Administrative Assistant 5 Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4827556) Apply  Administrative Assistant 5 Salary $2,978.00 - $5,843.00 Monthly Location Monroe, LA Job Type Promotion Job Number 205617 Department Tensas Basin Levee District Opening Date 02/12/2025 Closing Date 2/17/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information About this position: Promotion Only: Only permanent classified employees of Tensas Basin Levee District will be considered for this job. AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES: + Accepting Direction: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command. + Making Accurate Judgments: The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards. + Managing Projects: The ability to initiate, plan, execute, manage, and close-out all project goals within the established timeline. + Acting Decisively: The ability to make decisions quickly and effectively. + Acting with Ethics and Integrity: The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources. + Developing Plans: The ability to prioritize tasks and competing demands to create accurate plans. + Learning Actively: The ability to acquire necessary knowledge and skills to improve performance and achieve organizational goals. + Managing Meetings: The ability to conduct a meeting and manage others to accomplish the results needed in the allotted amount of time. + Networking: The ability to intentionally develop or maintain relationships with internal partners, external partners, and professional contacts. + Thinking Strategically: The ability to generate insights and identify opportunities for future growth of the organization. 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. *Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. * For further information about this vacancy contact: Jordan Girtman Tensas Basin Levee District Jordan.Girtman@tbld.gov (318) 323-1130 Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Four years of experience or training in clerical work. EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION: Every 15 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as six months of experience. Job Concepts Function of Work: To serve as the special assistant to a classified/unclassified executive or high-ranking classified administrator. Employees perform duties independently and exercise a high degree of independent judgment and initiative in determining the approach/action to take in non-routine situations. Level of Work: Advanced. Supervision Received: General from a classified/unclassified executive or high-ranking classified administrator. Supervision Exercised: May supervise 1-2 lower-level personnel. Location of Work: May be used by all state agencies. Job Distinctions: Differs from Administrative Assistant 4 by the presence of responsibility for serving as special assistant to a classified/unclassified executive or a high-ranking classified administrator. Differs from Administrative Assistant 6 by the absence of responsibility for serving as the confidential executive assistant to the unclassified Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Undersecretary, Assistant Secretary, or equivalent high-level classified/unclassified executive of a major state department. Examples of Work The employee will be required to attend meetings and note issues of importance that might affect the agency. On various occasions, the employee may develop contracts and track the legal document from origination to final disposition. With regard to these contracts, the position will require the employee to be the liaison between the agency and the districts outside legal counsel. This position will monito departmental expenses and certain purchasing obligations. The employee must ensure that expenditure is within departmental policy and current budget obligation. The position will also maintain an updated department asset list and inventory. The position provides administrative support for the Executive Director, the Police captain, and the Administration department. The employee must prepare reports, correspondence, and other materials as needed. The employee is also responsible for data entry, maintaining files, updating records, policies and procedures, and other administrative duties. In addition, this position is responsible for maintaining and ensuring strict confidential information, as necessary. this employee shall be required to correspond with basic or sensitive information between other public agencies and private entities as needed. The employee shall be required to have a firm understanding of the department's policies and procedures for releasing information and shall make decision that operate within the said guidelines. 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 ADi: Rate your ability to accept direction based on our definition: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command. + 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable accepting direction + 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to accept direction + 3= I can accept direction + 4= I can accept directions and help others improve their ability to accept direction 02 ADi: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 03 DP: Rate your ability to develop plans based on our definition: The ability to prioritize tasks and competing demands to create accurate plans. + 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable developing plans + 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to develop plans + 3= I can develop plans + 4= I can develop plans and help others improve their ability to develop plans 04 DP: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 05 LA: Rate your ability to learn actively based on our definition: The ability to acquire necessary knowledge and skills to improve performance and achieve organizational goals. + 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable learning actively + 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to learn actively + 3= I can learn actively + 4= I can learn actively and help others improve their ability to learn actively 06 LA: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 07 Are you currently a permanent classified employee of Tensas Basin Levee District? + Yes + No Required Question Employer State of Louisiana Address For agency contact information, please refer to the supplemental information above. 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