HUMAN RESOURCES SUPERVISOR

About this Job

The Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice (OJJ) is powered by a mission to protect our communities while helping youth build safer, more successful futures. We are seeking a dynamic and knowledgeable Human Resources Supervisor to lead key HR functions and support the dedicated workforce at the secure care facility.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is ready to guide a team, strengthen HR operations, and ensure compliance across a wide range of complex programs. The ideal candidate brings strong leadership, excellent judgment, and a commitment to delivering high-quality service to employees, supervisors, and agency leadership. In this role, you will shape HR processes, support critical staffing needs, and help drive the success of a mission-driven state agency.

• Communicating Effectively: Communicates clearly, listens actively, and explains complex ideas well.

• Making Accurate Judgments: Makes timely, well-reasoned decisions using available info, context, and trade-offs.

• Managing the Employee Lifecycle: Follows key processes for hiring, onboarding, development, and offboarding using competencies and structured tools.

• Acting with Ethics and Integrity: Acts with integrity, respects confidentiality, and treats people fairly.

• Adapting to Change: Adjusts quickly and stays effective during change.

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

Job Duties:

• Supervise Human Resources Specialists, Analysts, and administrative staff, ensuring efficient and compliant HR operations at Jetson Center for Youth – East Baton Rouge.

• Oversee employee administration, payroll, benefits, retirement, and staffing functions, including the preparation and entry of personnel actions such as promotions, reallocations, appointments, and other transactions.

• Support recruitment and hiring by coordinating job postings, applicant screening, interviews, onboarding, medical exams, and drug screenings, while ensuring accurate and timely communication with candidates and hiring managers.

• Manage timekeeping and attendance processes, ensuring proper documentation, compliance with agency policy, and accurate application of FLSA and Civil Service rules.

• Ensure employees receive accurate information regarding health insurance, retirement options, and related benefits, and serve as a liaison with OGB, LASERS, TRSL, and other providers.

• Oversee the administration of the Diana Screening process, personnel file creation and maintenance, and the secure storage and organization of HR records.

• Review LaGov HCM reports to audit entries and ensure accuracy and compliance across HR functions.

• Supervise staff responsible for administering FMLA, Workers’ Compensation, and Return-to-Work programs, ensuring adherence to federal regulations and agency policy.

• Provide guidance on classification and compensation matters, including position allocation recommendations and interpretation of Civil Service pay rules.

• Perform related duties as assigned to support HR operations and departmental goals.

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