Job Description

Salary

$2,917.00 - $5,904.00 Monthly

Location

Pineville, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

CLSH-2025-92

Department

LDH-Office of Behavioral Health

Opening Date

11/18/2025

Closing Date

11/25/2025 11:59 PM Central

About this Job

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CLSH MISSION: Strive to provide quality, person-centered care with focus on recovery and resiliency in a safe and secure environment.

CLSH VISION: Strive to be the best public psychiatric hospital possible

CLSH VALUES "I CARE":

I

ntegrity,

C

ompassion,

A

ccountability,

R

espect, and

E

xcellence

Central Louisiana State Hospital

located in

Pineville, Louisiana

is seeking applicants for a vacant position in our

SECURITY Department as a

POLICE OFFICER 1-2

who protects lives and property by conducting foot and mobile security patrols, enforcing parking and traffic regulations, rendering emergency services, investigating minor crimes, and making arrests when necessary. Provides a limited range of police services.


POLICE OFFICER 1-2 plays a vital role for the Louisiana Department of Health in the Behavioral Health community by utilizing CLSH's values and mission to deliver quality and effective care to our patients. The hospital is highly committed to cooperative work with other state agencies and with the state and regional mental health program to insure the integration and coordination of hospital-community services into a comprehensive system of mental health care.

Minimum Qualifications

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No experience or training is required.



NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.



Possession of a current Louisiana driver's license.



Willingness and ability to attain a Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certification.



An applicant who has been convicted of a felony or who is under indictment on a felony charge will be disqualified until relief from the disabilities imposed by state and federal laws is granted.

Job Specification

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The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties and Other Information

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Job Duties:

Serves as a first responder who is responsible for law enforcement and the safety of patients, visitor and staff on campus. Provide emergency services by responding to assist calls and investigating accidents/incidents that occur on CLSH Grounds. Patrol hospital grounds to detect unusual activity, also writing incident reports. Stands guard at the hospital's front gate and maintains a vehicle log with driver's license, license plate numbers, and destination of vehicles entering the grounds to ensure the safety of CLSH patients, staff, and visitors. Provides assistance to nursing staff with risk rounds, precautions, hall monitoring, etc. Provides essentials to units during emergency situations. Provides coverage during increment weather or crisis situations.


Position-Specific Details:

A class D driver's license will be required before appointment.

Preference may be given to Central Louisiana State Hospital employees.

Appointment Type:

Job appointment, Probation, Promotion, Demotion, or Transfer.

Compensation:

Position is eligible for premium pay of $2.00 per hour.

Career Progression:

This positionmay be filled as a Police Officer 1 or 2 depending on the level of education and experience of the selected applicant.

Schedule:

Night Shift 11pm-7am; Saturday-Wednesday



How to Apply:

Applicants must have Civil Service test scores for

2100-Protective Services Exam (PSE)

in order to be considered for this vacancy unless exempted by Civil Service rule or policy. If you do not have a score prior to applying to this posting, it may result in your application not being considered. Applicants

without

current test scores can apply to take the test here.



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. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Kelcie Cox

Central Louisiana State Hospital

Human Resources Office

(318) 484-6333/ Kelcie.Cox@LA.GOV



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