Residential Services Specialist 2 (WAE)

About This Job

The Community Group Homes Department at the Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System (ELMHS) is part of the larger mental health system in Louisiana. Our mission is to provide comprehensive mental health services, including inpatient interventions, jail-based evaluations, group home and residential programs, forensic evaluations, and aftercare services. We aim to coordinate with the broader healthcare system to support adults with various needs.

Job Duties

• Instructs, guides, and assists residents with routine and elementary self-help skills, group activities, indoor and outdoor recreational activities, and hygiene.
• Provides care according to the treatment plan with positive behavioral management methods and participates in client reviews and staffing meetings.
• Administers or supervises the administration of prescribed medications in accordance with specific instructions and drug orders once a Drug Administration Course is successfully completed.
• Escorts and supervises residents during off-ground activities, doctor visits, and shopping trips; ensures accountability for assigned residents at all times.
• Maintains the cleanliness of the group home and reports needed repairs and maintenance to supervisor in a timely manner.
• Assists supervisory staff with employee orientation and provides input regarding residential services specialist trainees.
• Attends in-service training as required and completes annual competencies during employee birth month.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisory staff within the limits of certification and level of competency; and according to established and accepted standards of care, accreditation, and licensure requirements.

Position-Specific Details

Appointment Type: WAE (not to exceed 1,245 hours in a 12-month period)

Contact Information

For further information about this vacancy, contact: Destiny Jackson
ELMHS/Human Resources Department
ELMHS-HR@LA.GOV
225-634-0259