Social Services Analyst 3 - Early Childhood Operations Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4812245) Apply  Social Services Analyst 3 - Early Childhood Operations Salary $3,410.00 - $6,136.00 Monthly Location Baton Rouge, LA Job Type Classified Job Number LDOE205103-020525RK-EC Department Education-State Activities Opening Date 02/05/2025 Closing Date 2/11/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information **This position is located in Baton Rouge, LA** **Multiple vacancies may be filled from this posting** Office of Early Childhood – Child Care Assistance Program Job Focus Areas : This complex professional position is responsible for supporting the implementation of Act 3 and improving kindergarten readiness by supporting at-risk families to receive child care assistance. Louisiana is working to ensure as many at-risk children are served as possible, and the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) is vital to increasing access to early childhood services. This position requires deep understanding of a complex federal funding program and interpersonal skills to effectively assist families and stakeholders and also work in a cross-functional departmental team. Interprets program policies for lower level Social Services Analysts to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, program directives, and agency policies and procedures. Candidates who possess the following skills and competencies are encouraged to apply: The ability to evaluate abundant, complex and conflicting information to make inform judgements. Displaying Expertise: The ability to exhibit specialized skills or knowledge gained from experience or training 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. Making Accurate Judgments: The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards. Building and Supporting Teams: The ability to combine your actions and efforts with others to work toward achieving a common goal. Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas. Displaying Professionalism: The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization. Leading Effective Teams: The ability to guide and motivate a team to create, plan for, and achieve goals. Managing Meetings: The ability to conduct a meeting and manage others to accomplish the results needed in the allotted amount of time. Testing and Troubleshooting: The ability to perform routine maintenance and inspections and resolve operating malfunctions to ensure machines and tools are functioning as expected. Training Others: The ability to facilitate the acquisition of work-related knowledge and skills in an effort to improve employee performance. One position is available, located in Baton Rouge, LA. The person hired is required to report to the Baton Rouge office regularly. Position may be filled as a a probationary new hire, or by promotion of any current permanent classified Louisiana state employee. Current permanent classified state employees may be required to accept a probational appointment if selected. You may attach a resume; however only the information listed on the online application will be considered to determine qualification . All education, prior experience, including dates related to education and prior experience MUST be listed on the online application. You are encouraged to attach a copy of your college transcript(s) to your online application. 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. NOTE : Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process by selecting the ‘Applications’ link after logging into their account. 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: ldoejobs@la.gov Louisiana Department of Education – Human Resources PO Box 94064 Baton Rouge, LA 70804 Louisiana is a State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities. Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Five years of experience in social services; OR Six years of full-time experience in any field plus two years of experience in social services; OR A bachelor's degree plus two years of experience in social services; OR An advanced degree in a social sciences field plus one year of experience in social 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 assess, evaluate, and provide social services that are administered by the Department of Children and Family Services. LEVEL OF WORK: Advanced. SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Broad from a supervisory or managerial level position. SUPERVISION EXERCISED: May exercise functional supervision over lower level Social Services Analysts and clerical staff. LOCATION OF WORK: Department of Children and Family Services. JOB DISTINCTIONS: Differs from Social Services Analyst 2 by the presence of responsibility for serving as leadworker and/or the presence of advanced level duties. Differs from Social Services Supervisor by the absence of direct supervision over Social Service Analysts. Examples of Work EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED. Assists in training and evaluating job performance of lower level Social Services Analysts and support staff by identifying specific problem areas, making recommendations and assisting in initiating corrective actions. Monitors case development as directed by agency policy, previous review findings, and quality assurance findings. Assists in the development of procedures to improve quality and efficiency in work flow and case development techniques. Reviews statistical samples of cases for completeness and accuracy; ensures compliance with state and federal rules, regulations, policies and procedures. Interprets program policies for lower level Social Services Analysts to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, program directives, and agency policies and procedures. Serves as liaison officer between the medical community and a disability determinations area office by recruiting outside medical consultants, abstracting medical records, negotiating fees, resolving payment problems and evaluating reports. 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 I understand that information on this application may be subject to investigation and verification and that any misrepresentation or material omission, including on my responses to supplemental questions, may cause my application to be rejected, my name to be removed from the eligible register, and/or subject me to disqualification from future job opportunities and/or dismissal from state service. + Yes + No 02 I understand that this position is located in Baton Rouge, LA and that if hired, I am expected to regularly report to the Baton Rouge office. + Yes + No 03 Please select how you qualify for this position from the options below. + Five years of experience in social services. + Six years of full-time experience in any field plus two years of experience in social services. + A bachelor's degree plus two years of experience in social services. + An advanced degree in a social sciences field plus one year of experience in social services. + None of the above. 04 Do you have experience with guiding a team. + Yes + No 05 If you answered YES to the previous question, please describe your experience and reference relevant employment history listed on your application (not resume). If you answered NO, enter "N/A": 06 Do you have the ability to facilitate work-related knowledge and skills in an effort to improve employee performance? + Yes + No 07 If you answered YES to the previous question, please describe your experience and reference relevant employment history listed on your application (not resume). If you answered NO, enter "N/A": 08 Do you have the ability to express ideas and information in a clear and concise matter? + Yes + No 09 If you answered YES to the previous question, please describe your experience and reference relevant employment history listed on your application (not resume). If you answered NO, enter "N/A": 10 Rate your ability to build and support teams based on our definition: The ability to combine your actions and efforts with others to work toward achieving a common goal. + I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable building and supporting teams + I have limited experience or require assistance to build and support teams + I can build and support teams + I can build and support teams and help others improve their ability to build and support teams 11 Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 12 Rate your ability to communicate effectively based on our definition: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas. + I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable communicating effectively + I have limited experience or require assistance to communicate effectively + I can communicate effectively + I can communicate effectively and help others improve their communication 13 Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 14 Rate your ability to lead effective teams based on our definition: The ability to guide and motivate a team to create, plan for, and achieve goals. + I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable leading effective teams + I have limited experience or require assistance to lead effective teams + I can lead effective teams + I can lead effective teams and help others improve their ability to lead effective teams 15 Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 16 Rate your ability to manage meetings based on our definition: The ability to conduct a meeting and manage others to accomplish the results needed in the allotted amount of time. + I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable managing meetings + I have limited experience or require assistance to manage meetings + I can manage meetings + I can manage meetings and help others improve their ability to manage meetings 17 Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 18 Rate your ability to train others based on our definition: The ability to facilitate the acquisition of work-related knowledge and skills in an effort to improve employee performance. + I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable training others + I have limited experience or require assistance to train others + I can train others + I can train others and help others improve their ability to train others 19 Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 20 Are you a current employee of the Louisiana Department of Education? Please note - teachers and other employees of the school system are NOT considered employees of the LA Department of Education. + Yes + No 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