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Administrative Program Specialist C

Salary

$3,579.00 - $7,025.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

CRT-2026-216476-MBT

Department

Culture Rec & Tourism-State Parks

Opening Date

01/14/2026

Closing Date

1/19/2026 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

The Office of State Parks (OSP) serves the citizens of Louisiana and visitors by preserving and interpreting natural areas of unique or exceptional scenic value, planning, developing and operating sites that provide outdoor recreation opportunities in natural surroundings, preserving and interpreting historical and scientific sites of statewide importance and administering intergovernmental programs related to outdoor recreation and trails.

This position is located in the State Parks Administrative Office, in Baton Rouge, LA. The purpose of this position is to direct and administer the FHWA Recreational Trails Program (RTP) for Louisiana for the Louisiana Office of State Parks to include grant administration, funding, and development. The RTP is a federally funded grant program to provide monies for the development and maintenance of recreational trails throughout Louisiana.

AN IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:

Selected Core Competencies:

Driving Results: The ability to set and pursue goals, maintain focus amid competing demands, and deliver results.

- Successful Behaviors: Sets clear goals, stays focused, owns outcomes, and uses feedback to improve.

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-off

Selected Preferred Competencies:

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.

Demonstrating Initiative: The ability to assess situations independently and take proactive steps to address them without being prompted or instructed by others.

- Successful Behaviors: Takes ownership, solves problems, and follows through.

Managing Projects: The ability to plan, implement, and close out project initiatives by coordinating people, resources, and timelines to achieve defined outcomes.

- Successful Behaviors:Develops project plans, manages risks, collaborates with teams, communicates clearly, and tracks progress against milestones.

Negotiating Agreements: The ability to reach fair, mutually beneficial outcomes through ethical negotiation that builds trust and supports shared goals.

- Successful Behaviors: Prepares in advance, communicates clearly, and works toward fair, mutual solutions while adapting as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Five years of experience in administrative services; OR

Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus two years of experience in administrative services; OR

A bachelor's degree plus two years of experience in administrative services; OR

An advanced degree plus one year of experience in administrative services.

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=168110) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

+ Administers the Recreational Trails Program (RTP) throughout Louisiana

+ Directs the preparation, monitoring, and disbursement of federal and state matching grant funds.

+ Assures that ongoing projects funded statewide are in compliance with federal and state policies, codes, regulations, & laws

+ Coordinates grants preparation with agency managers and other personnel in the development of recreational trails throughout Louisiana.

+ Meets with officials of federal, state, and local agencies and entities, legislators, professional organizations, and interested groups on RTP matters.

+ Conducts meetings & serves as chairman of the FHWA Recreational Trails Program for Louisiana Advisory Committee

+ Provides consulting and technical assistance to interagency colleagues, elected officials, federal representatives and other entities, in all areas of recreational trail development.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational, Promotional, or Detail to Special Duty

Work Schedule: The State Parks Administrative Office is open Monday-Friday, typical office hours are 8am-4:30pm. This position will work full-time hours, 40 hour work week. Schedule includes paid time off for state holidays.

Travel: Position requires occasional travel to state parks and historic sites, statewide, as needed for meetings, training, etc. When travel is required, a state vehicle is provided for employee use while on duty.

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). Resumeswill not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

The Office of the Lieutenant Governor and the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism are participants in the E-Verify system for identification and employment eligibility purposes.

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

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Melissa Thibodaux

Department of Culture, Recreation, & Tourism

1051 N. 3rd Street

Baton Rouge, LA 70802

Fax: (225) 342-7928

[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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DIn - 26: Demonstrating Initiative - How well do you take action and solve problems on your own without waiting for direction?

+ I wait for direction, avoid ownership, and don’t solve problems.

+ I meet expectations and help with solutions when asked.

+ I take ownership, solve problems, and follow through.

+ I take initiative, innovate, and deliver results beyond expectations.

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DIn - 26: Demonstrating Initiative - 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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FPP - 26: Following Policies and Procedures - How well do you apply rules, policies, and procedures in your work?

+ I struggle to follow rules or apply policies correctly, which can lead to confusion or mistakes.

+ I follow rules with support and help correct issues, but I sometimes apply policies inconsistently.

+ I apply and explain policies accurately, adapt to routine situations, and help improve procedures.

+ I guide others in applying policies, prevent compliance issues, and improve procedures based on experience.

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FPP - 26: Following Policies and Procedures - 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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MPr - 26: Managing Projects - How well do you plan and manage projects to meet goals, timelines, and deliverables?

+ I struggle to plan or coordinate projects and often have difficulty managing teams, resources, or communication.

+ I complete basic project tasks with support, but I may miss deadlines or struggle to resolve issues.

+ I create project plans, manage risks, work well with teams, communicate clearly, and track progress against milestones.

+ I lead large or complex projects, plan ahead for risks, guide others, and use lessons learned to improve future project outcomes.

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MPr - 26: Managing Projects - 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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NA - 26: Negotiating Agreements - How well do you prepare for and conduct negotiations to achieve fair, ethical, and productive outcomes?

+ I enter negotiations unprepared and struggle to communicate clearly or build trust.

+ I focus mostly on fixed positions and may overlook shared interests or use strategies that don’t support fair negotiation.

+ I prepare in advance, communicate clearly, and work toward mutual solutions while adapting as needed.

+ I lead strategic, ethical negotiations that build trust, solve complex issues, and deliver strong outcomes for everyone involved.

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NA - 26: Negotiating Agreements - 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

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For agency contact information, please refer to

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Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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