• Human Resources Consultant A/B/C

    Louisiana Department of State Civil Service (Baton Rouge, LA)


    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-092425

    Department

     

    Municipal Fire & Police

     

    Opening Date

     

    09/24/2025

     

    Closing Date

     

    10/7/2025 11:59 PM Central

     

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    About this Job

     

    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. 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.

    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.

    Minimum Qualifications

    Three years of experience in human resources; planning, delivering, or evaluating training programs, or academic instruction; OR

    Six years of full-time 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.

     

    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=170840) .

     

    Job Duties and Other Information

    Job Duties:

    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 in compliance 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.

    Position-Specific Details:

    Appointment Type: Probational Appointment (Probation in lieu of promotion), detail to special duty, or non-competitive reemployment

     

    Career Progression: This position may be filled as Human Resources Consultant A, B, or C. Please refer to the "Job Specifications" links below for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications, and job concepts for each level. Human Resources Consultant A (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=170840) , Human Resources Consultant B (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=170850) , Human Resources Consultant C (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=170860)

     

    Other Information: This person could potentially travel in a state-owned vehicle one to two days per week and occasionally overnight within the State of Louisiana.

    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 this job title must be included in the 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.

    For further information about this vacancy contact:

    Jasmine Worley, MBA

     

    Baton Rouge, LA

    [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 immediate family members in a fire or police civil service position?

     

    + Yes

    + No

     

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    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 judgments

     

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    Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

     

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    Rate your ability to think critically based on our definition: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, andevaluate 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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    Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

     

    06

     

    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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    Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

     

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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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    10

     

    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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    Employer

     

    State of Louisiana

     

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    For agency contact information, please refer to

     

    the supplemental information above.

     

    Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

     

    Phone

     

    (866) 783-5462

     

    Website

     

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