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Director of Juvenile Defender Services

Salary

Depends on Qualifications

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Unclassified

Job Number

OSPD 123025 ERG

Department

Gov-Office of the State Public Defender

Opening Date

12/30/2025

Closing Date

1/20/2026 11:59 PM Central

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+ Benefits

About this Job

The Office of the State Public Defender has a vacancy. This job is Unclassified.

This position is responsible for administrative and programmatic management of juvenile defense issues.

The Office of the State Public Defender (OSPD) regulates the delivery of legal services for indigent persons accused of crimes through dedicated, well-trained, and talented public defenders and support staff in all 64 parishes.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Five years of full-time work experience in any field plus three years of experience conducting organizational assessments, or grant management, or professional or academic experience in program development for juvenile justice system involved youth, OR

2. A bachelor’s degree plus three years of experience conducting organizational assessments, or grant management, or professional or academic experience in program development for juvenile justice system involved youth; OR

3. An advanced degree in a social science field, public health, social work, education, or a Juris Doctorate, plus two years of experience conducting organizational assessments, or grant management, or professional or academic experience in program development for juvenile justice system involved youth.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

Agency-wide

+ Support the State Public Defender in budgetary, legislative, administrative affairs and all other duties assigned by the State Public Defender.

+ Be assigned to and participate in various committees, commissions, counsels, task forces regarding juvenile justice.

+ Work with criminal justice stakeholders to promote sound juvenile justice and child welfare processes

Administrative

+ Liaison with the District Offices regarding juvenile cases. Report issues for resolution.

+ Provide input and materials for statewide training on juvenile defense services, Child in Need of Care and Families in Need of Services representation

+ Monitor districts for compliance with mandatory juvenile data collection. Provide regular juvenile reports to the State Public Defender.

+ Moderate the juvenile listserv.

+ Spearhead and participate in the OSPD’s annual Juvenile Summit.

Programmatic

+ Manage, monitor and report on Title IV-E activities, progress, payments and compliance with rules, regulations, policies and protocols.

+ Provide grant management to the district offices of the public defender.

+ Attend scheduled site visits to district offices; observe juvenile courts statewide and report on issues.

Position-Specific Details:

Compensation: Compensation is salaried and shall be commensurate with experience

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

Preference will be given to given to applicants with experience in grant managment, data complilations and/or work within Louisiana Juvenile Justice systems.

This position includes eligiblity for health insurance benefits and enrollment in state retirement.

Applicant must be available to work full-time, in-person in Baton Rouge. Applicant must also be available for infrequent field travel throughout 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.

A criminal history check may be conducted on all new hires as well as employees changing positions, including promotions, demotions, details, reassignments, and transfers. Also, prospective employees may be subject to pre-employment drug testing. New hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal government's E-Verify system.

* 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.

Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.

Contact Information:

For further information about this posting, please contact:

Erica R. Gay

HR Specialist

Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources

email:[email protected]

Benefits for unclassified employees are determined by the individual hiring authority.

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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