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Corrections Guard Therapeutic

Salary

$2,595.20 - $5,157.00 Monthly

Location

New Orleans, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

ELMHS5.13.25CGT

Department

LDH-Office of Behavioral Health

Opening Date

05/14/2025

Closing Date

5/23/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

This vacancy is located within the Security Department at the Forensic Aftercare Clinic located in New Orleans, LA . ELMHS is the largest 24-hour, multi-site, state psychiatric complex comprised of residential, outpatient and inpatient services.

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Six months of experience in a forensic, behavioral, correctional, or penal institution with responsibility for the security, custody, clinical care or rehabilitation of offenders.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.

An applicant who has been convicted of a felony or who is under indictment on a felony charge will be disqualified until relief from the disabilities imposed by state and federal laws is granted.

Job Specification

FUNCTION OF WORK:

To provide security of clients and assist in application of clinical treatment in accomplishing the overall goal of evaluation and/or treatment of individuals judicially remanded to the facility.

LEVEL OF WORK:

Experienced.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

General by the Corrections Lieutenant--Therapeutic or other higher level official.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

None.

LOCATION OF WORK:

24-hour secure facilities housing judicially remanded clients.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:

Differs from the Corrections Guard Trainee--Therapeutic in that the six months training period has been successfully completed.

Differs from the Corrections Lieutenant--Therapeutic by the absence of direct supervisory responsibilities.

Job Duties and Other Information

Maintains locked doors and gates per facility policy.

Follows facility policies in control and prevention of contraband on grounds (this includes clients, employees and visitors).

Monitors client movement and provides client count per facility policy.

Makes security checks of buildings, grounds, fences, doors and gates to ensure that the integrity of security is intact; refers problems and/or deficiencies to proper authority.

Follows procedure for searching clients, living quarters, etc. to control contraband and avoid litigation.

Maintains security and follows instructions in handling emergency situations such as riots, fire, etc.; maintains a level of functioning which does not induce panic among clients or employees.

Institutes security measures when escorting clients inside and outside facility.

Provides 24-hour security when patients are transferred to off-campus medical facilities.

Responds to orders to report to duty during elopement (or other unusual occurrences) and mans duty stations as assigned.

Supervises those clients assigned to his/her area and contributes toward creation of an atmosphere that is conducive to treatment.

Assists in keeping client ward charts, records, etc. on all clients on assigned ward.

Assists with all routine clinics, details, and laboratory work for clients (under the guidance of the medical nursing staff).

Accompanies clients to recreational and occupational therapies and all off-the-ward activities to provide security and therapeutic assistance.

Participates and assists clinical treatment team members with groups of clients in therapeutic activities.

Participates as an active member in treatment team meetings, advising others about observations and recommendations; signs master treatment plans.

Maintains adequate records in charts for each client in their assigned area for unusual happenings, such as side effects from drugs, behavior problems, eating and sleeping problems or one who might be physically ill or dramatically losing weight from a mental or physical disorder, suicidal or homicidal attempts or threats, and any elopements or any attempts of elopements.

Creates proper atmosphere on a security treatment unit which includes maintaining a safe and sanitary environment for clients by assisting in the cleaning of the physical surroundings, furnishings, and equipment, and other items in the patient care unit.

Participates in educational programs (either in-house or outside facility) as assigned, to increase knowledge base and job skills.

Incumbents are subject to twenty-four hour call.

Performs any related duties as assigned.

The position will be filled as a Probational appointment. Current permanent status, classified employees may be required to accept a Probational appointed if selected.

Special Entrance Rate (SER) FULL-TIME:

Corrections Guard Therapeutic - $16.22/hr

Various premium pay also available for each hour worked for full-time employees.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of work experience. An application may be considered incomplete if the work experience and education sections are not completed.

Please list all work experience.

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.

For further information regarding this vacancy, please contact:

LDH-ELMHS Human Resources

Jackson, La. 70748

[email protected]

225-634-0535

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.

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

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

02

If 'YES', give the law enforcement authority (city police, sheriff, FBI, etc), the offense, place and disposition of case. If 'NO', enter N/A.

03

Are you a current or previous employee of ELMHS?

+ Current

+ Previous

+ N/A

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Employer

State of Louisiana

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Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

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