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
419-212864-KC
Department
DPS-Office of State Police
Opening Date
09/12/2025
Closing Date
9/21/2025 11:59 PM Central
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About this Job
This vacancy is located in Emergency Services Unit of the Office of Louisiana State Police.
The Louisiana State Police (LSP) Emergency Services Unit (ESU) is the primary agency in Louisiana with statutory authority over hazardous materials and explosives. The Hazardous Materials Hotline allows for the immediate notification of hazardous materials-related incidents occurring in Louisiana.
We're looking for an Administrative Program Specialist Bto join our Right to Know section on the Hazardous Materials Hotline. The Administrative Program Specialist B plays a key role in documenting and disseminating information related to hazardous materials releases, allowing for the immediate notification of hazardous materials-related incidents occurring in Louisiana.
Selected Core Competencies:
Communicating Effectively:The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and
ideas.
Making Accurate Judgments: The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant
information and in accordance with established standards.
Thinking Critically: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a
conclusion.
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:
As an Administrative Program Specialist B, you will perform tasks that are critical to the mission of the Emergency Services Unit, requiring analytical, clerical and data entry skills. In this job you will:
Administer the Hazardous Materials Hotline
Function as a support mechanism to the Office of State Police and the Department of Environmental Quality in Louisiana's chemical response efforts
Support administration of the Emergency Services Unit as the central repository for all Tier Two chemical inventory filings under SARA, Title III and the Louisiana Hazardous Materials Information Development, Preparedness, and Response Act
Process explosives licenses and applications
Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: Probational
Career Progression: This position will be filled as an Administrative Program Specialist B.
Work Schedule:Work hours may range from 7:00am until 5:30pm, Monday - Friday.
Compensation: Starting salary for this position is $19.30 - hourly / $1,544 - biweekly / $3,345 - monthly / $40,144 - annual. Limited exceptions may be available to applicants who possess extraordinary work experience.
How To Apply:
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.
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
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.
The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Public Safety Services, is a State as a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment-related resources available for those with disabilities, refer to the Louisiana Employment Resource Guide.
Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
For more information, please contact:
Department of Public Safety
ATTN: Human Resources/Kelsey Campbell
P.O. BOX 66614
Baton Rouge, LA 70896
Fax: 225-922-0528
Kelsey.Campbell@la.gov
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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