Office of Early Childhood Operations
Job Focus Area:
This is a highly complex senior professional position that will lead the Provider Certification providing direct supervision of staff and will be responsible for ensuring Provider Certification compliance with all Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) policies and guidelines for early childhood programs, ensuring program integrity, implementing corrective action plans. This Administrative Program Manager 1 will report directly to the Chief of Staff of Early Childhood.
Preference will be given to candidates with the following experience:
The preferred candidate should have experience working with in-home child care providers.
Driving Results: The ability to identify important goals and work to achieve them.
Making Accurate Judgments: The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards.
Thinking Critically: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion.
Acting Decisively: The ability to make decisions quickly and effectively.
Acting with Ethics and Integrity: The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources.
Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
Developing Plans: The ability to prioritize tasks and competing demands to create accurate plans.
Displaying Professionalism: The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization.
Following Policies and Procedures: The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws.
Leading Effective Teams: The ability to guide and motivate a team to create, plan for, and achieve goals.
Three years of experience in 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.
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.
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.
Position-Specific Details:
One position is available and it is located in Baton Rouge, La. The person hired for this position is expected to regularly report to the Baton Rouge office. This position will be filled by a current permanent classified Louisiana Department of Education employee. Current permanent classified state employees may be required to accept a probationary appointment, if selected.
How To Apply:
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.
You may attach a resume; however only the information listed on the online application will be considered to determine qualification. All education, prior experience, including dates related to education and prior experience MUST be listed on the online application.
NOTE: 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.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Louisiana Department of Education – Human Resources
PO Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
ldoejobs@la.gov
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Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave
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