Housing Finance Specialist 123 - Energy (LIHEAP)
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Housing Finance Specialist 123 - Energy (LIHEAP)
Salary
$2,922.00 - $5,734.00 Monthly
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
216819
Department
Louisiana Housing Corporation
Opening Date
01/23/2026
Closing Date
2/1/2026 11:59 PM Central
Description
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About this Job
At Louisiana Housing Corporation, our mission is to ensure that every Louisiana resident is granted an opportunity to obtain safe, affordable, energy-efficient housing. We are transforming communities and changing lives. Each day, this ongoing challenge is met by dedicated staff of professionals who allocate federal and state funds to help low-to-moderate income citizens make their housing dreams a reality.
We're looking for a Housing Finance Specialist 1, 2, or 3 to join our team. If you are knowledgeable of MS Office and are proficient in writing, analyzing financial reports, and interpreting policies, and cost principles that govern the LIHEAP Program, this may be a great opportunity for you.
AN IDEAL CANDIATE WILL POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:
Core Competencies:
Building and Supporting Teams:The ability to combine one's actions and efforts with others to work toward
achieving a common goal.
Successful Behaviors: Works well with others, contributes consistently, and supports the team.
Thinking Critically:The ability to analyze information objectively, identify connections across sources, and form
logical, well-supported conclusions.
Successful Behaviors: Analyzes key info, weighs evidence, and draws logical, well-supported conclusions from credible sources
Using Data:The ability to collect, analyze, and use data to generate insights and inform decisions.
Successful Behaviors: Collects accurate data, finds patterns, shares insights clearly, and uses data to make informed, ethical decisions.
Preferred Competencies:
Accepting Direction:The ability to be open and willing to follow guidance or instructions.
Successful Behaviors: Follows direction reliably, adjusts to feedback, and completes tasks on time
Acting with Ethics and Integrity:The ability to make choices that reflect ethical standards, integrity and honesty,
regardless of circumstances or personal benefit.
Successful Behaviors: Acts with integrity, respects confidentiality, and treats people fairly.
Adapting to Change:The ability to demonstrate flexibility in thoughts, behaviors, and actions in response to
evolving circumstances or unexpected change.
Successful Behaviors: Adjusts quickly and stays effective during change.
Displaying Professionalism:The ability to uphold workplace standards through consistent conduct, responsible
communication, and consideration for others.
Successful Behaviors: Follows policies, meets expectations, and communicates clearly and respectfully across situations.
Focusing on Customers:The ability to understand and meet the needs, preferences, and experiences of internal and
external customers.
Successful Behaviors: Understands customer needs, communicates clearly, and delivers timely, reliable service.
Learning Actively:The ability to pursue learning, seek feedback, and integrate new knowledge to improve personal
and professional performance.
Successful Behaviors: Sets learning goals, applies new skills, uses feedback, and contributes to shared learning.
Managing Time: The ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and allocate time to ensure timely completion of
work goals.
Successful Behaviors: Plans and completes work on time using tools and strategies to stay focused and on track
Minimum Qualifications
Three years of experience in housing finance or compliance programs, housing management, or administrative services; OR
Six years of full-time work experience in any field; OR
A bachelor's 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=163680) .
Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:
*Review and process LIHEAP payment requisitions from Subgrantees timely.
*Tracks and monitors disallowed costs for LHC Energy Subgrantees.
*Assure that Subgrantees are in compliance with federal and state policies and procedures by review and analysis of services, performance, and projections of expenditures and meeting the energy program's objectives.
*Evaluate and process cost allocation plans/budgets/budgets revisions to ensure compliance with acceptable budgeting and accounting principles, as well as program policies and cost principles.
*Notify Utility Vendors and Subgrantees of distributed payments.
*Respond timely to Subgrantees and client issues, questions, and complaints.
*Participate in appeals by clients and/or Subgrantees and represent LHC at hearings.
Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: Probational or Job Appointment
Career Progression: As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Housing Finance Specialist 1,2 or 3 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s). Please refer to the "Job Specifications" tab located at the top of the LA Careers "Current Job Opportunities" page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.
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 aboveand 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 accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
This agency participates in the E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization.
NOTE: All candidates for hire must undergo drug screening and complete a favorable background screening.
Contact Information:
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Louisiana Housing Corporation
2415 Quail Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Human Resources Department
(225) 763-8884 ext. 1319
cstanley@lhc.la.gov
Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.
Louisiana Housing Corporation is an equal employment opportunity employer and serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities. LHC does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, age, or pregnancy, and prohibits harassment of any @type.
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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ADi - 26: Accepting Direction - How well do you accept guidance, follow instructions, and adjust when given feedback?
I resist direction, ignore feedback, and need reminders to complete tasks.
I follow direction with reminders and often need clarification or support.
I follow direction reliably, adjust to feedback, and complete tasks on time.
I adapt quickly, follow through, and help others adjust as needed.
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ADi - 26: Accepting Direction - Explain your selection by providing specific examples from your experience. Tip: Use the STAR method (situation, task, action, result) to explain how you have demonstrated this competency. Examples from work, military service, volunteering, education, or other life experiences are all valid.
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AEI - 26: Acting with Ethics and Integrity - How well do you make choices that reflect ethical standards, integrity, and honesty-even when it's difficult or inconvenient?
I ignore ethical standards, withhold information, or show bias or poor judgment.
I follow rules, share information, and try to avoid ethical missteps.
I act with integrity, respect confidentiality, and treat people fairly.
I promote ethics, model transparency, and help others act with fairness across teams.
04
AEI - 26: Acting with Ethics and Integrity - Explain your selection by providing specific examples from your experience. Tip: Use the STAR method (situation, task, action, result) to explain how you have demonstrated this competency. Examples from work, military service, volunteering, education, or other life experiences are all valid.
05
FC - 26: Focusing on Customers - How well do you understand and meet the needs of internal or external customers?
I struggle to understand customer needs, provide clear information, or resolve issues.
I respond to customer needs with some support and build basic working relationships.
I understand customer needs, communicate clearly, and deliver timely, reliable service.
I anticipate customer needs, build trust, and deliver personalized, proactive service.
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FC - 26: Focusing on Customers - Explain your selection by providing specific examples from your experience. Tip: Use the STAR method (situation, task, action, result) to explain how you have demonstrated this competency. Examples from work, military service, volunteering, education, or other life experiences are all valid.
07
MT - 26: Managing Time - How well do you manage your time, meet deadlines, and prioritize your work?
I miss deadlines, struggle to prioritize, and don't use tools to manage my time.
I complete some tasks but need reminders or get distracted by low-priority activities.
I plan and complete work on time using tools and strategies to stay focused and on track.
I balance competing demands, adapt to shifting priorities, and model strong time habits under pressure.
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MT - 26: Managing Time - Explain your selection by providing specific examples from your experience. Tip: Use the STAR method (situation, task, action, result) to explain how you have demonstrated this competency. Examples from work, military service, volunteering, education, or other life experiences are all valid.
Required Question
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State of Louisiana
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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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