Administrative Program Specialist-B
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Administrative Program Specialist-B
Salary
$3,345.00 - $6,566.00 Monthly
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
LERN/DRT/212037
Department
LDH-Louisiana Emergency Response Network Board
Opening Date
08/20/2025
Closing Date
9/3/2025 11:59 PM Central
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About this Job
The mission of the Louisiana Department of Health is to protect and promote health and to ensure access to medical, preventive, and rehabilitative services for all residents of the State of Louisiana.
Learn more about Louisiana Department of Health (https://ldh.la.gov/)
Join a dynamic team supporting the Louisiana Emergency Response Network (LERN)! This role offers the opportunity to manage key administrative functions, support statewide program operations, and ensure smooth coordination across teams. If you're detail-oriented, tech-savvy, and ready to make an impact in emergency healthcare systems, we encourage you to apply!
AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPENTENCIES:
Communicating Effectively:The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
Displaying Expertise:The ability to exhibit specialized skills or knowledge gained from experience or training
Managing Resources:The ability to ensure resources such as time, money, and people are utilized appropriately to result in maximum business value.
Accepting Direction: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.
Adapting to Change:The ability to adjust plans, expectations, and behaviors in response to change.
Demonstrating Initiative:The ability to assess information and take action independently to help the organization achieve its goals.
Displaying Professionalism:The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization.
Minimum Qualifications
Four years of experience in administrative services; OR
Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus one year of experience in administrative services; OR
A bachelor's degree plus one year of experience in administrative services; OR
An advanced 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 Specification
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=168100) .
Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:
· Manages at least two key administrative functions such as purchasing, inventory control, fiscal management, personnel, or telecommunications.
· Provides timely and accurate support to Tri-Regional Coordinators and LERN staff to ensure efficient daily operations.
· Oversees the use of the state purchasing card (P-Card) for travel and routine purchases, including managing accounts payable and coding expenditures.
· Coordinates statewide program operations, including budget tracking, purchasing oversight, and fiscal reporting.
· Maintains and updates the LERN website with current documents, events, and other relevant information.
· Handles all aspects of moveable property management, including tagging, tracking, inventory, transfers, and surplus reporting, while maintaining accurate records for Louisiana Boards and Commissions and LERN Board functions.
Position-Specific Details:
Location:Louisiana Emergency Response Network / East Baton Rouge Parish
Appointment Type: Probationary, Promotional appointment, Job appointment (temporary appointment that may last up to 48 months)
Cost Center: 3241010100
Position Number(s): 50531286
LDH supports Louisiana's commitment to being a State as a Model Employer (SAME) by promoting the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.
How To Apply:
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.
*Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
Contact Information:
Deanda Thymes
Deanda.Thymes@la.gov
LA Department of Health (LDH)
Division of Human Resources
PO Box 4818Baton Rouge, LA 70821
225-342-6477
This organization participates in E-verify, and for more information on E-verify, please contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218.
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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MR: Rate your ability to manage resources based on our definition: The ability to ensure resources such as time, money, and people are utilized appropriately to result in maximum business value.
1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable managing resources
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3= I can manage resources
4= I can manage resources and help others improve their ability to manage resources
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AC: Rate your ability to adapt to change based on our definition: The ability to adjust plans, expectations, and behaviors in response to change.
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