Department MISSION

DCFS is working to keep children safe, helping individuals and families become self-sufficient, and providing safe refuge during disasters.

Department VISION

We care for the well-being and safety of Louisiana's people.

Department VALUES

Treating all people with dignity, compassion and respect, while providing services with integrity.

Join Our Team at DCFS: Administrative Assistant 6

If you're driven, collaborative, and ready to make an impact—this could be the opportunity for you!

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.
• Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
• Demonstrating Accountability: The ability to accept ownership for your actions, behaviors, performance, and decisions.
• Thinking Critically: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion.
• Working with Financial Information: The ability to use financial data to guide, drive, and convey the financial standing and/or outlook of an organization.

• Acting with Ethics and Integrity: The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources.
• Demonstrating Initiative: The ability to assess information and take action independently to help the organization achieve its goals.
• Following Policies and Procedures: The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws.
• Managing Time: The ability to control your time to increase effectiveness, efficiency, or productivity.
• Solving Problems: The ability to discover solutions to problems.

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

Job Duties:

• Serves as liaison by corresponding with other Executives such as Undersecretary and Assistant Secretaries.
• Performs duties independently and exercises a high degree of independent judgment in determining the most feasible approach/action to take in completing assignments.
• Composes and types of administrative memorandums, letters, and other correspondence regrading programs and policy and procedures.
• Receives, greets and screens all incoming phone calls and visitors.
• Schedules and coordinates meeting and conference calls while maintaining electronic calendar.
• Prepares and assists with the development of meeting materials such as briefings, presentations, spreadsheets, agenda and handouts.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as required and assigned for the smooth operation of the office.

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.

* Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in this 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.