ADMINISTRATIVE PROGRAM SPECIALIST-A Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/5009040) Apply  ADMINISTRATIVE PROGRAM SPECIALIST-A Salary $3,127.00 - $6,136.00 Monthly Location Baton Rouge, LA Job Type Classified Job Number 419-210685-JAS Department DPS-Office of State Police Opening Date 07/17/2025 Closing Date 7/24/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions About this Job Fleet Operations The Louisiana State Police Fleet Operations manages a fleet of over 2,400 vehicles for Public Safety Services. Its personnel order new vehicles, install additional equipment, and issue the vehicles. The equipment in a new police car includes a 700 MHz radio, radar, in-car video camera, protective cage and all emergency lighting. To keep the cars running, Fleet Operations personnel perform repairs and routine maintenance. The Headquarters Fleet Garage in Baton Rouge is the main facility charged with performing most major repairs, including body work following a crash. Nine satellite garages throughout the state handle routine maintenance and repairs. Fleet Operations personnel negotiate contracts and make purchases to keep the Headquarters Fleet Parts Room, as well as the nine satellite garages, properly stocked. An adequate supply of tires, fan belts, light bulbs and batteries is a staple in any garage. A more extensive inventory is critical to keep a large fleet operating around the clock 365 days per year. Police Supply The Police Supply Unit provides equipment to approximately 1,300 state troopers and Department of Public Safety police officers. Everything from the unique boot-shaped badge that represents the Louisiana State Police to the weapons that the officers use to defend themselves is issued by this unit. Maintaining the necessary supplies for so many officers is a never-ending task. Uniforms, hats, jackets, raincoats, ballistic vests, and reflective vests are just a few of the items that must be available for distribution. Prior to placing an order, Police Supply personnel evaluate new equipment and write specifications for each item. This unit serves as the department's liaison with vendors and must stay abreast of the latest innovations in everything from uniform material to weapons. The armory and its security rests within this unit's responsibilities. The department issues the Glock .40 or 9mm pistols and the Remington 870 shotgun to each officer. A supply of specialized weapons, such as rifles, must also be maintained. The Police Supply Unit is also responsible for the department's property control and accountability program. Each officer's career begins here with the issuance of equipment, and ends here with the return of equipment upon his completion of service with the Louisiana State Police. Selected Core Competencies: + Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas. + Making Accurate Judgments:The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards + Thinking Critically: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion. Selected Preferred Competencies: + Accepting Direction:The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command. + Acting with Ethics and Integrity: The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources. + Demonstrating Accountability:The ability to accept ownership for your actions, behaviors, performance, and decisions. + Displaying Professionalism:The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization. + Focusing on Customers: The ability to serve the needs of those who support and/or rely on the services provided. + 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. + Managing Time: The ability to control your time to increase effectiveness, efficiency, or productivity. Minimum Qualifications Three years of experience in administrative services; OR Six years of full-time work 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=168090) . Job Duties and Other Information Job Duties: Purchase items and services for Fleet Operations and other Support Services section Responsible for all moveable property, responsible for maintaining a database of all DPS vehicles, ensuring all vehicle information is accurate and updated in a timely manner. Maintains and performs analysis of vehicle depreciation information for future vehicle purchase proposals: audits vehicle assignment reports for accuracy records; fulfills requests for custom reports requested by DPS departments; prepares detailed reports on possible vehicle purchases, ensuring budget and financing limits are met Administrative Support Position-Specific Details: This vacancy is located in LSP/Police Logistical Services located in East Baton Rouge parish. This position may be used to fill a probational, job appointment, or promotional opportunity. 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 notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. 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. For further information about this vacancy contact: Department of Public Safety ATTN: Human Resources/Joel Sunsin P.O. BOX 66614 Baton Rouge, LA. 70896 Email: joel.sunsin2@la.gov 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 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 aTo 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?ny "in law" relationship. + Yes + No 02 If you answered "yes" to the above question, please list the name of your relative and relationship. If you answered "no" to the above question, enter N/A. 03 Rate your ability to act with ethics and integrity based on our definition: The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources. + 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable acting with ethics and integrity + 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to act with ethics and integrity + 3= I can act with ethics and integrity + 4= I can act with ethics and integrity and help others improve their ability to act with ethics and integrity 04 Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 05 Rate your ability to communicate effectively based on our definition: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas. + 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable communicating effectively + 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to communicate effectively + 3= I can communicate effectively + 4= I can communicate effectively and help others improve their communication 06 Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 07 Rate your ability to display professionalism based on our definition: The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization. + 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable displaying professionalism + 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to display professionalism + 3= I can display professionalism + 4= I can display professionalism and help others improve their ability to display professionalism 08 Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 09 Rate your ability to focus on customers based on our definition: The ability to serve the needs of those who support and/or rely on the services provided. + 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable focusing on customers + 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to focus on customers + 3= I can focus on customers + 4= I can focus on customers and help others improve their ability to focus on customers 10 Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 11 Rate your ability to follow policies and procedures based on our definition: 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. + 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable following policies and procedures + 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to follow policies and procedures 3= I can follow policies and procedures + 3= I can follow policies and procedures + 4= I can follow policies and procedures and help others improve their ability to follow policies and procedures 12 Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 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