• 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

     

    $3,345.00 - $6,566.00 Monthly

     

    Location

     

    Baton Rouge, LA

     

    Job Type

     

    Classified

     

    Job Number

    OSE-HRCNLT-011226

    Department

     

    Municipal Fire & Police

     

    Opening Date

     

    01/12/2026

     

    Closing Date

     

    1/19/2026 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:

    Following Policies and Procedures: The ability to follow, reinforce, adapt, or develop policies and procedures to maintain compliance with federal and state legal requirements, State Civil Service rules, and organizational policies.

     

    - Successful Behaviors: Applies and explains policies accurately, adapts in routine cases, and helps improve procedures.

     

    Making Accurate Judgments: The ability to assess options, weigh risks, and make sound decisions using available information and logical reasoning.

     

    - Successful Behaviors: Makes timely, well-reasoned decisions using available info, context, and trade-offs.

     

    Thinking Critically: The ability to analyze information objectively, identify connections across sources, and form logical, well-supported conclusions.

     

    - Successful Behaviors: Analyzes key info, weighs evidence, and draws logical, well-supported conclusions from credible sources.

    Preferred Competencies:

    Acting with Ethics and Integrity: The ability to make choices that reflect ethical standards, integrity and honesty, regardless of circumstances or personal benefit.

     

    - Successful Behaviors: Acts with integrity, respects confidentiality, and treats people fairly.

     

    Adapting to Change: The ability to demonstrate flexibility in thoughts, behaviors, and actions in response to evolving circumstances or unexpected change.

     

    - Successful Behaviors: Adjusts quickly and stays effective during change.

     

    Communicating Effectively: The ability to convey information, ideas, and emotions using structured communication methods that promote understanding and engagement.

     

    - Successful Behaviors: Communicates clearly, listens actively, and explains complex ideas well.

     

    Displaying Professionalism: The ability to uphold workplace standards through consistent conduct, responsible communication, and consideration for others.

     

    - Successful Behaviors: Follows policies, meets expectations, and communicates clearly and respectfully across situations.

     

    Learning Actively: The ability to pursue learning, seek feedback, and integrate new knowledge to improve personal and professional performance.

     

    - Successful Behaviors: Sets learning goals, applies new skills, uses feedback, and contributes to shared learning.

     

    Managing Time: The ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and allocate time to ensure timely completion of work goals.

     

    - Successful Behaviors: Plans and completes work on time using tools and strategies to stay focused and on track.

     

    Using Data: The ability to collect, analyze, and use data to generate insights and inform decisions.

     

    - Successful Behaviors: Collects accurate data, finds patterns, shares insights clearly, and uses data to make informed, ethical decisions.

    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 requiredin 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:

    Izzy Piland

     

    Baton Rouge, LA

    [email protected] ([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

     

    01

     

    Do you have immediate family members in a fire or police civil service position?

     

    + Yes

    + No

     

    02

     

    AC - 26: Adapting to Change - How well do you stay flexible and adjust your behavior or work when things change?

     

    + I resist change, struggle to adjust, and my performance suffers.

    + I accept change with help and adjust slowly.

    + I adjust quickly and stay effective during change.

    + I lead through change and help others stay grounded and flexible.

     

    03

     

    AC - 26: Adapting to Change - Explain your selection by providing specific examples from your experience. Tip: Use the STAR method (situation, task, action, result) to explain how you have demonstrated this competency. Examples from work, military service, volunteering, education, or other life experiences are all valid.

     

    04

     

    LA - 26: Learning Actively - How do you seek out learning and apply feedback to grow your skills?

     

    + I avoid learning, feedback, or collaboration and show little interest in developing my skills.

    + I set basic learning goals and participate occasionally, but I don’t always apply what I learn.

    + I set clear learning goals, apply new skills, use feedback, and help others learn when I can.

    + I seek growth through reflection, feedback, and collaboration. I mentor others and model lifelong learning.

     

    05

     

    LA - 26: Learning Actively - Explain your selection by providing specific examples from your experience. Tip: Use the STAR method (situation, task, action, result) to explain how you have demonstrated this competency. Examples from work, military service, volunteering, education, or other life experiences are all valid.

     

    06

     

    MAJ - 26: Making Accurate Judgments - How do you make decisions when faced with choices, risks, or limited information?

     

    + I make reactive or delayed decisions and sometimes overlook risks, priorities, or potential bias.

    + I try to weigh options but struggle when there’s uncertainty, competing priorities, or unclear outcomes.

    + I make timely, well-reasoned decisions by using available information, context, and trade-offs.

    + I make sound decisions in complex situations, lead others through ambiguity, and adapt as new information emerges.

     

    07

     

    MAJ - 26: Making Accurate Judgments - Explain your selection by providing specific examples from your experience. Tip: Use the STAR method (situation, task, action, result) to explain how you have demonstrated this competency. Examples from work, military service, volunteering, education, or other life experiences are all valid.

     

    08

     

    MT - 26: Managing Time - How well do you manage your time, meet deadlines, and prioritize your work?

     

    + I miss deadlines, struggle to prioritize, and don’t use tools to manage my time.

    + I complete some tasks but need reminders or get distracted by low-priority activities.

    + I plan and complete work on time using tools and strategies to stay focused and on track.

    + I balance competing demands, adapt to shifting priorities, and model strong time habits under pressure.

     

    09

     

    MT - 26: Managing Time - Explain your selection by providing specific examples from your experience. Tip: Use the STAR method (situation, task, action, result) to explain how you have demonstrated this competency. Examples from work, military service, volunteering, education, or other life experiences are all valid.

     

    10

     

    TCr - 26: Thinking Critically - How do you analyze information and draw meaningful conclusions from it?

     

    + I miss key details or oversimplify information, and my conclusions may not be based on evidence.

    + I try to analyze information, but I may overlook the relevance or credibility of my sources.

    + I analyze key information, consider the evidence, and form logical conclusions based on credible sources.

    + I uncover deeper insights by connecting different sources, questioning assumptions, and identifying patterns.

     

    11

     

    TCr - 26: Thinking Critically - Explain your selection by providing specific examples from your experience. Tip: Use the STAR method (situation, task, action, result) to explain how you have demonstrated this competency. Examples from work, military service, volunteering, education, or other life experiences are all valid.

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    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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