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ASSOCIATE TO A PSYCHOLOGIST 1-3

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ASSOCIATE TO A PSYCHOLOGIST 1-3

Salary

$3,186.00 - $5,734.00 Monthly

Location

Jackson, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

ELMHS5.12.25ATAP1-3

Department

LDH-Office of Behavioral Health

Opening Date

05/13/2025

Closing Date

5/27/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

This vacancy is located in the Psychology Department of Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System in Jackson, LA (East Feliciana Parish). ELMHS is the largest 24-hour, multi-site, state psychiatric complex, comprised of residential, outpatient and inpatient services.

* This posting may be used to fill vacancies in other divisions or units at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System.

The position may be filled as either a Probational (open to all qualified applicants); a promotion (open to all statewide classified and Agency wide permanent status employees); by Detail to Special Duty. Current permanent status, classified employees may be required to accept a Probational appointed if selected.

Salary is negotiable based on experience.

This position may be filled as an associate 1 to a psychologist - associate 3 to a psychologist

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.*

It is recommended that you apply for all job titles that you are interested in.

Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected. However, there is no guarantee that everybody that applies to this posting will be interviewed.

For further information about this vacancy, please contact:

Leigh Moore

[email protected]

225-634-0680

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A master's degree in psychology.

Job Specification

Function of Work:

To provide a limited number of psychological services, including psychometric evaluation, data collection and analysis and to assist in implementation of some fully specified and prescribed standard therapeutic procedures.

Level of Work:

Entry.

Supervision Received:

Clinical supervision is received from a licensed psychologist. Close administrative supervision is provided by a facility administrator, licensed psychologist, or other professional at a higher level.

Supervision Exercised:

May supervise lower-level social services and clerical personnel.

Location of Work:

May be used by all state agencies--statewide.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from the Associate 2 to a Psychologist by the absence of journeyman level duties.

Job Duties and Other Information

Selects, administers, scores, and interprets psychological tests (with guidance).

Writes reports summarizing results of psychometric evaluations (with guidance).

Performs specific tasks in implementing habilitative programs using psychological techniques with designated clients.

Conducts observations, records data, and performs statistical analyses of data for approved program design and evaluation or for research projects.

Functions in a limited capacity as a member of an inter-disciplinary team and may carry out counseling or other psychological services as recommended by the interdisciplinary team.

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 possess a master's degree in psychology.

+ Yes

+ No

02

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

Are you a current, permanent employee at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System?

+ Yes

+ No

05

Have you completed thirty (30) additional semester hours of graduate-level training in psychology beyond your master's degree in psychology?

+ Yes

+ No

06

If you answered "yes" to the previous question, please type each course name, semester hours earned, the accredited university, and date completed (mm/yyyy). If you answered "no", type N/A. Example: Acct 2001 - Introductory Financial Accounting - 3 hrs - LSU 05/2024

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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

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