What are the responsibilities and job description for the ECONOMIC STABILITY SPECIALIST (COVINGTON REGION) position at State of Louisiana?
Salary
$3,945.07 - $6,566.00 Monthly
Location
Covington, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
205977ESSPEC21825HS
Department
DCFS-Department of Children and Family Services
Opening Date
02/27/2025
Closing Date
3/6/2025 11:59 PM Central
Supplemental Information
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 position is located in the St. Tammany Parish Economic Stability Office in Covington, LA.
Economic Stability Specialist has a Special Entrance Rate (SER): $22.76/hr.
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.
You must include all relevant education and experience on your official State application.
Resumes cannot be submitted in lieu of completing an application.
The duties that you describe in the Work Experience section of your application will be reviewed by State Civil Service as part of the process in determining if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job.
Your experience WILL NOT be evaluated based on the job title alone. You must describe your actual duties. If you are a current employee of the State of Louisiana it is important that you indicate in the “Duties” section for each job the specific programs that you worked in to receive credit for that experience.
List all prior employment. Work experience left off of your electronic application or only included in an attached resume will not be credited. Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
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.
No Civil Service test score or assessment is required to be considered for this vacancy.
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.
DCFS is an "Equal Opportunity Employer" and Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities".
For additional information about this vacancy, please contact via e-mail Hannah.Sinagra.DCFS@la.gov
Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Five years of economic stability social services experience; OR
Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus two years of economic stability social services experience; OR
A bachelor's degree plus two years of economic stability social services experience; OR
An advanced degree in a social sciences field, business, public, or health administration plus one year of economic stability social services experience.
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 Concepts
FUNCTION OF WORK:
To provide professional support services for social services programs designed to assist families with food, cash, or child care.
LEVEL OF WORK:
Advanced.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Direct from an Economic Stability Supervisor or other higher level personnel.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
None.
LOCATION OF WORK:
Department of Children and Family Services.
JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Social Services Analyst 3 by the presence of complex programmatic functions.
Differs from Economic Stability Supervisor by the absence of serving as a direct supervisor.
See allocation criteria memo.
Examples of Work
Reviews case records and/or procedures in the local offices to assure that program benefits are accurately determined.
Prepares exit conferences, written reports and confirmations.
Sets standards of operation, checks progress and assures that policies are properly carried out.
Conducts ongoing administrative programmatic reviews of field offices to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations.
Recommends and directs plans to correct deficiencies regarding the use of personnel and overall efficiency measures and recommends changes in state procedures.
Coordinates services and negotiates agreements with administrators of government and private agencies, doctors, lawyers, and executives in private industry.
Prepares exit conferences, written reports and confirmations.
Sets standards of operation, checks progress and assures that policies are properly carried out.
Conducts ongoing administrative programmatic reviews of field offices to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations.
Recommends and directs plans to correct deficiencies regarding the use of personnel and overall efficiency measures and recommends changes in state procedures.
Coordinates services and negotiates agreements with administrators of government and private agencies, doctors, lawyers, and executives in private industry.
Researches and responds to parish office requests to clarify and interpret policy.
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through 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:
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 at https://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.
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 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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