Residential Services Specialist 3
Residential Services Specialist 3
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About this Job
This vacancy is located within theCommunity Group Homesat the Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System Jackson LA. ELMHS is the largest 24-hour multi-site state psychiatric complex comprised or residential outpatient and inpatient services. Minimum Qualifications
Two years of training or experience in providing behavioral health or developmentally disabled services or psychiatric patient care; OR
Twenty-four semester hours in education psychology counseling social work sociology child guidance or nursing.Job Specification
The official job specifications for this role as defined by the State Civil Service can be found here.
Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:
Trains lower-level Residential Services Specialists in providing active treatment and documentation procedures.
Maintains appropriate communication with supervisor and direct care staff to reinforce and enhance skills necessary for adaptation and productivity.
Resolves minor problems on the shift and maintains an appropriate environment for individuals.
Ensures individuals records are maintained with current and precise documentation in accordance with all applicable regulations standards and guidelines.
Orders supplies.
Serves as acting supervisor in the absence of the Residential Services Specialist 5.
Conducts environmental and safety inspections.
Trains and guides individuals in routine and elementary self-help skills such as good hygiene good housekeeping money management and other activities providing personal and social growth.
Assists individuals with daily living activities such as bathing dressing and oral hygiene. Assistance may include lifting up to 50 lbs.
Participates in the development and implementation of the Active Treatment Plan and Nutritional Behavior and Physical Support Plans.
May prevent or stop disturbances through approved facility policies and procedures.
Trains individuals in maintaining living area standards by performing and modeling simple custodial tasks such as making beds cleaning floors and putting clothes away.
Accompanies and transports individuals to activities such as the dining hall church services recreation areas doctors offices education field trips work and shopping.
Observes behavior and health of individuals and reports sudden or unusual changes to higher authority.
Reports accidents/incidents and suspected cases of abuse or neglect of individuals to higher authority.
May instruct individuals involved in work activities such as cutting grass loading materials or other simple custodial tasks.
Cleans living area and washes dries and folds residents clothing and linens.
Reports needed repairs and maintenance in living area.
Maintains records for review of higher authority on progress of training and development of individual.
Position-Specific Details:
*This posting may be used to fill vacancies in other divisions or units at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System within 90 days of closing.
The position will be filled as Probational (open to all qualified applicants); a promotion (open to all statewide classified. And Agency-Wide permanent status employees); or by Detail to Special Duty. Current permanent status classified employees may be required to accept a Probational appointed if selected.
SPECIAL ENTRANCE RATE (SER): $14.89/hour. ($1190.80 bi-weekly)
How to Apply:
Resumes willnotbe accepted in lieu of work experience. An application may be considered incomplete if the work experience and education sections are not completed.
Please listallwork experience.
Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application or faxed to . The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.
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.
For further information about this vacancy please contact:
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full Time
