ADMINISTRATIVE PROGRAM MANAGER 1 Location Monroe, LA : Supplemental Information This vacancy is located at the Swanson Center for Youth in Monroe, Louisiana. The Office of Juvenile Justice will receive a list of eligible applicants ONLY from the people who respond to this posting. Applicants must have Civil Service test scores for 8100-Professional Level Exam in order to be considered for this vacancy unless exempted by Civil Service rule or policy. If you do not have a score prior to applying to this posting, it may result in your application not being considered. Applicants without current test scores can apply to take the test here. 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. *Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.* For further information about this vacancy contact: Garilyn London OJJ/ Human Resources In the supplemental questions section, applicants must authorize the HR Office of Juvenile Justice to contact prior employers to check references under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) to be considered for employment. The Office of Juvenile Justice is a State as a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment-related resources available for those with disabilities, refer to the Louisiana Employment Resource Guide (Download PDF reader). If you are contacted for an interview, please let us know at that time if you will need special accommodations. NOTE: Prior to an appointment, the selected applicant must take and pass a drug screening test, possess a valid Louisiana Driver's License and clear a background check. This agency participates in the E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization. Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: A baccalaureate degree. 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. NOTE: Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university. Job Concepts FUNCTION OF WORK: To manage administrative program areas and support functions for an organizational section, region, division or office. LEVEL OF WORK: Supervisor. SUPERVISION RECEIVED: General from an administrator or manager of a higher-level. SUPERVISION EXERCISED: Direct over 2 or more lower-level positions. LOCATION OF WORK: May be used by all agencies. JOB DISTINCTIONS: Administrative Program Manager jobs within this job series differ by a combination of organizational hierarchy, independence, complexity and scope. Administrative Program Manager 1 positions differ from those allocated to the job of Administrative Program Director 1 by the absence of directing administrative programs and support functions and by the supervision exercised. Examples of Work Any level of this series may involve two to twenty administrative functions, such as human resources, purchasing, information technology, inventory, property control, accounting, safety, risk management, records management, security, inventory, mail operations, contracts/grants, insurance and budget.
