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Louisiana Department of State Civil Service WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT
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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT
Salary
$4,470.00 - $8,767.00 Monthly
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
WFDC-196425-062024HC
Department
LWC-Office of Workforce Development
Opening Date
06/20/2024
Closing Date
6/26/2024 11:59 PM Central
Description
Benefits
Questions
Supplemental Information
Workforce Development Consultant
Office of Workforce Development
Division: Monitoring
Location: East Baton Rouge
Announcement #: WFDC-196425-062024HC
Position Information
This position may be filled as either a Probational or a Job Appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a Promotion (open to all statewide classified and agency wide permanent status employees); or by Detail to Special Duty. Current permanent status, classified employees may be required to accept a Probational appointment if selected. If filled as a Job Appointment, there is a possibility that this position may be converted to a Probational Appointment should funding become available.
No 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.
The Louisiana Workforce Commission is an equal employment opportunity employer andSAMEagency which serves as a model employer for the recruitment, hiring and retention of individuals with disabilities. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities • TDD# 800-259-5154
LWC does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, disability, age, or pregnancy, and prohibits harassment of any type.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Heather Courville
hcourville@lwc.la.gov
Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A baccalaureate degree plus four years of professional experience in workforce development, administrative services or social services.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
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 to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
A master's degree will substitute for one year of the required experience.
NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.
Job Concepts
FUNCTION OF WORK:
To serve as a statewide consultant for an ongoing, continuous, Workforce Development program.
LEVEL OF WORK:
Program Manager.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Broad from higher level Workforce Development personnel. Other reporting relationships may be approved by SCS.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
Functional and/or regulatory over Workforce Development personnel and others as needed.
LOCATION OF WORK:
May be used by state agencies with workforce development functions.
JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Workforce Development Supervisor by the presence of program consulting responsibilities in a statewide capacity.
Differs from Workforce Development Manager by the absence of managerial responsibility with direct subordinates.
Examples of Work
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.
Support management of multiple program areas including training, budget, and compliance.
Reviews and evaluates office operation and/or program recipients for a single complex program on a statewide basis.
Interprets and tracks corrective action within an assigned program.
Evaluates programs, identifies promising practices, and develops/recommends comprehensive solutions.
Responsible for coordinating procedures for assigned program(s) on a statewide level.
Assists management with directing, training, evaluating, and monitoring the statewide activities of staff working on assigned programs.
Develop program objectives and operating procedures.
Develop procedural guidelines for field staff. Advises field staff of any procedural changes or modifications to policies.
Develop long term plans, strategies and objectives for information processing activities, reporting, tracking and data integration.
Compile, analyze and submit required reports to management for review and executive analysis. Research, analyze and interpret statistical data on program effectiveness.
Provides support and technical assistance for assigned areas. Responds to inquiries from staff and external customers by answering questions, disseminating information, and addressing concerns.
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
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Do you have experience in monitoring federal, state or local grant funded programs?
Yes
No
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Do you have experience in providing technical assistance?
Yes
No
Required Question
Agency
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
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