DEVELOPMENTALIST

Salary

$2,165.00 - $3,900.00 Monthly

Location

Pineville, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

PSSC 26-158 JD

Department

LDH-Office of State Healthcare Facilities

Division

Pinecrest Supports and Service Center

Opening Date

10/01/2026

Closing Date

10/8/2026 11:59 PM Central

About this Job

PSSC 26-158 JD DEVELOPMENTALIST

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 and compassionate DEVELOPMENTALIST to perform diversified and technical tasks.

If you're a compassionate, organized, and team-oriented professional ready to make a meaningful impact in a supportive environment, we encourage you to apply!

Minimum Qualifications

Two years of experience in the care, guidance, or education of a group of children or adults.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:

Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will substitute for one year of the required experience.

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

Job Duties:

• Assist Residential Services Specialist 5 (RSS 5) in the direct care of people with developmental disabilities, implementing and directing active treatment plans by providing care, guidance, training, and habilitation ensuring the people we we serve are safe, use their environments, and interact with others in the community.
• Assist Habilitation Instructor 1 in implementing class activities and class matching décor. Complete assignments of related duties necessary for smooth operation of the classroom in the Day Program.
• Prepare required documentation of training records/progress reports for IDT monthly. Assist RSS 5 in evaluating needed skill levels and set objectives required per individual in the classroom.
• Maintain classroom/building area by keeping it clean and maintenance free at all times. Follow individual building cleaning schedule to ensure all areas are clean accordingly.
• Report individual incidents/accidents and suspected cases of abuse/neglect to proper authorities in a timely manner.

Position-Specific Details:

Location: PINECREST SUPPORTS & SERVICES CENTER - Employment Services

Shift: 7:30 am - 4:00 pm Pass Days: Saturday and Sunday

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

How To Apply:

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

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). 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 hired at the lower level of the position. You will not be qualified based on job title alone, you must describe your actual duties.

****REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION TO MAKE SURE IT IS CURRENT - INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED ****

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

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Jeanette Deville, Human Resources Analyst C

Pinecrest Supports & Services Center

P.O. Box 5191

Pineville, Louisiana 71360

[email protected]

Pinecrest Supports and Services Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency 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 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 https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found at https://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 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