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Rehab Evaluator-Entry (WAE)

Salary

$2,978.00 - $5,360.00 Monthly

Location

Jackson, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

ELMHS10.28.25REE

Department

LDH-Office of Behavioral Health

Opening Date

10/28/2025

Closing Date

11/5/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

Division : Within the Rehabilitation Department at ELMHS, Located in Jackson, LA

The Mission of ELMHS is to provide mental health evaluation, treatment, habilitation, and consultation for adults. Programs include inpatient interventions, jail-based evaluations, supervised group home and residential programs, forensic evaluation, care, custody, and aftercare; intermediate and long-term psychiatric care are coordinated with the total system of care in Louisiana.

ELMHS is looking for a motivated, detail-oriented individual to come and join ELMHS as apart of the Patient Education Program in the Rehabilitation Department as a Rehab Evaluator-Entry! The department would love to have someone with previous teaching experience, but it is not required.

An ideal candidate should possess the following competencies:

Communicating Effectively:The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.

Thinking Critically: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion.

Using Data:The ability to use relevant and valid data to inform a recommendation for action.

Accepting Direction: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.

Acting with Ethics and Integrity: The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources.

Building and Supporting Teams: The ability to combine your actions and efforts with others to work toward achieving a common goal.

Minimum Qualifications

A bachelor's degree plus one year of experience in rehabilitation services, social services, human resources, education, therapy services, or nursing; OR

A bachelor’s degree in a rehabilitation field, a social sciences field, social work, education, nursing, health and human services, or speech therapy; OR

A master's degree.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

In this role, you will:

+ Evaluate client information by reviewing clinical and medical assessments, social history, progress notes, and administering an initial interview with any client who is referred to the varied patient academic education programs.

+ Administer and interpret Schonell’s Reading Checklist, the TABE, the TONI, and the Wide Range Achievement Test.

+ Design and implement instructional group and/or 1-to-1 programs such as: Computer Literacy Training, Literacy Tutoring, Adult Basic Education Tutoring, and Computer Lab-based pre-GED and ABE Group Tutoring. Additional subjects covered may include: how to complete a job application, filling out an income tax form, how to use a calculator, how to use reference tools, how to obtain outside community-based resources for educational or work-related needs. Basic math, language arts, science, social studies, and adult-level reading skills training will also be offered to patients who have not succeeded in obtaining their basic education.

+ Create and maintain individual records for patients enrolled in both group and one-to-one instruction in order to reflect the patient’s progress within the program.

+ Perform all ELMHS-required documentation of each patient enrolled in the patient academic education programs including: evaluations, progress notes, treatment plans, the client’s attendance, participation, acquisition of skill, and mastery of concept following instruction.

+ Prepare and maintain a Patient Referral database which reports all patients referred for patient academic program services.

+ May recommend changes or innovations to the assigned client’s Treatment Team which enhance the rehabilitative environment for the clients.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: WAE (a part-time appointment)

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:

Leigh Moore

ELMHS HR

[email protected]

225-634-0680

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

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, permanent employee at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System?

+ Yes

+ No

04

Do you possess a current Louisiana Occupational Therapist Temporary permit or Louisiana Occupational Therapist permanent license as issued by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners?

+ Yes

+ No

05

If you answered ‘Yes’ to the question above, please list the license TYPE, NUMBER, ORIGIONAL ISSUE DATE, and EXPIRATION DATE. If you answered ‘No’, enter N/A. ******Note**** ORIGIONAL issue date must be provided (NOT most recent renewal) as your licensed experience will be credited from the date you put here when you attained your license.

06

Do you have any teaching experience?

+ Yes

+ No

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If you answered 'Yes' to the question above, please list the relevant experience. If you answered 'No', enter N/A.

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Rate your ability to accept direction based on our definition: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.

+ I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable accepting direction

+ I have limited experience or require assistance to accept direction

+ I can accept direction

+ I can accept directions and help others improve their ability to accept direction

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+ I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable building and supporting teams

+ I have limited experience or require assistance to build and support teams

+ I can build and support teams

+ I can build and support teams and help others improve their ability to build and support teams

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Rate your ability to think critically based on our definition: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion.

+ I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable thinking critically

+ I have limited experience or require assistance to think critically

+ I can think critically

+ I can think critically and help others improve their ability to think critically

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State of Louisiana

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Phone

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Website

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