Program Manager 3- Social Services (Licensing)

Program Manager 3- Social Services (Licensing)Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4661714) ApplyProgram Manager 3- Social Services (Licensing)Salary $6,271.00 - $11,284.00 MonthlyLocation Baton Rouge, LAJob TypeClassifiedJob Number200088ProMan3-SocSer-9.17.24SSDepartmentDCFS-Department of Children and Family ServicesOpening Date09/18/2024Closing Date9/23/2024 9:10 AM Central

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Supplemental InformationDepartment MISSIONDCFS is working to keep children safe, helping individuals and families become self-sufficient, and providing safe refuge during disasters.Department VISIONWe care for the well-being and safety of Louisiana's people. Department VALUESTreating all people with dignity, compassion and respect, while providing services with integrityThis position is located in East Baton Rouge parish. This position may be filled as a probational appointment or a job appointment that may last up to 48 months. Job appointments may convert to probational appointments. Also, it may be filled as a detail and promoted within 12 months. You must include all relevant education and experience on your official State application. The duties that you describe in the Work Experience section of your application will be reviewed by State Civil Service as part of the process in determining if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job. Your experience WILL NOT be evaluated based on the job title alone. You must describe your actual duties . If you are a current employee of the State of Louisiana it is important that you indicate in the "Duties" section for each job the specific programs that you worked in to receive credit for that experience.List all prior employment. Work experience left off of your electronic application or only included in an attached resume will not be credited. Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire . 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. DCFS is an "Equal Opportunity Employer" and Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities"For additional information about this vacancy, please contact Shanita Smith via email at: Shanita.Smith.DCFS@La.Gov Minimum QualificationsMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:A baccalaureate degree plus five years of professional experience in administrative services, economics, public health, public relations, program evaluation, social services, or health services.SUBSTITUTIONS:Six years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree.Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree as follows:A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.120 or more semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.College credit earned without obtaining a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for a maximum of four years full-time work experience towards the baccalaureate degree. Candidates with 120 or more semester hours of credit, but without a degree, must also have at least two years of full-time work experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.Graduate training with eighteen semester hours in one or any combination of the following fields will substitute for a maximum of one year of the required experience on the basis of thirty semester hours for one year of experience: public health; public relations; counseling; social work; psychology; rehabilitation services; economics; business, public, or health administration.A master's degree in the above fields will substitute for one year of the required experience.A Juris Doctorate will substitute for one year of the required experience.Graduate training with less than a Ph.D. will substitute for a maximum of one year of the required experience.A Ph.D. in the above fields will substitute for two years of the required experience.Specialized degrees will substitute for a maximum of two years of the required experience.NOTES:Health services are defined as nursing service, ancillary services (radiology, medical laboratory, pharmacy, etc.) and medical services.Examples of public health jobs include sanitarian, public health engineer, and public health epidemiologist.NOTE:Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.Job ConceptsFUNCTION OF WORK:To administer one very complex or several moderately complex statewide, social service program(s).LEVEL OF WORK:Administrator.SUPERVISION RECEIVED:Broad from a Program Manager 4-Social Services or other higher level personnel.SUPERVISION EXERCISED:Direct over lower level Program Managers-Social Services. May also supervise other lower level professional employees.LOCATION OF WORK:Predominately at the Department of Children and Family Services.JOB DISTINCTIONS:Differs from Program Manager 2-Social Services by the presence of responsibility for one very complex or several moderately complex statewide social service program(s).Differs from Program Manager 4-Social Services by the absence of responsibility for the largest and most complex social service program(s).See allocation criteria memo.Examples of WorkEXAMPLES OF WORK:EXAMPLES LISTED BELOW INCLUDE BRIEF SAMPLES OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL TASKS ARE NOT INCLUDED.Formulates current and long-range plans and policies for the assigned program(s).Conducts and directs studies and special projects pertaining to the programs assigned.Revises rules, regulations, and procedures to meet changes in law or policy.Develops and monitors budget recommendations for personnel, services, equipment and materials.Analyzes the impact of federal, state, and local legislation; advises agency officials, prepares position statements, presents testimony at hearings, and writes legislation.Meets with government officials, private officials, professionals, and others on matters pertaining to the program(s).Maintains records, prepares reports, and conducts correspondence relative to the assigned programs.Conducts staff meetings and conferences with assistants to discuss operating programs, organization, budgetary matters, personnel matters, technical problems, and the status of projects or programs.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 leaveMore information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspxHolidays 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 GovernorState 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/YourRetirementSystem.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

AgencyState of LouisianaAddressFor agency contact information, please refer tothe supplemental information above.Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802Phone(866) 783-5462Websitehttp://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfmApplyPlease verify your email addressVerify Email