Education Consultant 3 - FSGR

Seven years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services; OR

Six years of full-time work experience plus four years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services; OR

A bachelor's degree plus four years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services; OR

An advanced degree plus three years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services.

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties:
As an Education Consultant 3, a typical day will involve carrying out a variety of tasks and responsibilities that may include the following:

• Provide support to the State Migrant Education Director;
• Provide programmatic support to Migrant Education school systems ;
• Review ESSA applications to ensure compliance with federal requirements;
• Oversees and manages contracts from development, negotiation, internal contract procedures and implementation for ESSA;
• Attend all internal and external meetings that pertain to work in the Division;
• Reconciles MEP invoices and ensures vendors submit timely professional billing forms;
• Oversees and maintains strict confidentiality of documents and records and verbal and written communication;
• Coordinates and organizes projects, most without direction, schedules complex meetings and prepares materials such as agendas, timelines, reports and presentations;
• Develops timelines, prepares work plans and sets agendas sometimes without review;
• Works independently on special projects and other duties as assigned by the State Migrant Director and Director of Federal Support; and
• Completes all other duties or special projects requested by Division leadership.

Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: Job Appointment. This Position will be filled as a temporary job appointment that may last up to 4 years. The person hired for this position is expected to regularly report to the Baton Rouge office.
Career Progression: This position does not participate in a Career Progression Group.
Work Schedule: Work days are Monday - Friday; work hours will be determined.
Compensation: The Education Consultant series have a special entrance rate (SER) of $28.97 that is above the minimum hire rate for these positions. The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience.

**Note regarding the advertised pay range: The maximum amounts listed are the maximum salary amounts a person can make over their career and not the maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new hire.

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

How To Apply:

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  Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:
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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:

***** 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 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