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Admininstrative Program Director 4 (EOC)

The vacancy is located in the Environmental Services Department of Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System, Jackson, LA.  ELMHS is the largest 24-hour, multi-site, state psychiatric complex, comprised of residential outpatient and inpatient services.

 Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of work experience.  An application may be considered incomplete if the work experience and education sections are not completed.  Please list all work experience.

 This position may be filled as either a Probational or Job Appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a promotion (open to all statewide classified and Agency wide permanent status employees); by Detail to Special Duty; or as a part-time WAE. Current permanent status, classified employees may be required to accept a Probational appointed if selected. If filled as a Job Appointment, there is a possibility that this position may be converted to a Probational Appointment should funding become available.

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 more information about this vacancy please contact:
Leigh Moore
ELMHS- Human Resources
 4502 Hwy 951
 Jackson, LA. 70748
 225-634-0680

Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Eight years of experience in administrative services; OR

Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus five years of experience in administrative services; OR

A bachelor's degree plus five years of experience in administrative services; OR

An advanced degree plus four years of experience in administrative services.

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.

Qualifications

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To direct complex and diverse administrative programs and support functions at the department or central authority level.
LEVEL OF WORK:
Administrator.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Administrative direction from an agency administrator or executive.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
Direct over 2 or more lower-level positions.
LOCATION OF WORK:
May be used by all agencies.
JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Administrative Program Director jobs within this job series differ by a combination of organizational hierarchy, independence, complexity and scope.
Administrative Program Director 4 positions differ from those allocated to the job of Administrative Program Manager 4 by the presence of directing administrative programs and support functions and by the supervision exercised.
Administrative Program Director 4 positions differ from those allocated to the job of Deputy Undersecretary by the absence of statutory designation.
Any level of this series may involve two to twenty administrative functions, such as human resources, purchasing, information technology, inventory, property control, accounting, telecommunications, budget, buildings and grounds, maintenance, duplicating/printing, central records, warehousing, grants/contracts, dietary, housekeeping, laundry, quality assurance and motor pool/fleet management.
Date Posted
03/19/2025
Job Reference
ELMHS3.19.25APD4
Organization
LDH-Office of Behavioral Health
Location
Jackson, LA 70802
Category
Executive
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