Deputy Undersecretary 3

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Deputy Undersecretary 3

Salary

$7,682.00 - $15,064.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

200199DepUndersec3-9.19.24SS

Department

DCFS-Department of Children and Family Services

Opening Date

09/19/2024

Closing Date

9/24/2024 11:59 PM Central

• Description

• Benefits

Supplemental Information

Department MISSION

DCFS is working to keep children safe, helping individuals and families become self-sufficient, and providing safe refuge during disasters.

Department VISION

We care for the well-being and safety of Louisiana's people.

Department VALUES

Treating all people with dignity, compassion and respect, while providing services with integrity.

This vacancy is located in East Baton Rouge.

The incumbent of this position will serve as the principal assistant to the Undersecretary and playing a significant role in guiding our strategic initiatives and ensuring effective management across the organization.

This position may be filled as a probational appointment or a job appointment that may last up to 48 months. Job appointments may convert to probational appointments. Also, it may be filled as a detail and promoted within 12 months.

You must include all relevant education and experience on your official State application.

Resumes cannot be submitted in lieu of completing an application.

The duties that you describe in the Work Experience section of your application will be reviewed by State Civil Service as part of the process in determining if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job.

Your experience WILL NOT be evaluated based on the job title alone. You must describe your actual duties. If you are a current employee of the State of Louisiana it is important that you indicate in the “Duties” section for each job the specific programs that you worked in to receive credit for that experience.

List all prior employment. Work experience left off of your electronic application or only included in an attached resume will not be credited. Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

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. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.

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.

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 Shanita Smith via email at Shanita.Smith.DCFS@La.Gov

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A baccalaureate degree plus five years of professional level experience in a public or private sector setting.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

Six years of full-time work experience in any field will substitute 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 will substitute 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.

Graduate training in any field will substitute for a maximum of one year of the required experience on the basis of thirty semester hours for one year of experience.

A master's degree in any field will substitute for one year of the required experience.

Graduate training with less than a Ph.D. will substitute for a maximum of one year of the required experience.

A Ph.D. in any field will substitute for two years of required experience.

NOTE:

Advanced degrees will substitute for a maximum of two years of the required experience.

NOTE:

Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

NOTE:

As these positions are with agencies that have different functions and goals which call for specialized areas of knowledge, preferred experience or education may be considered when filling these positions.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To direct multiple divisions performing management and finance functions for a state agency.

Level of Work:

Executive

Supervision Received:

Executive direction from the unclassified Undersecretary. Other reporting relationships may be approved by SCS.

Supervision Exercised:

Direct over division administrators within the Office of Management and Finance. Other reporting relationships may be approved by SCS.

Location of Work:

Positions at this level are located within major state departments.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from Deputy Undersecretary 2 by the presence of executive-level responsibility for multiple divisions performing management and finance functions of the greatest scope, complexity, and impact. These characteristics are generally assessed by budget authority and subordinate personnel for the assigned divisions.

Examples of Work

EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Divisions performing management and finance functions typically include Accounting, Audit, Budget, Human Resources, Administrative Services, Information Services, etc.

Provides executive review and direction for current and long-range programs, plans, and policies; ensures efficiency, economical management, and conservation of resources.

Meets with the Governor, legislators, state officials, administrators of other divisions, professional organizations, vendors, and others to provide information and to resolve conflicts as needed.

Directs program evaluations; discusses results with the Undersecretary and works with subordinate administrators to improve operations as needed.

Reviews and revises budget recommendations for assigned activities.

Conducts staff meetings and conferences with division directors to discuss operations, organization, budgetary matters, personnel matters, technical issues, and the status of programs and projects.

Coordinates or directs special projects or reports relating to assigned activities.

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

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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