PROGRAM CONSULTANT--SOCIAL SERVICES Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4842877) Apply  PROGRAM CONSULTANT--SOCIAL SERVICES Salary $4,470.00 - $8,044.00 Monthly Location Shreveport, LA Job Type Promotion Job Number 400-25-023 Department DOC-Administration Opening Date 02/21/2025 Closing Date 2/26/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections – Corrections Services www.doc.louisiana.gov HEADQUARTERS OFFICES Baton Rouge, LA This position will be domiciled at the Shreveport District Probation and Parole Office in Caddo Parish. THIS POSITION WILL BE FILLED BY PROMOTION OF A PERMANENT CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE OF LA DPS&C – CORRECTIONS SERVICES (Adult DOC) This position may be filled as: + DETAIL: The selected employee may be required to serve a trial detail prior to being permanently promoted. Exams and License Requirements + No Civil Service Test Score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy. + Any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 must be verified by official documentation prior to hire. + Any qualifying experience that is based on college credit/college hours should have an accompanying transcript for verification. + Failure to provide your qualifying work experience may result in your application not being considered. + 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. REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION TO MAKE SURE IT IS CURRENT. + IMPORTANT: In the supplemental questions section,applicants must authorizethe HR Office of DPS&C-Corrections Services to contact prior employers to check references under thePrison Rape Elimination Act (PREA),to be considered for employment, by answering ‘YES’ to the PREA question. + Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. + There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed. The hiring supervisor/manager has90 days from the closing dateof the announcement to make a hiring decision. Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected. + 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. + This Agency is a Drug Free Workplace. + To view and apply to any of our other postings we currently have available, click HERE. The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections - Corrections Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any non-merit factor including disability. For further information about this vacancy contact: Megan Coco Human Resources Department HeadquartersPEEmployees@la.gov Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Six years of experience in administrative services, public health, social services, or health services; OR Six years of full-time experience in any field plus three years of experience in administrative services, public health, social services, or health services; OR A bachelor’s degree plus three years of professional level experience in administrative services, public health, social services, or health services; OR An advanced degree in a social science field, public health, counseling, social work, rehabilitation services, business, public, or health administration, or Juris Doctorate plus two years of experience in administrative services, public health, social services, or health services. 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: To provide advanced professional level support services for social service programs. LEVEL OF WORK: Advanced. SUPERVISION RECEIVED: General from a Program Manager 1-Social Services or other higher level personnel. SUPERVISION EXERCISED: May directly or functionally supervise a small staff of clerical and/or professional employees. LOCATION OF WORK: Predominately at Department of Children and Family Services. JOB DISTINCTIONS: Differs from Program Specialist-Social Services by the presence of advanced responsibilities. Differs from Program Manager 1-Social Services by the absence of responsibility for managing a statewide program. See allocation criteria memo. Examples of Work EXAMPLES OF WORK: EXAMPLES LISTED BELOW INCLUDE BRIEF SAMPLES OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL TASKS ARE NOT INCLUDED. Plans, coordinates and controls a statewide program element in a program area. Develops and implements policies and monitoring procedures for the program element. Conducts studies or special projects. Revises rules, regulations and procedures to comply with changes in law or policy. Identifies needs for resources and training related to community based services and determines how these needs can be met; develops proposals for meeting the needs. Writes and submits grant proposals. Meets with government officials, private officials, professionals and others on matters regarding the program element. Trains agency personnel regarding procedures and policies. Maintains records, prepares reports and conducts correspondence relative to the program element assigned. May direct the work of staff of professional or clerical employees, serving as a leadworker or direct supervisor. 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 Are you currently a permanent classified employee of the Department of Corrections/Corrections Services (Adult DOC)? + Yes + No 02 If you have previous employment in a community confinement center, jail, lockup or prison, the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) requires Corrections Human Resources to contact those employers prior to hiring any applicant for information on substantiated allegations of sexual abuse or any resignation during a pending investigation of an allegation of sexual abuse. Do you authorize the Human Resources Office of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Corrections Services, to contact any of your prior employers, whether listed on your employment application or not, to ascertain information required by the Prison Rape Elimination Act, Part 115 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations? I understand that prior to any offer of employment by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections that such information must be obtained. IMPORTANT: I also understand that if I do not authorize such contact, I will not be eligible for employment with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Should I be appointed from this announcement, I also understand that this authorization will remain valid for the duration of my employment with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Questions should be directed to Human Resources as noted in the Supplemental Information section of this job posting. + Yes, I understand. You may contact my employers, past or present. + No. Do not contact my employers, past or present, and DO NOT CONSIDER ME as a candidate for employment. Required Question Employer State of Louisiana Address For agency contact information, please refer to the supplemental information above. Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802 Phone (866) 783-5462 Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm Apply Please verify your email addressVerify Email