administrative program specialist c

Salary

$3, $7,025.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

AdminProgSpecC- SS

Department

DCFS-Department of Children and Family Services

Opening Date

12/30/2025

Closing Date

1/4/ :59 PM Central

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.

Join Our Team at DCFS as an Administrative Program Specialist C. This position maintains relationships with DCFS staff and vendors. This position reconciles and audits invoices.

AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLOWING 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.
• 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.

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.

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties:

• Assist with ensuring staff compliance with procedures.
• Attends meetings as needed.
• Responds to requests to provide information or clarification, or to ensure any changes made are processed in a timely manner.
• Monitors and ensures implementation of projects upon completion.
• Takes ownership of questions or problems and leads them through to resolution.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational, Promotional, or Job Appointment

Work Schedule: Typically, work hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday – Friday. Flexible work schedules are available after meeting certain criteria and is dependent upon the position you are applying for. Some positions require working shifts.

Work Location: Baton Rouge, LA

DCFS is an "Equal Opportunity Employer", and Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service Test score is required in order 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.

• Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in this application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy, contact Adrienne King via e-mail at

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

Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found at

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 ). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana ),
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System ), among others