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Deputy Assistant Secretary 2

Salary

$6,585.00 - $12,920.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

CRT-2025-212533-MBT

Department

Culture Rec & Tourism-State Parks

Opening Date

09/03/2025

Closing Date

9/17/2025 11:59 PM Central

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+ Benefits

About this Job

The Office of State Parks (OSP) serves the citizens of Louisiana and visitors by preserving and interpreting natural areas of unique or exceptional scenic value, planning, developing and operating sites that provide outdoor recreation opportunities in natural surroundings, preserving and interpreting historical and scientific sites of statewide importance and administering intergovernmental programs related to outdoor recreation and trails.

The purpose of this position is to serve as the principal assistant to the Assistant Secretary with administrative line authority over Section Heads and Operations, to direct the programs of the Office of State Parks. The position leads in the administration of programs, more than 90% of which are dispersed statewide, to ensure adherence to the agency's mission to preserve, protect, and interpret the natural areas of unique or exceptional scenic/cultural value.

Minimum Qualifications

Two years of the required experience for the following minimum qualifications must have been at the managerial level or above:

Eight years of experience in developing, managing, or evaluating administrative programs, operational programs, or special projects or initiatives within a public or private sector organization; OR

Six years of full-time experience in any field plus five years of experience in developing, managing, or evaluating administrative programs, operational programs, or special projects or initiatives within a public or private sector organization; OR

A bachelor’s degree plus five years of experience in developing, managing, or evaluating administrative programs, operational programs, or special projects or initiatives within a public or private sector organization; OR

An advanced degree, or a Juris Doctorate, plus four years of experience in developing, managing, or evaluating administrative programs, operational programs, or special projects or initiatives within a public or private sector organization.

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.

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=119640) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

+ Directs the work activities of all programs in the absence of the Assistant Secretary, or when so delegated.

+ Serves as principal assistant to the Assistant Secretary with administrative line authority over all programs.

+ Meets with officials of federal, state, and local agencies, legislators, professional organizations, and interested groups, on maters relating to the office.

+ Reviews current and long-ranger agency programs, plans, and polices to identify and resolve areas of conflict.

+ Evaluates performance of agency Section Heads and District Managers, along with the quality of work produced by their subordinates.

+ Reviews and evaluates Section goals, objectives, and tasks to provide guidance when needed.

+ Coordinates planning for the acquisition, development, and operation of new and expanded state park and historic site facilities.

+ Works with Human Resources Director and agency counsel to appropriately and legally handle escalated personnel matters.

+ Coordinates staff involvement in the preparation of the agency's annual operating budget in excess of $30,000,000.

+ Oversees the allocation of 729 funds for reinvestment in repairs, maintenance, and improvement of agency resources.

+ Engages in the development of capital outlay budget essential to the ongoing expansion and/or improvement of statewide agency resources.

+ Reviews and revises rules, regulations, and policies governing the operation of the agency for the purposes of advising the Assistant Secretary.

+ Works with Human Resources Director and agency counsel to keep agency in compliance with governmental policies & laws regarding FMLA, ADA, EEOC, minimum wage, etc.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational, Promotional, or Detail to Special Duty

Work Schedule: The State Parks Administrative Office is open Monday-Friday, typical office hours are 8am-4:30pm. This position will work full-time hours, 40 hour work week. Schedule includes paid time off for state holidays.

Travel: Position requires occasional travel to state parks and historic sites, statewide, as needed for meetings, training, etc. When travel is required, a state vehicle is provided for employee use while on duty.

How to Apply:

No Civil Service test score is 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.

*Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

The Office of the Lieutenant Governor and the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism are participants in the E-Verify system for identification and employment eligibility purposes.

Louisiana as a State, is a Model Employer for People with Disabilities.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Melissa Thibodaux

Department of Culture, Recreation, & Tourism

1051 N. 3rd Street

Baton Rouge, LA 70802

Fax: (225) 342-7928

[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

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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