DCFS is an "Equal Opportunity Employer" and Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities".
For additional information about this vacancy, please contact:
Chandra Thomas via Chandra.Thomas.DCFS@LA.Gov MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A baccalaureate degree plus three years of professional level human resources experience.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
a Six years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree.
Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree as follows:
A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
120 or more semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
College credit earned without obtaining a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for a maximum of four years full-time work experience towards the baccalaureate degree. Candidates with 120 or more semester hours of credit, but without a degree, must also have at least two years of full-time work experience tosubstitute for the baccalaureate degree.
b. A Master's in Business Administration, Public Administration, Human Resources/Personnel, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, or Organizational Behavior will substitute for one year of the required experience. (The college transcript must indicate the major as business administration, public administration, human resources/personnel, etc. Master's degrees in fields such as marketing, economics, etc. are not acceptable.)
c. Possession of a Juris Doctorate will substitute for one year of the required experience.
Advanced degrees with less than a Ph.D. will substitute for a maximum of one year of the required experience.
d. A Ph.D. in Business Administration, Public Administration, Human Resources/Personnel, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, or Organizational Behavior will substitute for two years of the required experience.
All advanced degrees will substitute for a maximum of two years of the required experience.
e. Certification by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) as a Professional in Human Resources (PHR), a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), a Certified Professional (CP) or a Senior Certified Professional (SCP) will substitute for a maximum of one year of the required experience.
NOTE:
In order to receive credit, your certification must be current (i.e., issued within the last three years). If you have been certified and your certification expires, you must apply for and be re-certified before you can get credit again. Information regarding certification may be obtained from the Human Resource Certification Institute, 1800 Duke Street, Alexandria, Virginia, 22314. Phone: 866-898-4724 or Fax: 703-535-6474.
NOTE:
Human resources experience is that experience gained in an office whose sole responsibility is the administration of a comprehensive personnel program including many if
not all of the following programs: recruitment, selection and placement; training; equal employment opportunity; disciplinary and grievance proceedings; classification and wage; payroll; and employee relations OR experience gained in an office whose sole responsibility is the administration of one aspect of a comprehensive personnel program, such as training, payroll, or equal employment opportunity.
NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.
Function of Work:
To serve as a supervisor in the management of a human resources program.
Level of Work:
Supervisor.
Supervision Received:
Direct from a higher level Human Resource Manager, Human Resources Director or higher level administrative official.
Supervision Exercised:
Direct over two or more subordinates, one of which must be a professional human resources position.
Location of Work:
May be used by all state agencies.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from the Human Resources Specialist by the supervision of two or more subordinates, one of which must be a professional Human Resources position.
Differs from Human Resources Manager A by the absence of management responsibility of a human resources program.
Please refer to the approved DSCS Allocation Criteria Memorandum for specific allocation requirements.Develops and recommends policies, procedures, and long and short-range goals relative to human resources program.
Establishes priorities and work standards of assigned program in order to meet agency goals and objectives.
Review results of studies and explains results to agency management.
Explains alternative solutions to complex allocation or evaluation problems.
Requests re-evaluation of new or revised jobs.
Supervises staff in conducting detailed salary surveys and other research. Analyzes data and determines problem areas. Prepares documentation of findings for submission to Civil Service.
Revises salary levels proposed by management, ensuring consistency within existing organizational patterns. Meets with Civil Service representatives to solicit advice regarding
the most appropriate pay mechanism to address specific pay issues.
Drafts disciplinary actions for review by the human resource director and agency legal counsel.
May represent the agency at Civil Service hearings.
Counsels employees and management on applicable Civil Service rules and state and federal laws pertinent to employee relations activities.
Participates in the development of agency policy regarding employee assistance. May counsel employees with personal problems that affect work performance and make
referrals for professional assistance. Acts as liaison between employees and supervisors.
Investigates complaints of discrimination or sexual harassment brought through internal complaint procedures. Recommends resolution to the Human Resource Director.
Analyzes hiring and promotional practices to ensure that the agency is in compliance with federal law.
Interprets Civil Service rules and regulations and departmental policies and procedures regarding personnel actions for management, employees, and applicants.
Ensures that benefit options are adequately explained to all employees.
Manages recruiting, selection, and placement activities for the agency. Advises agency management and supervisors of best method of filling vacancies.
Reviews all applications and determines what field or job applicants are best suited for and provides this information to supervisors as needed.
Assesses and evaluates the management of human resources programs, guidelines and principles that affect program needs.
Participates in departmental strategic planning.