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PARAEDUCATOR

Salary

$16.43 - $19.08 Hourly

Location

St. Martinville, LA

Job Type

Unclassified

Job Number

403ACYSM-213343-GOL

Department

Office of Juvenile Justice

Opening Date

09/29/2025

Closing Date

10/9/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

Office of Juvenile Justice

Acadiana Center for Youth-St. Martinville

1815 Terrace Hwy., St. Martinville, Louisiana 70582

https://ojj.la.gov/location/acadiana-center-for-youth-st-martinville

The Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice (OJJ) is committed to protecting the public by providing safe and effective individualized services to youth, who will become productive, law-abiding citizens. We are seeking dedicated Paraeducators to support classroom instruction and youth development in secure care settings. Working under the supervision of certified teachers and facility leadership, the Paraeducator plays a vital role in maintaining a structured, respectful, and trauma-informed learning environment for justice-involved youth.

Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma or GED

Job Specification

The incumbent will work 7.5 hours per work day.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

This position will assist instructors in classes for secured care juveniles in state mandated curriculum, behavioral principles, and instructional practices, including classroom management based on positive reinforcement; maintain personal qualities of leadership, integrity, fairness, optimism, seli-contidence, persistence, and vitality.

Duties/examples of work include, but are not limited to, the following tasks:

+ Assist in the implementation of daily lesson plans and classroom activities

+ Supervise students during instructional and non-instructional periods

+ Support individualized learning needs, including IEPs, 504 plans, and behavioral support strategies

+ Maintain confidentiality of student records and adhere to mandatory reporting protocols

+ Operate classroom equipment and assist with grading, filing, and instructional prep

+ Model professional behavior, grooming, and respectful communication

+ Maintain a clean and safe learning environment

+ Participate in training sessions, including PREA, trauma-informed care, and facility-specific protocols

+ Serve as a positive role model and uphold agency values at all times

Position-Specific Details:

Work Location: This vacancy is located at Acadiana Center for Youth in St. Martinville, Louisiana.

Appointment Type: Full time

The incumbent of this position must not have been convicted or pled nolo contendere to a crime listed in R.S. 15.587.1 (c).

How To Apply:

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 about this vacancy contact:

Garilyn London

OJJ/Human Resources

[email protected]

If you are contacted for an interview, please let us know at that time if you will need special accommodations.

NOTE: Prior to an appointment, the selected applicant must take and pass a drug screening test, possess a valid Louisiana Driver's License and clear a background check.

This agency participates in the E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization.

The Office of Juvenile Justice is a State as a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment-related resources available for those with disabilities, refer to the Louisiana Employment Resource Guide (http://www.laworks.net/Downloads/LRS/EmploymentResourceGuide\_2018.pdf) .

In the supplemental questions section, applicants must authorize the HR Office of Juvenile Justice to contact prior employers to check references under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)to be considered for employment.

Benefits for unclassified employees are determined by the individual hiring authority.

01

Are you a current classified employee of the Office of Juvenile Justice serving with permanent status?

+ Yes

+ No

02

Have you ever been convicted or pled nolo contendere to a crime listed in R.S. 15.587.1 (c)?

+ Yes

+ No

03

Are you currently under indictment for a felony charge or 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

04

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

05

Have you been convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt, or implied threats of force, or coercion, or where the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse?

+ Yes

+ No

06

If so, when? If "NO", enter N/A.

07

Have you ever been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in any sexual activity in the community or confinement setting?

+ Yes

+ No

08

If so, when? If "NO", enter N/A.

09

Have you ever engaged in sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility or juvenile facility or any other facility type (as defined in 42 U.S.C 1997)?

+ Yes

+ No

10

If so, when? If "NO", enter N/A.

11

If you have previous employment in a community confinement center, jail, lockup or prison, the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) requires Office of Juvenile Justice Human Resources to contact those employers prior to hiring any applicant for information on substantiated allegations of sexual abuse or any resignation during a pending investigation of an allegation of sexual abuse. Do you authorize the Office of Juvenile Justice, to contact any of your prior employers, whether listed on your employment application or not, to ascertain information required by the Prison Rape Elimination Act, Part 115 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations? I understand that prior to any offer of employment by the Office of Juvenile Justice that such information must be obtained. IMPORTANT: I also understand that if I do not authorize such contact, I will not be eligible for employment with the Office of Juvenile Justice. Should I be appointed from this announcement, I also understand that this authorization will remain valid for the duration of my employment with the Office of Juvenile Justice. Questions should be directed to Human Resources as noted in the Supplemental Information section of this job posting.

+ Yes, I understand. You may contact my employers, past or present.

+ No. Do not contact my employers, past or present.

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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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