Residential Services Specialist 1 - 2 Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/5073387) Apply  Residential Services Specialist 1 - 2 Salary $2,106.00 - $3,120.00 Monthly Location Pineville, LA Job Type Classified Job Number PSSC 25-96 JD Department LDH-Office for Citizens with Development Disabilities Opening Date 09/09/2025 Closing Date 9/14/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions About this Job Pinecrest Supports and Services Center - Supporting Individuals with Disabilities Since 1921 Mission: We Support the quality of life for all people Vision: We support the quality of life for all people by promoting choice, diversity, and community involvement We are seeking dedicated people to join our staff supporting our Mission. This position plays a vital role in training of curricula in a classroom setting and enhancing the quality of life and well-being of the people we support. 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 (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=168390) . Job Duties and Other Information Job Duties + Teach hands on training of curricula in a classroom setting. + Document training as it occurs daily in the day program classroom. + Prepare the necessary paperwork for documentation to report on people's progress to the team on a regular basis. + Set up/decorate classroom each quarter for class theme for each session. Cleans and maintains the day program work site daily. + Assist in scheduling people in classes that will meet each person's individual needs. + Participate in development and implementation of Active Treatment and Nutritional/Behavior/Physical Support Plans. Accompanies and transports people to and from the day program several times a day. + Train and guide individuals in eating breakfast and lunch each day. Ensure that people's personal hygiene is kept at a high standard at all times, assisting as necessary, which may include lifting up to 50 pounds Position-Specific Details: Location: Pinecrest Supports and Services Center - Day Programs Shift: 7:00am – 3:30pm Pass Days: Sat & Sun Appointment Type: This position may be filled byProbation, Promotion, Demotion, Lateral Transfer or Detail to Special Duty. Preference may be given to permanent classified employees of Pinecrest Supports and Services Center. Compensation: This position has a Special Entrance Rate (SER) of $972.00 Bi Weekly 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 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: Jeanette Deville, Human Resources Analyst C Pinecrest Supports & Services Center P.O. Box 5191 Pineville, Louisiana 71360 j eanette.deville@la.gov (Jeanette.deville@la.gov) Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports the recruitment, hiring and retention of individuals with disabilities. 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 PSSC - Are you currently employed with Pinecrest Supports and Services Center? + Yes + No 02 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? + Yes + No 03 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. 04 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? Failure to fully complete the education and work history sections of the application can result in an applicant being hired the lower level of the position in which any are applying. + Yes + No 05 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. Required Question Employer State of Louisiana Address For agency contact information, please refer to the supplemental information above. Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802 Phone (866) 783-5462 Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm Apply Please verify your email addressVerify Email