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ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR 1/2/3

Salary

Depends on Qualifications

Location

Amite, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

214104AC3CSE102225HS

Department

DCFS-Department of Children and Family Services

Opening Date

11/17/2025

Closing Date

11/24/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

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.

This vacancy is located in the Covington Region in the Tangipahoa Parish Child Support Enforcement Office in Amite, LA.

At The Department of Children and Family Services, our mission is to empower communities and improve lives by delivering responsive, inclusive, and forward-thinking public services. We are proud to serve the people of Louisiana with integrity, innovation, and a deep commitment to equity.

We’re looking for anAdministrative Coordinator to serve as the first point of contact at the agency in our Child Support Enforcement Office in Amite, LA, creating a welcoming environment for clients and visitors and providing administrative support that keeps our front office running smoothly.

AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:

Selected Core Competencies:

+ Accepting Direction: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.

+ Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.

+ Focusing on Customers: The ability to serve the needs of those who support and/or rely on the services provided.

+ 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.

+ Using Data: The ability to use relevant and valid data to inform a recommendation for action.

Selected Preferred Competencies:

+ Adapting to Change: The ability to adjust plans, expectations, and behaviors in response to change.

+ 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.

+ Working with Financial Information: The ability to use financial data to guide, drive, and convey the financial standing and/or outlook of an organization.

If you're compassionate, organized, and thrive in a people-centered environment, this could be the opportunity for you!

Minimum Qualifications

No experience or training is required.

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=168040) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

This is a clerical position requiring independent and discretionary judgement. This position performs as a caseworker assistant providing high quality, timely, and accurate assistance to professional staff in the Covington Region Child Support Enforcement Office that services the five parishes of the region: Tangipahoa, St. Tammany, St. Helena, Washington, and Livingston. Incumbent of this position must perform a wide variety of duties and is critical to the smooth operation of the office and child support program.

In this position, you will be responsible for duties such as:

+ Provides assistance to caseworkers and professional staff

+ Compile and format reports

+ Maintain agency's records system

+ Accepts, documents, and processes application fees, including preparing and making deposits and sending copies to the Office of Management and Finance

+ Assists with preparation for court

+ Schedule, coordinate, and track administrative genetic testing for paternity establishment

+ Maintains appointment schedules for a unit of caseworkers, determining type of appointment needed based on case information

Performs other duties as assigned for the smooth operation of the Department.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: This position may be filled as a probational appointment or a job appointment that may last up to 48 months. Job appointments may convert to probational appointments. Also, it may be filled as a detail and promoted within 12 months or by promotion of a permanent classified employee.

Works 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.

Career Progression: This position participates in a Career Progression Group (CPG) and may be filled as an Administrative Coordinator 1, 2, or 3. The level at which the vacancy is filled will be determined by the qualifications of the candidate selected. This position provides the opportunity to advance within this job series.

The actual starting salary depends on the education and experience of the selected applicant.

DCFS is an "Equal Opportunity Employer" and Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer (SAME) for People with Disabilities" 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.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete and 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 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 additional information about this vacancy, please contact:

Hannah Sinagra

DCFS Human Resources

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

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CE: Rate your ability to communicate effectively based on our definition: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.

+ 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable communicating effectively

+ 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to communicate effectively

+ 3= I can communicate effectively

+ 4= I can communicate effectively and help others improve their communication

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

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DPf: Rate your ability to display professionalism based on our definition: The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization.

+ 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable displaying professionalism

+ 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to display professionalism

+ 3= I can display professionalism

+ 4= I can display professionalism and help others improve their ability to display professionalism

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FC: Rate your ability to focus on customers based on our definition: The ability to serve the needs of those who support and/or rely on the services provided.

+ 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable focusing on customers

+ 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to focus on customers

+ 3= I can focus on customers

+ 4= I can focus on customers and help others improve their ability to focus on customers

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

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FPP: Rate your ability to follow policies and procedures based on our definition: 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.

+ 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable following policies and procedures

+ 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to follow policies and procedures

+ 3= I can follow policies and procedures

+ 4= I can follow policies and procedures and help others improve their ability to follow policies and procedures

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

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State of Louisiana

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Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

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