Overview
Administrative Support Specialist Jobs in Canton, OH at Standard Printing Company of Canton
Salary
$3,579.00 – $7,025.00 Monthly
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
206943AdminProgSpecC-3.13.25SS
Department
DCFS-Department of Children and Family Services
Opening Date
03/17/2025
Closing Date
3/22/2025 11:59 PM Central
Supplemental Information
Department MISSION
DCFS is working to keep children safe, helping individuals and families become self-sufficient, and providing safe refuge during disasters.
Department VISION
We care for the well-being and safety of Louisiana’s people.
Department VALUES
Treating all people with dignity, compassion and respect, while providing services with integrity.
This vacancy is within the Procurement Section, Office of Management and Finance, Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) performing program monitoring, training, and operations for the Procurement Section. The Procurement Section operates with a statewide scope and has a critical impact on the overall effectiveness and success of DCFS to meet its mission.
Candidates with the following are encouraged to apply: a complete and comprehensive understanding of the Louisiana Procurement Code, the LaGov SRM system, key business functions and State of Louisiana policies. The incumbent serves as a resource and provides technical guidance and oversight to staff that are responsible for developing, administering, and managing contracts, agreements, Memoranda of Understanding (MOU), Cooperative Endeavor Agreements (CEA), and competitive procurements for a variety of statewide services.
AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:
Selected Core Competencies:
Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and
ideas.
Driving Vision and Purpose: The ability to consistently communicate a compelling picture of the vision and
purpose of the organization.
Thinking Critically: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a
conclusion.
Selected Preferred Competencies:
Acting Decisively: The ability to make decisions quickly and effectively.
Adapting to Change: The ability to adjust plans, expectations, and behaviors in response to change.
Building and Supporting Teams: The ability to combine your actions and efforts with others to work toward
achieving a common goal.
Demonstrating Accountability: The ability to accept ownership for your actions, behaviors, performance, and
decisions.
Demonstrating Initiative: The ability to assess information and take action independently to help the
organization achieve its goals.
Displaying Professionalism: The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and
your organization.
Leading Change: The ability to initiate, manage, influence, and evaluate change.
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 or by promotion of a permanent classified employee.
You must include all relevant education and experience on your official State application.
Resumes cannot be submitted in lieu of completing an 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 or assessment is required 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.
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 via e-mail Rhiannon Suir at [email protected]
Minimum Qualifications
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 Concepts
Function of Work:
To perform responsible, administrative functions in support of an organizational unit.
OR
To manage a specialized departmental or statewide program.
Level of Work:
Advanced.
Supervision Received:
General from higher-level supervisory personnel.
Supervision Exercised:
May supervise 1-2 lower level personnel.
Location of Work:
May be used by all state agencies.
Job Distinctions:
Note: Agency impact, hierarchy, and reporting relationship patterns will be considered when making allocations to this level.
Differs from Administrative Program Specialist-B by the presence of a higher degree of complexity, impact, or independence in assigned duties and program areas.
Differs from Executive Staff Officer by the absence of responsibility for serving as special assistant to an Assistant Secretary or equivalent.
Examples of Work
ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS
Performs responsible duties related to the proper operation, coordination, and management of at least two of the following administrative functions:
Budget, Contracts/Grants, Fiscal Management (payroll, payables, receivables, etc.), Information Technology, and Personnel.
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
Manages the operations of a departmental or statewide program, including fiscal responsibility for purchasing and budgetary reporting.
Establishes, implements, and revises (as necessary) the program’s standards and guidelines.
Coordinates program information by maintaining databases, generating reports, and ensuring information integrity; may require presentation of information in workshops, meetings, etc.
Performs certification and eligibility duties as it relates to the program.
Ensures program compliance to Federal and State regulations.
Administers contracts (such as property leases and service agreements) as they pertain to the program.
May supervise a small program support staff.
May require a special license and/or continuing education in the program field.
May serve as a member of a board or committee relevant to the program’s mission.
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through 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 at https://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 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
Title: Administrative Support Specialist
Company: Standard Printing Company of Canton
Location: Canton, OH
