RESIDENTIAL SERVICES SPECIALIST 1-3

State of Louisiana; Alexandria (LA); On-site; USD 12,000 - 14,000; Full time

Job summary

Central Louisiana Supports and Services Center seeks a Residential Services Specialist 1-3 to support residents with active treatment and daily living activities. The role emphasizes safety, mobility assistance, and promoting independence under supervision.

Shifts vary 8, 10, 12, or 16 hours; compensation includes SER rates and premium pay by tenure, with daytime and weekend differentials. Applicants should be ready for hands-on care and teamwork in a state-employment environment.

Qualifications

• No experience required.

Responsibilities

• Change diapers, clean toilets, and turn residents every two hours and as required.
• Assist with simple screening procedures.
• Facilitate residents with activities to achieve individual goals.
• Instruct clients in active treatment programming to promote independence.
• Position and transfer residents in and out of wheelchairs and beds while ensuring safety.
• Assist residents with general housekeeping duties and meal preparation.
• Bathes and feeds residents and assists in general care.
• Assist with shopping, rides, and transporting residents.
• Push wheelchairs for daily activities and events.

Job description

About This Job

We’re looking for a Residential Services Specialist 1-3 to join our dedicated team at Central Louisiana Supports and Services Center (CLSSC) — a facility committed to providing active treatment and healthcare services to individuals with intellectual, developmental, and orthopedic disabilities in the least restrictive environment. This role is vital in assisting with improving clients’ skill levels and on-campus jobs as assigned by the Supervisor to promote independence.

Minimum Qualifications

No experience or training required.

Job Duties

• Change diapers, clean toilets, and turn residents every two (2) hours and at other times as required.
• Assist with simple screening procedures.
• Facilitate residents with activities, including recreational activities, to achieve their individual goals and objectives.
• Instruct clients in all areas of active treatment programming throughout the facility where required, to assist residents in achieving their most independent outcome.
• Positions and transfers residents in and out of wheelchairs, walkers, at the table, in the whirlpool and shower trolley, in bed, for toileting, swimming pool, beauty shop chair, and assuring resident safety at all times by adhering to policy on lifting and transferring.
• Assist residents with general housekeeping duties (cleanliness, bed making, washing, and preparing meals according to meal plans and suggestions)
• Bathes and feeds residents and assists in the general care of the instructed.
• Assist with shopping for clients, ride the bus, and assist with transferring and securing residents.
• Push the resident's wheelchair for daily activities, holiday parades, and facility plays, etc.

Position‑Specific Details

Appointment Type: Probation, Permanent, or Job Appointment. Preference may be given to permanent classified employees of the Central Louisiana Supports and Services Center.

Work Schedule: Will be required to work 8, 10, 12, or 16‑hour shifts; shifts will be determined based on facility needs.

Compensation: Special Entrance Rate(SER): Residential Services Specialist 1 $972.00, Residential Services Specialist 2 $1,040.00, Residential Services Specialist 3 $1,190.80

In Addition, This Position Has The Following Premium Pay:

• $1.00 - 0 months to less than 6 months
• $1.50 - 6 months to less than 3 years
• $2.00 - 3 years to less than 5 years
• $2.50 - 5 years or greater

Shift Differential (for Actual Hours Worked):

• $0.90 - 2nd shift evenings 2 pm-10:30 pm
• $0.50 - 3rd shift nights 10 pm-6:30 am
• $0.50 - All shifts weekend/Holidays

Market Conditions (for Actual Hours Worked):

$1.50

Contact Information

Central LA Supports and Services Center

5400 Coliseum Blvd

Alexandria, Louisiana 71303

318-487-5484

Louisiana State Employment Benefits

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) 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 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 – 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 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