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Louisiana Department of State Civil Service TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM MANAGER in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM MANAGER
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TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM MANAGER
Salary
$3,904.00 - $7,658.00 Monthly
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
418-206446-SAJ
Department
DPS-Office of Management & Finance
Opening Date
02/28/2025
Closing Date
3/7/2025 11:59 PM Central
Description
Benefits
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Supplemental Information
This vacancy is with the Department of Public Safety, Office of Management and Finance - Human Resource in East Baton Rouge Parish.
This position may be filled as a four year job appointment or as a probational appointment .
An ideal candidate for this position should possess the following competencies:
Accepting Direction: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.
Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
Demonstrating Accountability:The ability to accept ownership for your actions, behaviors, performance, and decisions.
Demonstrating Initiative: The ability to assess information and take action independently to help the organization achieve its goals.
Developing Plans:The ability to prioritize tasks and competing demands to create accurate plans.
Following Policies and Procedures: The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws.
Fostering Engagement: The ability to encourage others to invest in their work and the success of the organization.
Managing Time:The ability to control your time to increase effectiveness, efficiency, or productivity.
Thinking Critically: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion.
Training Others: The ability to facilitate the acquisition of work-related knowledge and skills in an effort to improve employee performance.
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.
Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of work experience. An application may be considered incomplete if the work experience and education sections are not completed.
In the event there is a preferred reemployment list for this position, the position may be filled from that list with no other interviews.
For more information, please contact:
Department of Public Safety
ATTN: Human Resources/Samantha Johnson
P.O. BOX 66614
Baton Rouge, LA. 70896
Email: Samantha.Johnson@la.gov
If you are contacted for an interview, please let us know at that time if you will need special accommodations.
NOTE: THE SELECTED CANDIDATE MUST TAKE AND PASS A DRUG SCREEN AND BACKGROUND CHECK PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT.
The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Public Safety Services, 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 (http://www.laworks.net/Downloads/LRS/EmploymentResourceGuide_2018.pdf) _
Minimum Qualifications
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 Concepts
Function of Work:
To manage a training program, including multiple functions such as needs assessment, post course evaluation, administrative activities, development of policies and procedures and new course development.
Level of Work:
Manager.
Supervision Received:
General from a Training and Development Staff Manager 2, Human Resources Director or other administrative official.
Supervision Exercised:
Functional over professional and technical staff on a project basis. May exercise direct supervision over lower level Training and Development Specialists and other support personnel.
Location of Work:
State Department, Large 24 hour institution or equivalent.
Job Distinctions:
NOTE: The allocation of Training and Development Program Managers is based on location, type of courses, audience composition and function.
Differs from Training and Development Staff Managers 1 and 2 by lack of full administrative responsibilities for all programs and personnel.
Differs from Training and Development Specialist 3 by being the only Training and Development position at a State Department, large 24 hour institution or equivalent based on functions, courses and audiences and complexity of assignments or by having responsibility for a training program in a large multi-program training and development unit.
Examples of Work
Initiates surveys to determine immediate and long range training and development needs of the agency.
Performs research of complex technical material, legal issues and concepts and contemporary issues to develop training materials.
Develops highly complex, technical presentations, technical communications, documents, text books and evaluation instruments.
Drafts and manages the budget for the training program in the agency or facility served.
Drafts and manages the budget for their assigned training program.
Develops and delivers training on the application of federal and state mandates to agency operations.
Administers stipend, tuition reimbursement and other funds programs for the agency.
Plans training programs to meet court ordered licensing and certification for health, social, medical and other certifications.
Coordinates workshops, seminars and conferences and provides for specific training in areas of new development applicable to the agency's operations.
Determines need for and acquires audiovisual and photographic support services for training programs.
Delivers the full range of courses to all levels of audiences with emphasis on presentations developed for specific audiences.
Analyzes ergonomics of new technologies (i.e. microcomputers, construction materials, medical procedures, group homes, etc.) and determines need for instruction and materials required.
Prepares reports of training conducted, effectiveness of training and attainment of goals.
Manages a skills inventory program to effectively utilize employees' capabilities in staffing the organization.
Directs, reviews and evaluates training materials developed by others for consistency, technical accuracy and compliance with established standards and department policies.
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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To ensure compliance with DPS-PSS Policy 01-02.01 Nepotism, no individual may be hired, promoted, demoted or transferred within DPS, if the individual is related to another employee who is, or would be, within their line of supervision. Relative is defined as: child, step-child, sibling, spouse, parent, step-parent, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, grandchild, grandparent, and any "in law" relationship. Are you related to anyone employed with the Department of Public Safety, Public Safety Services?
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I can communicate effectively
I can communicate effectively and help others improve their communication
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State of Louisiana
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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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