Associate 4 To A Psychologist

Job Posted 1/17/2025
Louisiana Department of State Civil Service
Kingsville, LA 71361
United States
Job Description
Associate 4 To A Psychologist
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Associate 4 To A Psychologist
Salary
$4,177.00 - $7,518.00 Monthly
Location
Pineville, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
CLSH-2025-6
Department
LDH-Office of Behavioral Health
Opening Date
01/07/2025
Closing Date
Continuous
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Supplemental Information
Position is located at Central Louisiana State Hospital in Pineville, Louisiana in the Psychology Department.
Associate 4 to A Psychologist has a minimum hire rate of $24.10 / hour
Position may be filled as a Probation, Promotion, Demotion or Transfer.
List all prior employment. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED!Resume will not be accepted and should not be attached. Youmustinclude all relevant education and experience on your official State application.You must describe your actual duties as you will not be qualified based on job title alone. A resume upload willNOTpopulate your information into your application.
Work experience left off your electronic application or only included in an attached resumeis not eligible to receive credit considered.
Did you list ALL your job experience and education on your applications?
IMPORTANT NOTE: While we encourage all interested applicants to apply, please be aware that there are various reasons that your application may be disqualified from consideration including, but not limited, to:
- Failure tofullycomplete the education and work experience sections of the application; (Please note for the education section that the semester area refers to the # of credit HOURS and not the # of semesters you completed)
- Failure to listcompletelicense information (if applicable to the job position).
- Failure to submit an equivalency evaluation statement for an international degree by the closing of this announcement.
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.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Brandon Luneau
Central Louisiana State Hospital
Human Resources Office
(318) 484-6324
Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A master's degree in psychology followed by four years of experience in psychological testing; psychological research; or the design and implementation of behavioral management plans; OR
Thirty semester hours of graduate-level training in psychology earned after completing a master's degree in psychology plus three years of experience in psychological testing; psychological research; or the design and implementation of behavioral management plans; or
A doctorate degree in psychology plus one year of experience in psychological testing; psychological research; or the design and implementation of behavioral management plans.
Job Concepts
Function of Work:
To provide a variety of psychological services to clients and organizations as (1) a unit manager exercising line authority over all service delivery functions; or (2) a program manager exercising line and/or functional authority over one or more program components within the organization.
Level of Work:
Manager.
Supervision Received:
Clinical supervision is received from a Licensed Psychologist. Broad administrative direction is received from a facility administrator, licensed psychologist, or other professional at a higher level.
Supervision Exercised:
Line and/or functional supervision may be exercised over lower-level professional and other support personnel.
Location of Work:
May be used by all state agencies--statewide.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from the Associate 3 to a Psychologist by the presence of managerial level work.
Examples of Work
Exercises managerial responsibility in an interdisciplinary program of services.
Serves as consultant on overall program development to one or more units of the facility.
Reviews individual client progress and assumes responsible role in planning for treatment and habilitation.
Designs and conducts specialized intervention programs.
Designs and/or conducts research, program evaluations, or quality assurance studies consistent with agency goals.
Coordinates referrals for psychological services.
Plans, organizes, and implements behavior management programs.
Conducts individual and group counseling sessions.
Trains and/or supervises interdisciplinary staff in special program procedures and methods.
Serves on various facility committees; may serve as chairperson.
May participate in developing operational policies for facility.
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.

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
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Do you posses a master's degree in psychology?
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- No
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State of Louisiana
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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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