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RESIDENTIAL ADVISOR 1, 2 or 3

Salary

$1,855.00 - $3,338.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

SSD2025-62

Department

SSC Special School District

Opening Date

07/10/2025

Closing Date

7/21/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

Are you passionate about making a difference in students' lives? The Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired and the Deaf is seeking a dedicated, compassionate, and responsibleResidential Advisorto join our team.

As a Residential Advisor, you will help create a safe, supportive, and inclusive living environment for our students. You'll play a vital role in fostering community, promoting independence, and ensuring the well-being of students in our residential program.

Join a team that values compassion, inclusivity, and student-centered support. Make a lasting impact—apply today!

Minimum Qualifications

No experience or training required.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=109620) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

As a Residential Advisor, you will perform the following duties:

+ Provides direct care for deaf, hearing-impaired, &/or visually impaired students in a residential environment.

+ Responsible for teaching basic self-help and self-care skills related to independent living and social development skills.

+ Supervise students in the dormitory during non-school hours

+ Support students with daily routines, personal growth, and conflict resolution

+ Ensure a safe, respectful, and inclusive living environment

+ Report and respond to emergencies or concerns appropriately

+ Collaborate with school staff and parents as needed

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type:Probational, Promotional, Job appointment, or detail to special duty.

Career Progression:This position may be filled as a Residential Advisor 1, 2, or 3.

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test scoreis 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.

*Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

Louisiana Special School District

Alicia Holmes, HR Specialist

Human Resources

(225) 757-3207

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

Are you CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) Certified?

+ Yes

+ No

02

I understand that information on this application may be subject to investigation and verification and that any misrepresentation or material omission, including on my responses to supplemental questions, may cause my application to be rejected, my name to be removed from the eligible register, and/or subject me to disqualification from future job opportunities and/or dismissal from state service.

+ Yes

+ No

03

Have you ever worked in a 24-hour State Facility?

+ Yes

+ No

04

Have you ever worked in a school setting?

+ Yes

+ No

05

Have you ever worked in a residential student program?

+ Yes

+ No

06

Have you ever worked in a residential program which provides direct care to deaf, hearing impaired, and/or visually impaired students?

+ Yes

+ No

07

If you answered yes to the question above, please give an example of the care that you provided:

08

Please list your experience level and or years for working with the Deaf and Visually Impaired:

09

Are you willing/able to work weekends and/or holidays as needed?

+ Yes

+ No

10

Are you willing to work occasional overtime as required?

+ Yes

+ No

11

What is your American Sign Language skill level? Novice, Survival, Intermediate, Advanced, Superior or N/A.

12

Are you willing to learn American Sign Language (ASL)?

+ Yes

+ No

13

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

14

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

15

Are you currently 21 years of age or older?

+ Yes

+ No

16

Are you a current or former employee of LSDVI or Special School District?

+ 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

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