ADMIN COORD 3 : NEW ORLEANS / ORLEANS
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ADMIN COORD 3 : NEW ORLEANS / ORLEANS
Salary
$2,387.00 - $4,089.00 Monthly
Location
New Orleans, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
514-214602-25
Department
Wildlife & Fisheries-Fisheries
Opening Date
11/14/2025
Closing Date
11/19/2025 11:59 PM Central
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About this Job
The Oyster Lease Program, within the Office of Fisheries, works toward the Department's mission of conserving, preserving, managing and enhancing the states aquatic natural resources and habitats. The program oversees a statewide resource management program focused on the leasing of state water bottoms for the purposes of oyster cultivation. It relies on a Geographic Information System (GIS) to delineate the boundaries of over 8,000 active water bottom leases and permits. Yearly we receive lease owners in the office to renew an average of 600 expiring leases and collect $30 for each. We receive payment, enter lease data, print new lease documents, update legal description plats and collect signature. We also collect annual rent for all 8,000 leases for 400,000 acres at $3/acre.
In addition to yearly lease administration, the Oyster Lease Section provides a walk-in environment where the office is open to the public. During office business hours M-F; 8:00am to 4:30pm. must have adequate personnel to answer the phone, greet visitors at front door, sell Oyster Tags and process lease transfers between lease owners.
Minimum Qualifications
Two years of experience in administrative services.
EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 15 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as six months of experience.
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=168060) .
Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:
Answer phone and greet visitors at front door of office during business hours M-F; 8:00am to 4:30pm
Maintains lease files for Oyster Lease SectionoCreates new lease folders, files legal documents upon lease renewal: Signed lease,
Signed application & Signed plats
Lease transfers
Generates renewal lease and application and records lease application and lease numbers on renewal log
Prints account statements, renewal notices and receipts as PDF documents then apply Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
Process rental and renewal paymentsoPrint plats for renewal mail outs
Oyster tag sales
Compile and send out certified letters to delinquent leaseholders
Assists other office staff
Order office supplies.
Maintain balance on office Postal Machine
Maintain payments to document shredding service
Pay for invoices related to yearly legal notices program
Prepare and schedule legal advertisement in local newspapers for delinquent leases
Receive and maintain oyster tag inventory
Performs yearly inventory of office equipment
Completes property tags as needed for equipment
Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: Probational Appointment, Job Appointment, Detail to Special Duty, Promotion (open to all statewide classified and agency wide permanent status employees)
Career Progression: This position does not participate in a Career Progression Group
Compensation: The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience
Current permanent status classified state 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.
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.
The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports the recruitment, hiring and retention of individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment resources for individuals with disabilities, see the Louisiana Employment Resources Guide athttp://www.laworks.net/Downloads/LRS/EmploymentResourceGuide_2018.pdf(Download PDF reader) (https://get.adobe.com/reader/)
Wildlife & Fisheries is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Contact Information:
Department of Wildlife & Fisheries
Human Resources
P.O. Box 98000
Baton Rouge, LA 70898
Pascha Turner
Pturner@wlf.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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