Community Development Program Specialist 1, 2, 3

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Community Development Program Specialist 1, 2, 3

Salary

Depends on Qualifications

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

OCD 110624 ERG

Department

Division of Administration

Division

Office of Community Development

Opening Date

11/06/2024

Closing Date

11/21/2024 11:59 PM Central

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Supplemental Information

The Division of Administration/Office of Community Development has a vacancy.

This vacancy will be filled by new hire or by promotion of a current permanent status classified employee.

Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer" for People with Disabilities.

AN IDEAL CANIDATE SHOULD POSESS THE FOLLLOWING COMPETENCIES:

• Displaying Expertise: The ability to exhibit specialized skills or knowledge gained from experience or training

• Driving R esult s: The ability to identify important goals and work to achieve them.

• Thinking Critically: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion.

This vacancy participates in a career progression group and may be filled from this recruitment as a Community Development Program Specialist 1 (AS-613), Community Development Program Specialist 2 (AS-615) or Community Development Program Specialist 3 (AS-616) depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant. The maximum salary for the Community Development Program Specialist 3 is $ 85,883 . Please refer to the "Job Specifications" tab located at the top of the LA Careers "Current Job Opportunities" page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.

A criminal history check may be conducted on all new hires as well as employees changing positions including promotions, demotions, details, reassignments and transfers. Also, prospective employees may be subject to pre-employment drug testing. New hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal government's E-verify system.

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.

Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application or faxed to (225) 219-1041. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.

For further information about this posting, please contact:

Erica R. Gay

HR Specialist

Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources

email: erica.gay@la.gov

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A baccalaureate degree.

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 to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.

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

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

Assists in the development and management of one or more statewide community development programs.

Level of Work:

Entry.

Supervision Received:

Close from a Community Development Programs Manager or Community Development Programs Specialist 3.

Supervision Exercised:

None.

Location of Work:

Division of Administration, Office of Community Development.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from Community Development Programs Specialist 2 by the entry level of work and the number of assigned projects.

Examples of Work

Specialty Areas – 60 %

Serves as staff specialist in one or more programmatic/technical areas such as follows: 1) procurement procedures governed by state and federal bid laws and related contracted activities; 2) financial management requirements of the recipient’s contract which include the incumbent reviewing requests for payments and corresponding budgets and invoices, budget revisions to the recipient’s contract and approval of these reports; 3) public facility bid document requirements, contractor bonding requirements, and the determination of whether projects, as built, conform to the recipient’s original application; 4) environmental requirements as related to the National Environmental Policy Act ; 5) acquisition requirements as related to the Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1970; 6) labor standards which govern prevailing wage rates; and 7) fair housing and equal opportunity requirements as required by federal civil rights legislation. Incumbent has a thorough working knowledge in these areas and assists staff with questions and problems that arise. Incumbent gives technical assistance to local government recipients and CDBG staff. Incumbent assists in the implementation of policies and procedures regarding these areas.

Grant Administration and Programmatic Responsibilities – 20 %

Incumbent has a working knowledge of program areas relative to each grant in order to efficiently and effectively manage the grants on the state level. Incumbent has a working knowledge of all applicable state and federal rules and regulations governing these program areas, while providing technical assistance and guidance to CDBG funded municipalities, parishes, and other grant related professionals.

Assists in the preparation of CDBG required documents such as the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report, the annual CDBG Grantee Handbook, and CDBG Application Package. Makes presentations at LCDBG sponsored workshops to aid local governments in their administration of the tasks relating to their projects.

Maintains assigned grants’ status on in-office database tracking system. Processes requests for payments for assigned projects. Reviews close out documents and completes in-office close out of assigned grants.

Program Monitoring and Responsibilities – 20 %

Monitors funded projects of all grant types including public facilities and demonstrated needs and makes monitoring visits to review performance of projects and insure that contractual obligations are being carried out by recipient. It is a process conducted in-house and on-site from inception of the recipients’ program to final closeout.

Duties include obtaining application revisions; financial management certifications; review and approval of environmental records; processing requests for payments; reviewing and approving or denying requests for budget changes and program changes; monitoring on-site to determine recipients’ compliance with program rules and regulations; monitoring construction site/project area; processing and issuing closeout.

During the course of on-site monitoring visits, incumbent meets with chief elected officials (mayors, police jury presidents) city managers, city clerks, city treasurers, police jury secretary-treasurers and professional consultants and engineers to review and discuss recipients’ records and performance in the following program areas: environmental review; labor standards; fair housing; equal opportunity; Sections 3 and 504; acquisition of property; procurement; program performance; national objectives; public facilities; record keeping; citizen participation; disclosure; etc.

Incumbent reviews recipients’ records for compliance with state and federal laws, rules and regulations and in-office policies. Documents reviewed include public notices and minutes of public hearings, qualification statements, environmental reviews and permits, disclosure reports, appraisals, bid documents and advertisements, agency reviews, contracts (construction and professional services), budget revisions, program amendments, federal wage decisions, contractor payrolls and certifications, recipient employment data and EEO guidelines. Plans and polices reviewed involve acquisition, displacement, citizen participation, handicap accessibility, procurement. Procedures reviewed include citizen and fair housing complaints, procurement of construction and professional services, recipients’ and construction contractors’ hiring practices. Based on review, determines capacity of recipients; record keeping practices and identifies any questioned costs or conflict-of-interest issues. Conducts entrance and exit conferences with chief elected officials to discuss negative findings and possible consequences and remedial action(s) which might be imposed on or required of the local governments.

Writes monitoring reports to chief elected officials of non-compliance with state and federal regulations or guidelines and/or findings of merit. Mandates the course of action which recipient must take to correct any deficiencies in their management of the grant and grant funds. Calculates and assesses dollar value of questionable and/or disallowed costs identified through review which recipient must refund to the State of Louisiana and/or the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Evaluates local government responses to monitoring findings and makes a determination as to the adequacy of the response(s). Incumbent is responsible for all compliance monitoring functions.

Uses knowledge obtained from on-site monitoring visits to assist in devising and formulating new or amended compliance requirements for recipients.

Assist in revising and maintaining all monitoring checklists.

Responds regularly to written and telephone inquiries from local officials and professional consultants and engineers regarding their administration of the LCDBG Program and their expenditure of grant funds. Advises local officials of proper courses of action and possible consequences of improper or illegal actions carried out with Community Development Block Grant funds. Works with and provides advice and technical assistance to local governments in most all aspects of the LCDBG program.

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

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