Human Resources Manager A

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HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER A

Salary

$4,470.00 - $8,767.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

DVA181298HRMAN8823

Department

DVA-Department of Veterans' Affairs

Opening Date

08/09/2023

Closing Date

8/14/2023 11:59 PM Central

• Benefits
• Description

Supplemental Information

The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs is an Equal Opportunity Employer and State as a Model Employer (SAME) to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

This position serves as the primary assistant to the Human Resources Director and manager of a comprehensive Human Resources Program. the incumbent assists with providing for the efficient and effective operation of the total human resources function for an extremely complex and highly visible state department under the rules and regulations of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs (LDVA), state and federal rules, regulations and guidelines, and policies and procedures of the department.

The incumbent exercises supervision over 7 (seven) Human Resources Specialist positions which provide Human Resources support to employees statewide.

This vacancy will be filled by a promotion of a current permanent state employee or as a probationary appointment.

Testing Information

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.

Disqualification

While we encourage all interested applicants to apply, please be aware that there are various reasons that your application may be disqualified from consideration including, but not limited, to:

Failure to fully complete the education and work experience sections of the application; (Please note for the education section that the semester area refers to the # of credit HOURS and not the # of semesters you completed)

Submission of a resume and/or SF-10 application in lieu of the online application. Information on the resume will not substitute and must also be included on the actual job application in order to be considered.

Failure to list complete license information (if applicable to the job position).

Failure to submit an equivalency evaluation statement for an international degree by the closing of this announcement.

• Note regarding the advertised pay range:The advertised maximum amount listed is the maximum salary a person can make while in this title/level over their career andnot the maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new hire.

For Further Information About This Vacancy Contact

Torin McClanahan

Human Resources Analyst B

[email protected]

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A baccalaureate degree plus four years of professional level human resources experience.

Substitutions

• Six years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree.

Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree as follows:

A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.

30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

120 or more semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

College credit earned without obtaining a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for a maximum of four years full-time work experience towards the baccalaureate degree. Candidates with 120 or more semester hours of credit, but without a degree, must also have at least two years of full-time work experience tosubstitute for the baccalaureate degree.

• Possession of a Juris Doctorate will substitute for one year of the required experience.
• A Master's in Business Administration, Public Administration, Human Resources/Personnel, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, or Organizational Behavior will substitute for one year of the required experience. (The college transcript must indicate the major as business administration, public administration, human resources/personnel, etc. Master's degrees in fields such as marketing, economics, etc. are not acceptable.)

Advanced degrees with less than a Ph.D. will substitute for a maximum of one year of the required experience.

• A Ph.D. in Business Administration, Public Administration, Human Resources/Personnel, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, or Organizational Behavior will substitute for two years of the required experience.

All advanced degrees will substitute for a maximum of two years of the required experience.

• Certification by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) as a Professional in Human Resources (PHR), a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), a Certified Professional (CP) or a Senior Certified Professional (SCP) will substitute for a maximum of one year of the required experience.

Note

In order to receive credit, your certification must be current (i.e., issued within the last three years). If you have been certified and your certification expires, you must apply for and be re-certified before you can get credit again. Information regarding certification may be obtained from the Human Resource Certification Institute, 1800 Duke Street, Alexandria, Virginia, 22314. Phone: 866-898-4724 or Fax: 703-535-6474.

Note

Human resources experience is that experience gained in an office whose sole responsibility is the administration of a comprehensive personnel program including many if not all of the following programs: recruitment, selection and placement; training; equal employment opportunity; disciplinary and grievance proceedings; classification and wage; payroll; and employee relations OR experience gained in an office whose sole responsibility is the administration of one aspect of a comprehensive personnel program, such as training, payroll, or equal employment opportunity.

Note

Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

Job Concepts

Function Of Work

To manage all aspects of a human resources program; or to serve as an assistant to a Human Resources Director; or to serve as the chief human resources advisor at a small agency or satellite entity.

Level Of Work

Manager.

Supervision Received

Direct from a higher level Human Resources Manager, Human Resources Director, or higher level administrative official.

Supervision Exercised

Direct over Human Resources Supervisors and/or Human Resources Specialists and Human Resources Analysts.

Location of Work:

May be used by all state agencies.

Job Distinctions

Differs from Human Resources Supervisor by the presence of management responsibility of a human resources program.

Differs from Human Resources Manager B by the absence of serving as manager of multiple complex human resources programs.

Differs from Human Resources Director by the absence of final authority over a human resources program.

Please refer to the approved DSCS Allocation Criteria Memorandum for specific allocation requirements.

Examples of Work

Develops and recommends policies, procedures, and long and short-range goals relative to programs managed. Assists in the development of performance indicators and in implementation of the strategic plan. Evaluates the effectiveness of the assigned program areas; recommends and implements necessary changes.

Advises the human resource director regarding alternative courses of action available to address agency classification needs. Meets with agency management to gather information needed to draft complex job studies for submission to Civil Service. Provides detailed descriptions of work and required supplemental information. Meets with Civil Service officials to present the agency's position on requests for new and revised jobs and re-evaluation of existing jobs.

Review results of studies and explains results to agency management.

Explains alternative solutions to complex allocation or evaluation problems.

Requests re-evaluation of new or revised jobs.

Counsel employees and supervisors in order to attempt to resolve problems before the formal grievance or disciplinary process is used.

Drafts disciplinary actions for review by the human resource director and agency legal counsel.

May represent the agency at Civil Service hearings.

Counsels employees and management on applicable Civil Service rules and state and federal laws pertinent to employee relations activities.

Analyzes hiring and promotional practices to ensure that the agency is in compliance with federal law.

Represents the Human Resources Office in agency meetings relative to organization of new units and reorganization of existing units. Proposes alternative organizational plans based on knowledge of Civil Service rules and policies. Make recommendations to agency management and the Human Resources Director. Acts as liaison between agency management and Civil Service representatives in implementing reorganization plans.

Reviews program operations to determine need for new or revised policies or procedures. Drafts policy statements for review and approval of the Human Resources Director.

Assists the Human Resources Director in preparing budget requests.

Manages recruiting, selection, and placement activities for the agency.

Assists in the management of assigned areas of the Human Resources Management Division.

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/

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
• Independence Day,
• Good Friday,
• Mardi Gras,
• New Year's Day
• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
• Labor Day,
• Memorial Day,
• Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor
• Veteran's Day,

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.

State Retirement Systems May Include (but Are Not Limited To)

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.

• 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

Agency

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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