ADMINISTRATIVE PROGRAM SPECIALIST-C
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROGRAM SPECIALIST-C
Salary
$3,579.00 - $7,025.00 Monthly
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
400-25-085
Department
DOC-Administration
Opening Date
11/12/2025
Closing Date
11/22/2025 11:59 PM Central
Description
Benefits
Questions
About this Job
Louisiana Department of
Public Safety & Corrections -
Corrections Services
HEADQUARTERS OFFICES
Baton Rouge, LA
www.doc.louisiana.gov
This position is located in Education, Re-entry and Chaplaincy Services
At the Louisiana Department of Corrections, our mission is to promote public safety and strengthen communities through fair, professional, and responsive corrections services. We are committed to protecting the people of Louisiana with integrity, accountability, and a deep respect for the rights and dignity of all.
This is an opportunity for you to become part of a dedicated team supporting public safety, where professionalism, resilience, and teamwork are essential.
Statewide Corrections Carl Perkins Grant Coordinator.
Why work for DOC? (https://doc.louisiana.gov/about-the-dpsc/careers-in-corrections/)
Culture: DOC values and supports employees through numerous recognition programs, creating a sense of community, prioritizing internal promotional opportunities, clear communication, and professional development.
Growth: Professional growth is encouraged at DOC through numerous avenues.
Benefits: DOC offers a generous benefits package including; a defined benefit pension plan, health insurance that is also available post retirement, at least 10 paid holidays, sick and annual leave that rolls over from year to year, paid or time off accrued for hours worked over 40 per week, a deferred compensation plan, a flexible benefits plan, alternate work schedules etc. Alternative work schedules including 4/10'sMAYbe an available benefit for certain positions upon meeting the policy requirements.
Please visit our website by clicking here to learn more about DOC (https://doc.louisiana.gov/about-the-dpsc/careers-in-corrections/) , our facilities, and our mission.
An ideal candidate should possess the following competencies:
Communicating Effectively:The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
Managing Performance:The ability to direct and to evaluate the work of employees.
Managing Resources:The ability to ensure resources such as time, money, and people are utilized appropriately to result in maximum business value.
Thinking Critically: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion.
Using Data: The ability to use relevant and valid data to inform a recommendation for action.
Minimum Qualifications
Five years of experience in administrative services; OR
Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus two years of experience in administrative services; OR
A bachelor's degree plus two years of experience in administrative services; OR
An advanced degree plus one year of experience in administrative 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 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=168110) .
Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:
Engages with Carl Perkins V-funded programs and stakeholders to maintain required size, scope, quality, academic integration, alignment with post-secondary institutions, industry needs, and available credentials, with the focus on developing "Programs of Study".
Ensure compliance with Carl Perkins V Federal mandates as related to the department's "Programs of Study" concept through engagement with students and staff in IBC/CTE programs.
Convene and attend CTE meetings relevant to Carl Perkins V Funding, including advisory committees and Perkins Stakeholder committees.
Work for (support): Education, Reentry staff for DOC
Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: JOB APPOINTMENT
A job appointment is a temporary job lasting up to four years; however, should a permanent position become available, the employee may be converted to a probational appointment.
This position may also be filled as a probational appointment if a non-temporary position becomes available in the recruitment process.
If filled by probation, a permanent classified LA State employee, if selected, may be required to accept a probational appointment.
Other Important Information:
IMPORTANT:In the supplemental questions section,applicants must authorizethe HR Office of DPS&C-Corrections Services to contact prior employers to check references under thePrison Rape Elimination Act (PREA),to be considered for employment, by answering 'YES' to the PREA question.
Any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 must be verified by official documentation prior to hire.
Any qualifying experience that is based on college credit/college hours should have an accompanying transcript for verification.
This Agency is a Drug-Free Workplace.
How to Apply:
No Civil Service test scoreis 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 this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be acceptedin lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed. The hiring supervisor/manager has90 days from the closing dateof the announcement to make a hiring decision. Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected.
To view and apply to any of our other postings we currently have available, click HERE.
The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections - Corrections Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any non-merit factor including disability.
For further information about this vacancy, contact:
Megan Coco
Human Resources Department
HeadquartersPEEmployees@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
01
Are you currently a permanent classified employee of Louisiana State Government (STATE EMPLOYEE)?
Yes
No
02
If you have previous employment in a community confinement center, jail, lockup or prison, the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) requires Corrections Human Resources to contact those employers prior to hiring any applicant for information on substantiated allegations of sexual abuse or any resignation during a pending investigation of an allegation of sexual abuse. Do you authorize the Human Resources Office of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Corrections Services, to contact any of your prior employers, whether listed on your employment application or not, to ascertain information required by the Prison Rape Elimination Act, Part 115 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations? I understand that prior to any offer of employment by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections that such information must be obtained. IMPORTANT: I also understand that if I do not authorize such contact, I will not be eligible for employment with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Should I be appointed from this announcement, I also understand that this authorization will remain valid for the duration of my employment with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Questions should be directed to Human Resources as noted in the Supplemental Information section of this job posting.
Yes, I understand. You may contact my employers, past or present.
No. Do not contact my employers, past or present, and DO NOT CONSIDER ME as a candidate for employment.
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MP: Rate your ability to manage performance based on our definition: The ability to direct and to evaluate the work of employees.
1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable managing performance
2= I have limited experience or require assistance to manage performance
3= I can manage performance
4= I can manage performance and help others improve their ability to manage performance
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MP: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.
05
CE: Rate your ability to communicate effectively based on our definition: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable communicating effectively
2= I have limited experience or require assistance to communicate effectively
3= I can communicate effectively
4= I can communicate effectively and help others improve their communication
06
CE: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.
07
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
2= I have limited experience or require assistance to manage resources
3= I can manage resources
4= I can manage resources and help others improve their ability to manage resources
08
MR: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.
09
TCr: Rate your ability to think critically based on our definition: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion.
1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable thinking critically
2= I have limited experience or require assistance to think critically
3= I can think critically
4= I can think critically and help others improve their ability to think critically
10
TCr: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.
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UD: Rate your ability to use data based on our definition: The ability to use relevant and valid data to inform a recommendation for action.
1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable using data
2= I have limited experience or require assistance to use data
3= I can use data
4= I can use data and help others improve their ability to use data
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UD: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.
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How did you hear about this position?
Civil Service Website or social media
Recruitment Event
Newspaper Ad
DOC Website
DOC Employee Referral
LinkedIn
Indeed
ZipRecruiter
Glassdoor
Monster
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Other
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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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