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TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM MANAGER

Salary

$4,099.00 - $8,044.00 Monthly

Location

Monroe, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

403SCY-215836-GOL

Department

Office of Juvenile Justice

Opening Date

12/17/2025

Closing Date

12/24/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

Office of Juvenile Justice

Swanson Center for Youth-Monroe

4701 South Grand St., Monroe, Louisiana 71202

https://ojj.la.gov/location/swanson-center-for-youth-monroe

The Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice (OJJ) is committed to protecting the public by providing safe and effective individualized services to youth, who will become productive, law-abiding citizens. We are seeking a strategic and experienced Training and Development Program Manager to lead statewide staff development initiatives. This leadership role is responsible for designing, implementing, and evaluating training programs that support the agency’s mission of youth rehabilitation and public safety. The ideal candidate will bring expertise in instructional design, workforce development, and organizational leadership, along with a deep understanding of juvenile justice operations.

Minimum Qualifications

Six years of experience in planning, developing, delivering, or evaluating training programs or academic instruction; human resources, or social services; OR

Six years of full-time experience in any field plus three years of experience in planning, developing, delivering, or evaluating training programs or academic instruction; human resources, or social services; OR

A bachelor's degree plus three years of experience in planning, developing, delivering, or evaluating training programs or academic instruction; human resources, or social services; OR

An advanced degree in education, instructional design, business or public administration, industrial and organizational psychology, organizational behavior or human resources plus two years of experience in planning, developing, delivering, or evaluating training programs or academic instruction; human resources, or social services.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTIONS:

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.

Designation as a Society for Human Resource Management Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) or Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP), Professional in Human Resources (PHR), or a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) will substitute for a maximum of one year of the required experience.

Job Specification

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

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

+ Programmatic

+ Assess immediate and long-term training needs through surveys, policy reviews, and data analysis.

+ Partner with HR and agency leadership to design and implement training programs that support workforce retention and diversity.

+ Develop technical presentations and communications using modern technology and best practices.

+ Collect and analyze training data, maintain records, and report on program effectiveness statewide.

+ Collaborate with Facility Directors and Regional Managers to identify staff training needs and deploy tailored modules.

+ Provide consultation and technical assistance in program areas of responsibility.

+ Training

+ Create and review training curricula to ensure compliance with court mandates, ACA standards, PREA standards, and other regulatory requirements.

+ Conduct training for facility and regional trainers, ensuring curriculum updates are understood and applied.

+ Initiate workshops and programs that promote diversity, inclusion, and institutional awareness.

+ Support leadership development initiatives to recruit, train, and retain underrepresented individuals, with emphasis on minorities and women in leadership roles.

+ Design and implement diversity-focused programs and audit tools to measure progress.

+ Perform other duties as assigned to support agency training and development goals.

Position-Specific Details

Work Location: This vacancy is located at Swanson Center for Youth in Monroe, Louisiana.

Appointment Type: Full time, probational

The incumbent of this position must not have been convicted or pled nolo contendere to a crime listed in R.S. 15:587.1 (c) (https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?p=y&d=79264)

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). Resumes will not beaccepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

In the supplemental questions section, applicants must authorize the HR Office of Juvenile Justice to contact prior employers to check references under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) to be considered for employment.

The Office of Juvenile Justice is a State as a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment-related resources available for those with disabilities, refer to the Louisiana Employment Resource Guide .

If you are contacted for an interview, please let us knowat that timeif you will need special accommodations.

NOTE: Prior to an appointment, the selected applicant must take and pass a drug screening test, possess a valid Louisiana Driver's License and clear a background check.

This agency participates in the E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization.

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

01

Are you a current classified employee of the Office of Juvenile Justice serving with permanent status?

+ Yes

+ No

02

Are you currently under indictment for a felony charge or have you ever been on probation or sentenced to jail/prison as a result of a felony conviction or guilty plea to a felony charge?

+ Yes

+ No

03

If 'YES', give the law enforcement authority (city police, sheriff, FBI, etc.), the offense, place and disposition of case. If 'NO', enter N/A.

04

Have you been convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt, or implied threats of force, or coercion, or where the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse?

+ Yes

+ No

05

If so, when? If "NO", enter N/A.

06

Have you ever been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in any sexual activity in the community or confinement setting?

+ Yes

+ No

07

If so, when? If "NO", enter N/A.

08

Have you ever engaged in sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility or juvenile facility or any other facility type (as defined in 42 U.S.C 1997)?

+ Yes

+ No

09

If so, when? If "NO", enter N/A.

10

Please select all of the below human resources designations you hold.

+ Society for Human Resource Management Certified Professional (SHRM-CP)

+ Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP)

+ Professional in Human Resources (PHR)

+ Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR)

+ None

11

If you have previous employment in a community confinement center, jail, lockup or prison, the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) requires Office of Juvenile Justice Human Resources to contact those employers prior to hiring any applicant for information on substantiated allegations of sexual abuse or any resignation during a pending investigation of an allegation of sexual abuse. Do you authorize the Office of Juvenile Justice, to contact any of your prior employers, whether listed on your employment application or not, to ascertain information required by the Prison Rape Elimination Act, Part 115 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations? I understand that prior to any offer of employment by the Office of Juvenile Justice that such information must be obtained. IMPORTANT: I also understand that if I do not authorize such contact, I will not be eligible for employment with the Office of Juvenile Justice. Should I be appointed from this announcement, I also understand that this authorization will remain valid for the duration of my employment with the Office of Juvenile Justice. Questions should be directed to Human Resources as noted in the Supplemental Information section of this job posting.

+ Yes, I understand. You may contact my employers, past or present.

+ No. Do not contact my employers, past or present.

Required Question

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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