Job Description

Supplemental Information

Developmentalist PSSC 23-146-GJ

Position is located with PINECREST SUPPORTS & SERVICES CENTER.
Location: LDH Employment Services (Car Wash)
SHIFT: 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM PASS DAYS: Sat. / Sun.

Developmentalist: $12.25 Hourly - $22.05 Hourly
List ALL prior employment - INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED!

Resumes will not be accepted and should not be attached

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

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

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*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*

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

Pinecrest Supports and Services Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer

There 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 Center
P.O. Box 5191
Pineville, Louisiana 71360

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Two years of experience in the care, guidance, or education of a group of educable children or adults, such as normal, developmentally disabled, or physically handicapped.

SUBSTITUTIONS:
College training will substitute for the required experience on the basis of thirty semester hours for one year of experience.

NOTE:

Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:
To conduct evaluation and training programs for mentally retarded students.

Level of Work:
Experienced.

Supervision Received:
Close from a Habilitation Instructor or other professional.

Supervision Exercised:
None.

Location of Work:
Department of Health and Human Resources; Office of Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities.

Job Distinctions:
Differs from the Habilitation Aide by the responsibility for instruction of clients.

Differs from the Habilitation Instructor by the lack of professional level responsibilities.

Examples of Work

Plans activities for all handicapped classes (emotional, visual, mental, physical or cognitive).

Instructs clients in such activities, physical education, cognitive skills, and homemaking as established in habilitation plan.

In accordance with licensing requirements, maintains appropriate records relative to student progress.

Evaluates student skill level and sets objectives, monitoring achievement of progress.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through 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:

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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.

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 (but are not limited to):

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