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Louisiana Department of State Civil Service HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTANT A/B/C in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTANT A/B/C
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HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTANT A/B/C
Salary
Depends on Qualifications
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
OSE-HRCNSLT-062624
Department
Municipal Fire & Police
Opening Date
06/27/2024
Closing Date
7/11/2024 11:59 PM Central
Description
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Supplemental Information
At the Office of State Examiner, Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service, we are responsible for administering an effective, cost-efficient civil service system based on merit, efficiency, fitness, and length of service, consistent with the law and professional standards, for firefighters and police officers.
This is a professional position of the Office of State Examiner, Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service.
AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:
Core Competencies:
Making Accurate Judgements:The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards.
Thinking Critically: The ability to generate ideas, manipulate ideas, and make unconventional connections to develop original approaches.
Using Data: The ability to use relevant and valid data to inform a recommendation for action.
Preferred Competencies:
Accepting Direction:The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.
Acting with Ethics and Integrity: The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources.
Adapting to Change:The ability to adjust plans, expectations, and behaviors in response to change.
Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
Displaying Professionalism: The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization.
Learning Actively: The ability to acquire necessary knowledge and skills to improve performance and achieve organizational goals.
Managing Time: The ability to control your time to increase effectiveness, efficiency, or productivity.
This position will conduct job analyses of various positions within the fire and police services and requires occasional travel. This position requires the exercise of discretion and independent judgment in the performance of duties involving most aspects of the agency's examining program, including the application of accepted testing methodologies. This position is responsible for developing, administering, and scoring selection procedures resulting in the establishment of eligibility of applicants for appointment to competitive and promotional positions within fire and police departments statewide.
This person could potentially travel in a state-owned vehicle one to two days per week and occasionally overnight within the State of Louisiana.
As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Human Resources Consultant A,B, or C, depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s). Please refer to the "Job Specifications" tab located on the LA Careers "Current Job Opportunities" page of the Civil Service website for the specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications, and job concepts for each level.
There is a special entrance rate (SER) for this job series at State Civil Service:
HR CONSULTANT A - $19.30/hour
HR CONSULTANT B - $20.65/hour
HR CONSULTANT C - $22.82/hour
No Civil Service test scoreis 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.
Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
Louisiana is a State as Model Employer (SAME) for individuals with disabilities.
For further information about this vacancy contact
Ms. Izzy Piland
Human Resources
P.O BOX 94111
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
Isabella.Piland@la.gov
Minimum 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 advise and assist state employees, agency human resources staff, agency managers and agency administrators in the implementation of designated programs as administered by the Department of Civil Service.
LEVEL OF WORK:
Entry.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Direct from a Human Resources Consultant Supervisor. May receive supervision from higher-level personnel.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
Provides advice and technical assistance to agency human resources personnel in designated program areas.
LOCATION OF WORK:
Department of Civil Service. Other locations may be approved by SCS.
JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Human Resources Consultant B by the absence of experienced-level responsibility for professional program assignments.
Examples of Work
Process and respond to routine and complex questions pertaining to personnel transactions, disciplinary actions, civil service board membership, seniority rosters, civil service board procedures including open meetings laws, and the eligibility of fire and police employees for promotional examinations, by interpreting Municipal Fire & Police Civil Service Law and other statutes relevant to the operation of the system.
Use computer software applications to enter and compile job analysis data and analyze responses provided in the job analysis questionnaires utilizing statistical data.
Review all personnel transactions submitted by the local civil service boards to verify that they have been made incompliance with civil service law.
Develop non-standard examinations from exam plans based upon accepted practices and standards for validation of selection procedures in accordance with EEOC Uniform Guidelines.
Perform other duties assigned.
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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MAJ: Rate your ability to make accurate judgments based on our definition: The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards.
1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable making accurate judgments
2= I have limited experience or require assistance to make accurate judgments
3= I can make accurate judgments
4= I can make accurate judgments and help others improve their ability to make accurate judgments
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TCr: Rate your ability to think critically based on our definition: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion.
1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable thinking critically
2= I have limited experience or require assistance to think critically
3= I can think critically
4= I can think critically and help others improve their ability to think critically
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Rate your ability to adapt to change based on our definition: The ability to adjust plans, expectations, and behaviors in response to change.
1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable adapting to change
2= I have limited experience or require assistance to adapt to change
3= I can adapt to change
4= I can adapt to change and help others improve their ability to adapt to change
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Rate your ability to learn actively based on our definition: The ability to acquire necessary knowledge and skills to improve performance and achieve organizational goals.
1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable learning actively
2= I have limited experience or require assistance to learn actively
3= I can learn actively
4= I can learn actively and help others improve their ability to learn actively
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Rate your ability to manage time based on our definition: The ability to control your time to increase effectiveness, efficiency, or productivity.
1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable managing time.
2= I have limited experience or require assistance to manage time
3= I can manage time
4= I can manage time and help others improve their ability to manage time
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Agency
State of Louisiana
Address
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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