HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST A, B, OR C

About this Job

At the Louisiana Department of Corrections, our mission is to promote public safety and strengthen communities through fair, professional, and responsive corrections services. We are committed to protecting the people of Louisiana with integrity, accountability, and a deep respect for the rights and dignity of all.

LSP has a large number of staff. This facility is a multi-custody field operation that houses adult male offenders of all custody levels – minimum, medium, maximum (death row), and protective custody.

Why work for DOC?

• Culture: DOC values and supports employees through numerous recognition programs, creating a sense of community, prioritizing internal promotional opportunities, clear communication, and professional development.
• Growth: Professional growth is encouraged at DOC through numerous avenues.
• Benefits: DOC offers a generous benefits package including; a defined benefit pension plan, health insurance that is also available post retirement, at least 10 paid holidays, sick and annual leave that rolls over from year to year, paid or time off accrued for hours worked over 40 per week, a deferred compensation plan, a flexible benefits plan, alternate work schedules etc. Alternative work schedules including 4/10’s MAY be an available benefit for certain positions upon meeting the policy requirements.

Please visit our website by clicking here to learn more about DOC, our facilities, and our mission.

An ideal candidate should possess the following competencies:

• Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
• Focusing on Customers: The ability to serve the needs of those who support and/or rely on the services provided.
• Managing Resources: The ability to ensure resources such as time, money, and people are utilized appropriately to result in maximum business value.
• Using Data: The ability to use relevant and valid data to inform a recommendation for action.

Minimum Qualifications

Job Specification

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

Job Duties and Other Information

• Responsible for processing the full range of personnel and payroll actions including appointments, performance adjustments, promotions, rehires, reallocations, transfers, separations, etc., as well as certifies all related job, personal, salary, costing and organizational information. Ensures all transactions are to be in compliance with Civil Service rules, and regulations, Federal and State laws and internal department policies.
• Responsible for Data Integrity Assurance of biweekly payroll reports to ensure compliance with Civil Service rules and regulations, Office of Statewide Uniform Payroll and federal and state laws and regulations and guidelines, proper salary objects classification, accuracy of employee's gross pay and deductions.
• Provides and processes employee benefit information as it relates to Health, Life and Miscellaneous Insurances, Worker’s Compensation, Transitional Duty, Family Medical Leave Act, Flexible Spending Accounts, Affordable Care Act, Americans with Disability Act, etc.
• Performs all other duties as assigned
• Work with all employees and new hires, prospective employees, the public, inmates, etc.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: PROBATION, or PROMOTION OF A PERMANENT, CLASSIFIED LOUISIANA STATE EMPLOYEE

• Current permanent status classified LA State employees may be required to accept a probational appointment if accepted.
• An employee selected for a promotion may be required to serve a trial detail prior to being permanently promoted.
• This posting may also be used to fill a vacancy as a temporary job appointment. If filled as a temporary job appointment, should a permanent position become available, the employee may be converted to a probational appointment.

Compensation: This position has a Special Entrance Rate (SER) at each level.

However, the salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience.

• Human Resources Analyst A has an SER of $ 17.43 per hour
• Human Resources Analyst B has an SER of $ 18.64 per hour

• Filled at the highest level of experience of the selected applicant.
• Salary depends on level of experience.
• Note regarding the advertised pay range: The maximum amounts listed are the maximum salary amounts a person can make at each level over their career and not the amount we are allowed to pay a new hire.

Other Important Information:

• IMPORTANT: In the supplemental questions section, applicants must authorize the HR Office of DPS&C-Corrections Services to contact prior employers to check references under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), to be considered for employment, by answering ‘YES’ to the PREA question.
• Any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 must be verified by official documentation prior to hire.
• Any qualifying experience that is based on college credit/college hours should have an accompanying transcript for verification.
  • This is a 24 hour facility.
  • This Agency is a Drug Free Workplace.

How to Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order 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.

• 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.

• There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed. The hiring supervisor/manager has 90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision. Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected.

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections - Corrections Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any non-merit factor including disability.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Chassity Rheams

Human Resources Department

Chassity.Rheams@la.gov

Ph: (225) 655-2056

Fax: (225) 342-5968