MAJOR MEDICAL
Major medical insurance is offered for employees with options to add family to the major medical plan.
ONSITE MEDICAL CLINIC
Health Connection, the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury's onsite medical clinic, provides office visits for a $0.00 co-pay to employees and their Calcasieu Parish Police Jury insured dependents.
VISION
A supplemental vision program is available to employees through Always Care.
LIFE INSURANCE
Basic Life and AD & D - $10,000 Life and AD & D coverage for the employee is included with the health insurance at no cost to the employee. Supplemental Life and AD & D Employee can purchase term additional Life/AD & D in increments of $10,000 up to a maximum of $500,000. Term Life/AD & D is also available for an employee's spouse and eligible dependents.
RETIREMENT
Employees are required to participate in the Parochial Employees' Retirement System of La. (Plan A) upon date of employment.
VACATION
Vacation with pay begins accruing from date of employment.
SICK LEAVE
Sick leave begins accruing from the date of employment.
HOLIDAYS
The employee receives the following paid holidays from the date of hire.
- New Year's Eve and New Year's Day
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Mardi Gras Day
- Good Friday
- Memorial Day
- July 4th
- Labor Day
- Veterans' Day
- Thanksgiving Day & Friday after
- Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and the day after
OTHER PAID LEAVE BENEFITS
Funeral Leave, Civil Leave (Jury Duty), and Military Leave
DEFERRED COMPENSATION
A supplemental tax-free retirement account is offered through Nationwide Retirement Solutions. Contribution is the responsibility of the employee via payroll deduction.
SOLUTIONS COUNSELING AND EAP
Free professional help with personal problems for Calcasieu Parish Police Jury employees and their families.
EMPLOYEE FITNESS PROGRAM
The Parish pays an employee fitness allowance toward a fitness facility membership. Allowance is dependent upon employee attending their selected fitness program at least 8 times per month.
WORK SCHEDULES
Varied work schedules allow our employees excellent work-life balance. Schedules vary by division/department and include part-time, full-time, and 9/80s.
