COMMUNITY SERVICE PROFESSIONAL 3 - RBHC-DDS Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4809718) Apply  COMMUNITY SERVICE PROFESSIONAL 3 - RBHC-DDS Salary Depends on Qualifications Location Hammond, LA Job Type Classified Job Number 205031-CSP-DDS Department LDH-Florida Parishes Human Services Authority Opening Date 01/29/2025 Closing Date 2/9/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information We believe that our individual differences are our strength, and it forms the foundation that allows our agency to empower individuals to experience a greater quality of life. Our agency’s vision is that all people will be empowered to lead meaningful and productive lives among friends, relatives, and neighbors regardless of behavioral health needs or developmental disabilities. We have been lighting the path forward into r ecovery by providing person-centered services to adults and children who meet the treatment criteria for substance use disorders, developmental disabilities, and/or mental health. To learn more about our agency, please Visit our website (http://fphsa.org/) Potential Benefits: + Some of our facilities are approved HRSA/NHSC sites . S taff in specific positions at approved sites may be eligible to apply for certain student loan relief programs. + Educational opportunities made available to staff . + Paid holidays for eligible staff . This includes up to 10 statutory holidays as well as additional holidays as declared by the governor. + Earned Annual (personal) AND Sick Leave for eligible staff. Leave is accumulated and balances roll over each year. + Health , Life, and Miscellaneous Insurance Plans available for eligible staff, with multiple options at varying costs. + Retirement Options for eligible staff . + For some positions, clinical supervision related to licensure requirements may be provided by the appropriately licensed agency staff at no cost to the employee. For more detailed information on some of these benefits, you may click on the “Benefits” tab located above . This Community Service Professional 3 position is for a vacancy in our Developmental Disabilities Services (DDS) section located in Hammond, Louisiana. The incumbent may be required to travel into personal homes, agencies, and facilities in the Florida Parishes Human Services Authority (FPHSA) five parish area for the purpose of assessment, implementation and monitoring of services and supports. The five parish area includes Tangipahoa, St. Tammany, Livingston, St.Helena, and Washington parishes. Please see the Examples of Work below for additional information for this position. This position may be filled as a Probational Appointment. Applicants may be asked to serve a probationary period that may be anywhere from 6 months to 24 months. Salary may be negotiable depending on the chosen applicant's level of experience. The minimum and maximum pay for the position is listed below: + Community Service Professional 3: $22.52/hour - $40.53/hour maximum 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. * Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. * For additional information about this vacancy contact: Emily Barthelemy, HR Analyst Florida Parishes Human Services Authority 835 Pride Drive, Suite B, Hammond, Louisiana 70401 emily.barthelemy@fphsa.org Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Six years of experience in providing health or developmentally disabled services, counseling, health care management, or social services; OR Six years of full-time work experience plus three years of experience in providing health or developmentally disabled services, counseling, health care management, or social services; OR A bachelor's degree plus three years of experience in providing health or developmentally disabled services, counseling, health care management, or social services; OR An advanced degree in a social sciences field, nursing, public health; public, hospital, or health administration; speech-language pathology or communication sciences and disorders; physical, occupational, recreational, or music therapy plus two years of experience in providing health or developmentally disabled services, counseling, health care management, or social services. EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION: Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field. Job Concepts FUNCTION OF WORK: To provide advanced level implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of programs within offices specializing in services for those with developmental disabilities. LEVEL OF WORK: Advanced. SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Broad from a Community Services Supervisor, a higher-level professional or an administrator. SUPERVISION EXERCISED: May provide functional supervision over lower level Community Services Professionals. LOCATION OF WORK: Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) and Human Services Districts/Authorities statewide. JOB DISTINCTIONS: Differs from the Community Services Professional 2 by the broad supervision received and the presence of more independent and complex assignments. Differs from the Community Services Supervisor by the absence of direct-line supervision of professional and support level staff. Examples of Work The incumbent will be responsible for planning, organizing, and coordinating five major programs in the five parish area that FPHSA serves: Tangipahoa, St. Tammany, Livingston, St. Helena, and Washington. These programs include court, custody, residential placement, Intermediate Care Facilities (ICF/DD - community homes) certification, and transition services for individuals transitioning out of a Supports and Services Center. This position will serve as a resource center to the general public in providing information about FPHSA and community resources. Duties may include, but are not limited to: -Compiles and maintains a list of community homes in the FPHSA area. -Receives referrals from individuals, community homes, and other state agencies requesting an out of home residential setting. Conducts interviews with the applicant and family to review the service request and to assess needs. -Educates individual and family regarding available and appropriate residential facilities for placement. -Manages the admission or transfer approval by review of documents of information on individuals requesting community home admission and determines approval for Medicaid certification. -Reviews professional reports and determines if required information is present or if additional assessments are required. -Receives the request for the Entry process and coordinates the appointment for the eligibility process to begin. Interviews the individual/family and conducts the required assessments. -Represents FPHSA in court proceedings when an individual with developmental disabilities must have a developmental disability professional present. Manages caseload of individuals with developmental disabilities who have any court actions. -May be assigned duties associated with disaster/emergency preparedness such as the Medical Special Needs Shelter (MSNS), Command Center, Continuity of Operations (COOP), etc., as deemed necessary. 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 Do you have experience working in developmental disabilities supports and services to include: OCDD policies and procedures for Entry into the DD system, Residential services including community homes and nursing homes, LDH custody, Home and Community based waiver services? + Yes + No 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