About this position:
This position is located within the Louisiana Department of Health / Office of Public Health / Region 8-BRCO / Ouachita Parish
 
 Announcement Number: OPH/SP/194173
 Cost Center: 3262109008 
 Position Number: 59556 
 
This vacancy is being announced as a Classified position and may be filled as a Probationary or Promotional appointment.
 
AN IDEAL CANIDATE SHOULD POSESS THE FOLLLOWING COMPETENCIES:
 
Accepting Direction: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.
Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
Following Policies and Procedures: The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws.
Adapting to Change: The ability to adjust plans, expectations, and behaviors in response to change.
Building and Supporting Teams: The ability to combine your actions and efforts with others to work toward achieving a common goal.
Displaying Professionalism: The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization.
Leading Change: The ability to initiate, manage, influence, and evaluate change.
Managing Conflict: The ability to recognize and navigate disagreements in a rational, unbiased, and productive way.
Managing Performance: The ability to direct and to evaluate the work of employees.
Solving Problems: The ability to discover solutions to problems.

NOTE REGARDING THE ADVERTISED PAY: 
The actual starting salary depends on the education and experience of the selected applicant.
 
Please click on the below links to learn more about each job level:
State Civil Service Job Information FinderNo Civil Service test score is 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.*

For further information about this vacancy contact:
 Shambrielle Pooler
 Shambrielle.Pooler@la.gov LDH/HUMAN RESOURCES
 BATON ROUGE, LA 70821
 225-342-9340
 
 This organization participates in E-verify, and for more information on E-verify, please contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218.  Function of Work:
To perform complex, often specialized, paraprofessional duties that require independent judgment to accomplish in support of the staff members and/or operations of an organizational unit or program.
Work requires individual discretion in the application of policies and procedures. Duties increase in scope and complexity, and consist mainly of departmental-program duties.
Level of Work:
Advanced.
Supervision Received:
General from higher-level clerical and/or supervisory personnel.
Supervision Exercised:
May supervise 1-2 lower-level personnel.
Location of Work:
May be used by all state agencies.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from Administrative Coordinator 3 by the presence of paraprofessional duties that involve a higher degree of specialization, complexity, and/or independent judgment.
Differs from Administrative Program Specialist--A by the absence of professional-level duties that involve a variety of administrative functions or management of a departmental or statewide program.NOTE:
Positions allocated at this level tend to focus on specialized, programmatic examples of work as listed below:
Performs responsible departmental-program duties in accordance with rules, regulations, and policies. May involve communication with other departments, customers, etc.
Serves as liaison and/or contact person for the department or office between and amongst other departments, customers, vendors, and agencies.
Receives applications or other forms and reviews for compliance with department policies; works to resolve discrepancies; may make initial determinations regarding client's eligibility for department services.
Prepares requisitions for the purchase of supplies; may involve entering information into an automated system.
Compiles information from various sources and prepares specialized reports; formats reports according to department standards.
Serves as assistant to a manager, which could include keeping appointment schedule, preparing travel, issuing directives to others on their behalf, and relieving the manager of administrative matters.
May begin performing duties related to traditional administrative functions, such a property control, purchasing, and safety, in addition to other clerical duties as noted above.