COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SPECIALIST 1,2,3 Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4788376) Apply  COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SPECIALIST 1,2,3 Salary Depends on Qualifications Location Baton Rouge, LA Job Type Classified Job Number OCD 011325 ERG Department Division of Administration Division Office of Community Development Opening Date 01/13/2025 Closing Date 1/28/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information The Division of Administration/Office of Community Development has a vacancy. This vacancy will be filled by new hire or by promotion of a current permanent status classified employee. Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer" for People with Disabilities. AN IDEAL CANIDATE SHOULD POSESS THE FOLLLOWING COMPETENCIES: •Displaying Expertise: The ability to exhibit specialized skills or knowledge gained from experience or training •Driving R esult s: The ability to identify important goals and work to achieve them. •Thinking Critically: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion. This vacancy participates in a career progression group and may be filled from this recruitment as a Community Development Program Specialist 1 (AS-613), Community Development Program Specialist 2 (AS-615) or Community Development Program Specialist 3 (AS-616) depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant. The maximum salary for the Community Development Program Specialist 3 is $ 85,883 . Please refer to the "Job Specifications" tab located at the top of the LA Careers "Current Job Opportunities" page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level. A criminal history check may be conducted on all new hires as well as employees changing positions including promotions, demotions, details, reassignments and transfers. Also, prospective employees may be subject to pre-employment drug testing. New hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal government's E-verify system. 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. Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application or faxed to (225) 219-1041. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire. For further information about this posting, please contact: Erica R. Gay HR Specialist Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources email: erica.gay@la.gov Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Three years of experience in community development, contracts or grants management, urban or regional planning, disaster recovery, or legal research; OR Six years of full-time work experience in any field; OR A bachelor's degree. EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION: Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field. Job Concepts Function of Work: Assists in the development and management of one or more statewide community development programs. Level of Work: Entry. Supervision Received: Close from a Community Development Programs Manager or Community Development Programs Specialist 3. Supervision Exercised: None. Location of Work: Division of Administration, Office of Community Development. Job Distinctions: Differs from Community Development Programs Specialist 2 by the entry level of work and the number of assigned projects. Examples of Work Researches federal and state funding sources and provides technical assistance to state and local governments to train them in applying for, receiving, and implementing new programs. Performs interagency coordination of state and federal programs having shared/common goals. Assists in the monitoring and evaluation of local governments grant programs. Aids in the research of federal and state funding sources and helps provide technical assistance to state and local governments to train them in applying for, receiving, and implementing new programs. Assists in reviewing Requests for Payment submitted by local governing bodies. Assists in evaluating and reviewing applications from local governing bodies for housing and/or infrastructure projects. Assists in evaluating and writing performance letters to mayors and police jury presidents regarding ongoing projects. Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough 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 athttps://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 (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) 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 01 Organization plays a major role in being effective. Do you consider yourself to be an organized person? + Yes + No 02 Can you describe a situation where you had to manage an increase in workload? 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