Need Therapeutic Recreation Specialist Assistant WAE in Jackson, LA

Job title: Therapeutic Recreation Specialist Assistant WAE
Company: State of Louisiana
Job description: Supplemental Information

This vacancy is located within the REHABILITATION DEPARTMENT at the Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System, Jackson, LA. ELMHS is the largest 24-hour, multi-site, state psychiatric complex, comprised or residential, outpatient and inpatient services.
This posting may be used to fill vacancies in other divisions or units at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System within 90 days of closing.

This opening will be filled as a part-time WAE position (must not exceed 1245 hours in a 12 month period).

Salary is negotiable based on experience.

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.

Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application or faxed to (225) 219-1041. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

For further information about this vacancy, please contact:
Yevette McArthur
ELMHS Human Resources
Jackson, LA. 70748

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Two years of experience in an organized recreational program as a worker, teacher, instructor, or counselor.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

College training will substitute for the required experience on the basis of thirty semester hours for one year of experience provided that six semester hours of each thirty are in one or a combination of these specialized fields: recreation, recreation therapy, physical education, music therapy, art therapy, dance therapy, drama therapy, horticultural therapy or psychology.

NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:
To assist professional therapeutic recreational specialist personnel in providing therapeutic recreational services to special populations.

Level of Work:
Entry.

Supervision Received:
Close from a higher-level therapeutic recreational specialist.

Supervision Exercised:
Functional over therapy aides working in the therapeutic recreational services field.

Location of Work:
Department of Health and Hospitals; LSU Health Sciences Center, Acute Care Hospitals, Medical Schools; Department of Veterans Affairs; Department of Corrections.

Job Distinctions:
Differs from a Therapeutic Recreation Specialist 1 by the absence of professional-level therapeutic recreation duties and responsibilities.

Examples of Work

Conducts a variety of therapeutic, recreational, leisure counseling or education, and leisure skill development activities under the supervision of therapeutic recreational specialists.

Conducts group and individual classes and field trips.

Observes and assesses patients' reactions to treatment and reports reactions to professional therapeutic recreational specialist.

Maintains recreational equipment.

Escorts clients to recreational activities.

Supervises and assigns work to nonprofessional therapeutic recreation personnel.

May be required to provide some diversionary recreation or creative arts activities and services from time to time or on a continuing basis, in addition to medically prescribed therapy activities.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through 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

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 (

). LASERS has provided this to give you more detailed information about their system * Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (
), * Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (
), among others
Expected salary: $2272 - 4089 per month
Location: Jackson, LA

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