PSYCHOLOGIST 4

State of Louisiana; Westwego (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Office of Juvenile Justice is seeking a Psychologist 4 to lead specialized treatment services for youth in secure care at Bridge City Center for Youth in Bridge City, LA. The role requires clinical leadership, assessment expertise, and collaboration across teams to improve treatment outcomes.

Responsibilities include directing treatment programs, supervising staff, conducting evaluations, providing psychotherapy, and guiding program evaluation to ensure high-quality services for youth and

Qualifications

• Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice psychology.
• Two years of experience in psychological research, testing, or counseling.

Responsibilities

• Leads specialized treatment programs — directs interventions and guides staff.
• Oversees therapeutic service quality — reviews sessions and updates plans.
• Conducts psychological evaluations — interprets cognitive and personality assessments.
• Provides psychotherapy — individual, group, family, and specialized therapy.
• Chairs multidisciplinary teams — leads treatment team meetings and trainings.
• Develops behavior systems — creates incentive/consequence programs for youth.
• Oversees research & evaluation — reviews data and guides ethical research practices.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Assessment

Treatment planning

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

Louisiana psychology license

Job description

About This Job

Office of Juvenile Justice

Bridge City Center for Youth

3225 River Rd., Bridge City, LA 70094

https://ojj.la.gov/location/bridge-city-center-for-youth-jefferson-parish

The Office of Juvenile Justice is seeking a highly skilled and mission-driven Psychologist 4 to lead specialized treatment services for youth in secure care. This clinical leadership role is ideal for a psychologist who excels in assessment, treatment planning, program development, and multidisciplinary collaboration.

As a Psychologist 4, you will guide therapeutic staff, oversee evidence-based treatment programs, interpret psychological evaluations, and ensure high-quality clinical services across the facility. You will also provide individual, group, and family psychotherapy; lead the multidisciplinary treatment team; and support program evaluation and quality assurance efforts. This position plays a critical role in shaping treatment outcomes, strengthening staff capability, and supporting youth rehabilitation through expert clinical direction.

If you are a confident clinician with strong leadership skills and a passion for helping youth achieve meaningful change, this role offers an opportunity to make a powerful impact within OJJ’s therapeutic environment.

Minimum Qualifications

Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice psychology followed by two years of experience in psychological research, testing, or counseling.

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties

• Leads specialized treatment programs — Directs sexual offense treatment, designs interventions, and guides multidisciplinary staff.
• Oversees therapeutic service quality — Observes sessions, reviews documentation, evaluates staff performance, and updates treatment plans.
• Conducts psychological evaluations — Interprets personality, cognitive, neurocognitive, and adaptive assessments to inform treatment.
• Provides psychotherapy — Delivers individual, group, family, and specialized therapy based on treatment needs.
• Chairs multidisciplinary teams — Leads treatment team meetings, disciplinary committees, and in-service training.
• Develops behavior systems — Creates incentive and consequence programs tailored for youth with ID/SMI.
• Oversees research & evaluation — Reviews treatment data, guides research design, and ensures compliance with ethical standards.

Position-Specific Details

Work Location: This position is located at Bridge City Center for Youth in Bridge City, Louisiana.

Appointment Type: Full time, Probational

The incumbent of this position must not have been convicted or pled nolo contendere to a crime listed in R.S. 15:587.1 (c).

NOTE: Prior to an appointment, the selected applicant must take and pass a drug screening test, possess a valid Louisiana Driver's License, and clear a background check.

In the supplemental questions section, applicants must authorize the HR Office of Juvenile Justice to contact prior employers to check references under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) to be considered for employment.

The Office of Juvenile Justice is a State as a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment-related resources available for those with disabilities, refer to the Louisiana Employment Resource Guide.

If you are contacted for an interview, please let us know at that time if you will need special accommodations.

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:

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 at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave

• 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 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 Are you a current classified employee of the Office of Juvenile Justice serving with permanent status?

• Yes
• No

02 Are you currently under indictment for a felony charge or 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 If 'YES', give the law enforcement authority (city police, sheriff, FBI, etc.), the offense, place and disposition of case. If 'NO', enter N/A.

04 Have you been convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt, or implied threats of force, or coercion, or where the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse?

• Yes
• No

05 If so, when? If "NO", enter N/A.

06 Have you ever been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in any sexual activity in the community or confinement setting?

• Yes
• No

07 If so, when? If "NO", enter N/A.

08 Have you ever engaged in sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility or juvenile facility or any other facility type (as defined in 42 U.S.C 1997)?

• Yes
• No

09 If so, when? If "NO", enter N/A.

10 Have you ever been convicted or pled nolo contendere to a crime listed in R.S. 15:587.1 (c)?

• Yes
• No

11 Have you ever been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in any sexual activity in a community confinement center, jail, lockup or prison, the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) requires Office of Juvenile Justice Human Resources to contact those employers prior to hiring any applicant for information on substantiated allegations of sexual abuse or any resignation during a pending investigation of an allegation of sexual abuse. Do you authorize the Office of Juvenile Justice, to contact any of your prior employers, whether listed on your employment application or not, to ascertain information required by the Prison Rape Elimination Act, Part 115 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations? I understand that prior to any offer of employment by the Office of Juvenile Justice that such information must be obtained. IMPORTANT: I also understand that if I do not authorize such contact, I will not be eligible for employment with the Office of Juvenile Justice. Should I be appointed from this announcement, I also understand that this authorization will remain valid for the duration of my employment with the Office of Juvenile Justice. Questions should be directed to Human Resources as noted in the Supplemental Information section of this job posting.

• Yes, I understand. You may contact my employers, past or present.
• No. Do not contact my employers, past or present.

12 Do you possess a Louisiana license to practice psychology?

• Yes
• No

13 If you answered yes to the previous question, please list the license number, issue date, and expiration date. If you answered no, please type N/A

• Required Question