SEAMSTRESS

Salary

$1,855.00 - $3,338.00 Monthly

Location

Pineville, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

PSSC 26-119-GJ

Department

LDH-Office of Intellectual & Developmental Disability Supports

Opening Date

08/06/2026

Closing Date

8/16/2026 11:59 PM Central

About this Job

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.

We are seeking a dedicated, hardworking individual as a Seamstress. This role plays a vital part in enhancing the quality of life and well-being of participants through purposeful and inclusive services.

Minimum Qualifications

One year experience as an institutional or commercial seamstress; OR

Twelve semester hours in a sewing or closely related course.

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:

• Performs general sewing, altering, and mending of garments either by machine or by hand. This includes taking the necessary measurements for the items to be altered.
• The garments that are made by the Sewing Room include aprons, clothes protectors, and medical bags. Cloth bags needed for storage on the back of the wheelchairs, and other miscellaneous items. This ensures the people living at PSSC have clothing made of the right size, providing protection and safety when required.
• Sews curtains and privacy screens for the homes and offices located at PSSC. This involves going to the homes and offices to take measurements, following sewing patterns, and sometimes developing new patterns.
• Submits all requisitions for supplies and materials needed to the Administrative Program Manager 2.
• Contacts repairman when machines need to be repaired.
• Ensures all orders are logged in the book and signed for when orders are completed.
• Operates sewing machines, cutters, and other equipment required in the operation of the Sewing Room.

Position-Specific Details:

Location: Pinecrest Supports and Services Center – Sewing Room

Shift: 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM Pass Days: Saturday / Sunday

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

Compensation: Seamstress: $ 10.70 hourly - $19.26 Hourly

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.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

Gabriel K. Jeane

Pinecrest Supports & Services Center

P.O. Box 5191

Pineville, Louisiana 71360

[email protected]

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

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