Psychology Post-Doctoral Fellow / Psychologist 2-3

Psychology Post-Doctoral Fellow / Psychologist 2-3

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Psychology Post-Doctoral Fellow / Psychologist 2-3

Salary

$6,337.07 - $9,403.00 Monthly

Location

Pineville, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

PSSC 26-122-RJ

Department

LDH-Office of Intellectual & Developmental Disability Supports

Opening Date

08/11/2026

Closing Date

8/26/2026 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

PSSC 26-122-RJ

The mission of Pinecrest Supports and Services Center is to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to reach treatment goals and to return to more integrated community living settings. Pinecrest Supports and Services Center specializes in the treatment of people with comorbid intellectual and developmental disabilities and complex medical, behavioral, and psychiatric support needs.

Pinecrest Supports & Services Center (PSSC) is seeking a dedicated person to join our dynamicPsychology Dept. team. This role is essential in ensuring high-quality care and coordination across our programs.

Minimum Qualifications

A doctorate degree in psychology.

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:

• Provide and coordinate psychological services for treatment and rehabilitation in the individual's homes, day programs, work areas, and recreational settings.

• Design and implement programs involving the application of behavior treatment principles and techniques.

• Monitor and oversee treatment plan developments and implementation.

• Provide clinical supervision to ATAPs to build clinical capacities and evaluate work and performance of ATAPs.

• Provide direct assessment and treatment for more complex cases needing higher level interventions.

• Conduct group, individual, family, or other specialized psychotherapy with individuals as needed.

• Coordinate and work with other disciplines to assure coordinated interdisciplinary treatment and care.

• Supervise training, orientation, and continuing development by ensuring staff is trained to provide continuous care and security to individuals supported by PSSC.

• Administer or review results of the full range of diagnostic tests for psychological assessment, interpret results and prepare psychological evaluations.

• Complete intake assessments on new admissions and intellectual assessments.

• Perform psychological diagnoses and treatment and participate as a member of an individual's treatment staff discussions of diagnosis, treatment, progress, and treatment planning.

Position-Specific Details:

Department:LDH Pinecrest – Psychology Department

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday SHIFT: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM PASS DAYS: Sat. & Sun.

Appointment Type: This position may be filled byDetail to Special Duty,Probation, Promotion, Demotion, Lateral Transfer, orjob appointment. Preference may be given to permanent classified employees of Pinecrest Supports and Services Center.

Career Progression: This position may be filled as aPsychology Post-Doctoral Fellow, Psychologist 2or Psychologist 3, depending on the level of education and experience of the selected applicant.

Compensation: Depends on Qualifications. THIS JOB IS IN A CAREER PROGRESSION GROUP AND MAY BE FILLED AT A HIGHER LEVEL.

This position is eligible for the following Special Entrance Rates:

Psychology Post-Doctoral Fellow $36.56hr. – $53.14hr.

Psychologist 2 $39.12hr. – $56.86hr.

Psychologist 3 $44.79hr. - $65.10hr.

This position also receives a Premium Pay of $ 2.00 per hour worked, as well as Longevity Pay.

A Louisiana License to practice Psychology must be obtained within one year of appointment.

Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) will cover the cost of the EPPP Test Prep for the selected candidate. The selected candidate must maintain employment with Pinecrest for 12 months.

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.

Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

List ALL prior employment - Failure to fully complete the education and work history sections of the application can result in an applicant being hiring at the lower level of the position in which any are applying. You must describe your actual duties as you will not be qualified based on job title alone.

Pinecrest Supports and Services Center is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports the recruitment, hiring and retention of individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment resources for individuals with disabilities, see the Louisiana Employment Resources Guide at http://www.laworks.net/Downloads/LRS/EmploymentResourceGuide\_2018.pdf(Download PDF reader)

Pinecrest Supports and Services Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer

There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Robert L. Jones

Pinecrest Supports & Services Center

P.O. Box 5191

Pineville, Louisiana 71360

[email protected]

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

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PSSC - 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

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PSSC - If "YES", give the law enforcement authority (city, police, sheriff, FBI, etc.) the offense, place, and disposition of case. If this question does not apply to you, enter N/A.

03

PSSC - Are you currently employed with Pinecrest Supports and Services Center?

• Yes

• No

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PSSC - Explain any gaps in employment of 3 months or longer (Example: January /1999 – May /1999 = caring for a sick parent, etc...). If this question does not apply to you, enter N/A.

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PSSC - Have you listed ALL prior employment (entire work history starting after High School or College) with complete name of all employers (no abbreviations), your job title, address (city &state), phone number of each employer? Failure to fully complete the education and work history sections of the application can result in an applicant being hired the lower level of the position in which any are applying.

• Yes

• No

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PSSC - Do you possess a current valid driver's license?

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PSSC – Do you have possession of a current Louisiana license to practice psychology?

• Yes

• No

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PSSC - Do you possess a doctorate in psychology?

• Yes

• No

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Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

1201 N 3rd St

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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