• Communications Officer 1

    Louisiana Department of State Civil Service (Lake Charles, LA)


    Communications Officer 1

     

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    Communications Officer 1

     

    Salary

     

    $2,784.00 - $5,009.00 Monthly

     

    Location

     

    Lake Charles, LA

     

    Job Type

     

    Classified

     

    Job Number

     

    209036

     

    Department

     

    Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District

     

    Opening Date

     

    06/05/2025

     

    Closing Date

     

    6/15/2025 11:59 PM Central

     

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    Minimum Qualifications

    Six months of experience in transmitting and receiving messages by radio or in administrative services; OR

     

    Six months of training in a business or clerical-related curriculum in a business school or technical institute; OR

     

    Fifteen semester hours of college training.

    NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

    All persons appointed to this job will be required by the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and Louisiana State Police Terminal Operator Certification Program Guidelines to meet the terminal operator certification/re-certification requirement within six months of employment.

     

    An applicant who has been convicted of a felony or who is under indictment on a felony charge will be disqualified until relief from the disabilities imposed by state and federal laws is granted.

     

    Job Specification

     

    The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=171290) .

     

    Job Duties and Other Information

    Job Duties:

    Monitoring closed-circuit television in the Security Command Center; Documenting visitors; Checking credentials for entry; Dispatching calls using radio systems and computer-aided dispatch; Act as point of contact in emergencies, accidents, and complaints; Maintaining security of facilities.

    How To Apply:

    No Civil Service test score or assessmentis 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. *

    For further information about this vacancy, contact:

    Jo Ellen Elliot

    Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District

    [email protected]

     

    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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    Do you have at least 6 months of clerical experience or experience in receiving and transmitting messages via radio systems?

     

    + Yes

    + No

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    Employer

     

    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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