for individuals to ensure that coverage is adequate at all times.Prepares and reviews reports of individual's resident progress and participates in conferences relative to individual care and training.Assist in the development of policies and programs.Represents the institution at conferences, meetings or public gatherings to explain agency program.Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough 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 leaveMore information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspxHolidays 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 GovernorState 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 (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/YourRetirementSystem.mp4) 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

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PSSC - Are you a current employees of Pinecrest Supports and Services Center?

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Do you have RSS 7 experience?

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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?

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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.

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PSSC - 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. Have you listed ALL prior work history (entire work history starting after High School or College)?

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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.

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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?

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