Associate 3-4 To A Psychologist Position Available In Rapides, Louisiana

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Associate 3-4 To A Psychologist

Salary
$3,904.00 – $7,025.00 Monthly
Location Pineville, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number

CLSH-2025-48

Department
LDH-Office of Behavioral Health
Opening Date
05/22/2025
Closing Date
Continuous

DESCRIPTION

BENEFITS
QUESTIONS
About this Job
Position is located at Central Louisiana State Hospital in Pineville, Louisiana in the Psychology Department.
Minimum Qualifications
A master’s degree in psychology followed by two 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 one year of experience in psychological testing; psychological research; or the design and implementation of behavioral management plans; OR
A doctorate degree in psychology.
Job Specification
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
Job Duties and Other Information

EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Conducts evaluations, including psychometric evaluations, annual progress assessments and determination of training or therapeutic needs.
Prepares behavioral or psychological case summaries.
Prepares reports for interdisciplinary team staffings and discusses reports as appropriate at staffings.
Participates as psychological representative in the development of individual client treatment plans and provides counseling or other psychological services as recommended by the interdisciplinary team.
Conducts and manages pre-planned and approved behavior management programs.
Conducts specialized training for paraprofessional and professional staff.
Provides direction and guidance to Associates to a Psychologist, other disciplines and paraprofessional personnel in psychological program implementation and environmental influences on quality of life for clients.
Participates in parent training as appropriate.
Conducts approved research projects.

Position-Specific Details:

As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as an Associate To A Psychologist 3 or 4, depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant.
Associate 3 to A Psychologist has a minimum hire rate of $22.52 / hour
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. How to

Apply:

List all prior employment.

INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED!

Resume will not be accepted and should not be attached. You must include 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 will NOT populate your information into your application. Work experience left off your electronic application or only included in an attached resume is 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 to fully complete 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 list complete license 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 score is 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
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