Psych Aide 1-2 Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/5033869) Apply  Psych Aide 1-2 Salary $2,106.00 - $3,120.00 Monthly Location Jackson, LA Job Type Classified Job Number ELMHS8.6.25PA1-2 Department LDH-Office of Behavioral Health Opening Date 08/06/2025 Closing Date 8/20/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions About this Job Division: Within the SFF Department at ELMHS Located in Jackson, LA but may be used to fill a vacancy within another department The Mission of ELMHS is to provide mental health evaluation, treatment, habilitation and consultation for adults. Programs include inpatient interventions, jail based evaluations, supervised group home and residential programs, forensic evaluation, care, custody, and aftercare; intermediate and long term psychiatric are in coordination with the total system of care in Louisiana ELMHS is looking for a motivated, detail-oriented, and positive individual to join our team as a Psych Aide 1 or a Psych Aide 2. Minimum Qualifications No experience or training required. Job Specification The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere. Job Duties and Other Information Job Duties: In this role, you will: + Attend, report, and accepts patient care assignment for assigned shift. + Maintain a therapeutic environment, correctly identify patient growth and development stage, and communicate according to level of understanding, stage of growth and development. + Ensure patient safety and demonstrate ability to identify potential or real safety hazards, corresponding to individual patient stage of growth and development. + Conduct patient groups under the direction of RN staff and documents patient participation; participate in treatment team staffing, provide nursing input and notifies appropriate personnel when patient conditions or behaviors change. + Perform routine nursing duties according to level of competency and within licensure guidelines and documents findings or patient’s responses accurately and timely. + Maintain open communication with supervisors, reports accidents, injuries according to policy and procedure and participates willingly in investigations, provides incident reports when appropriate. + Maintain a current and unencumbered motor vehicle license Position-Specific Details: Appointment Type: Probational or Promotional Career Progression: This position may be filled as a Psych Aide 1 or Psych Aide 2 based on experience Work Schedule:A Team, B Team, C Team, or D Team Compensation: + This position is eligible for an SER rate of: + $12.15 an hour or $972.00 bi-weekly for a Psych Aide 1 + $13.00 an hour or $1040.00 bi-weekly for Psych Aide 2 + This position is eligible for the following premium pays (Per Hour Physically Worked): + $1.00 an hour for Facility Longevity + $1.50 an hour for Recruitment and Retention Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities. How To Apply: 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. *Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill notbe 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: Leigh Moore ELMHS HR ELMHS-HR@LA.GOV 225-634-0680 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 leave More information can be found athttps://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. ***** 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): + Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.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 01 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? + Yes + No 02 If ‘Yes’, give the law enforcement authority (city police, sheriff, FBI, etc.), the offense, place and disposition of case. If ‘No’, enter N/A. 03 Are you a current, permanent employee at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System? + Yes + No 04 Do you have experience performing responsible non-professional nursing support work which involves assisting in creating and maintaining a therapeutic environment for patients? + Yes + No 05 Please explain your experience from the above question. If you have no experience, please enter N/A. 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