ADMINISTRATIVE PROGRAM SPECIALIST C

State of Louisiana • Baton Rouge, LA

36d • Onsite

About The Position

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. Join Our Team at DCFS as an Administrative Program Specialist C.  This position maintains relationships with DCFS staff and vendors.  This position reconciles and audits invoices.

Requirements

• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
• Driving Vision and Purpose: The ability to consistently communicate a compelling picture of the vision and purpose of the organization.
• Thinking Critically: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion.
• Acting Decisively: The ability to make decisions quickly and effectively.
• Adapting to Change: The ability to adjust plans, expectations, and behaviors in response to change.
• Building and Supporting Teams: The ability to combine your actions and efforts with others to work toward achieving a common goal.
• 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.
• Displaying Professionalism: The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization.
• Leading Change: The ability to initiate, manage, influence, and evaluate change.

Responsibilities

• Assist with ensuring staff compliance with procedures.
• Attends meetings as needed.
• Responds to requests to provide information or clarification, or to ensure any changes made are processed in a timely manner. 
• Monitors and ensures implementation of projects upon completion.
• Takes ownership of questions or problems and leads them through to resolution.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees