Job Description

Salary

$12.03 - $20.61 Hourly

Location

Monroe, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

403SCY-214699-GOL

Department

Office of Juvenile Justice

Opening Date

11/10/2025

Closing Date

11/17/2025 11:59 PM Central

About this Job

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Office of Juvenile Justice

Swanson Center for Youth-Monroe

4701 South Grand St., Monroe, LA 71202

https://ojj.la.gov/location/swanson-center-for-youth-monroe

The Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice (OJJ) is committed to protecting the public by providing safe and effective individualized services to youth, who will become productive, law-abiding citizens. We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Administrative Coordinator 2. This role is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives in a professional environment and wants to contribute to meaningful work that impacts youth and families across the state. As part of our executive team, you will provide essential administrative support that keeps the Director's Office running smoothly, while helping advance our mission of rehabilitation, accountability, and community safety.

AN IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL POSSESS THE FOLLOWING CORE COMPETENCIES:

Accepting Direction:

The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.

Demonstrating Accountability:

The ability to accept ownership for your actions, behaviors, performance, and decisions.

Managing Resources:

The ability to ensure resources such as time, money, and people are utilized appropriately to result in maximum business value.

Using Data:

The ability to use relevant and valid data to inform a recommendation for action.

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.

Demonstrating Self-Awareness:

The ability to manage your personality, behavior, skills, and emotions.

Managing Projects:

The ability to initiate, plan, execute, manage, and close-out all project goals within the established timeline.

Managing Time:

The ability to control your time to increase effectiveness, efficiency, or productivity.

Thinking Critically:

The ability to generate ideas, manipulate ideas, and make unconventional connections to develop original approaches.

Minimum Qualifications

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One year of experience in administrative services.



EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:

Every 15 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will substitute for six months of the required experience.

Job Specification

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

Job Duties and Other Information

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Job Duties:

Coordinate daily administrative operations for the Director's Office, including scheduling, correspondence, and document preparation. Serve as the primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring timely and professional communication. Prepare, review, and route official documents, reports, and personnel actions in compliance with Civil Service and agency policies. Maintain records, files, and databases to support program oversight and executive decision-making. Assist with budget tracking, procurement requests, and other fiscal support functions. Support special projects, meetings, and initiatives led by the Director and executive staff. Uphold confidentiality and integrity in handling juvenile justice-related information.

Position-Specific Details:

Work Location

: This vacancy is located at Swanson Center for Youth in Monroe, Louisiana.

Appointment Type:

This is a part-time Administrative Coordinator 2 position.

The incumbent of this position must not have been convicted or pled nolo contendere to a crime listed in R.S. 15.587.1 (c).

The Office of Juvenile Justice will receive a list of eligible applicants ONLY from the people who respond to this posting.

No Civil Service test

score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

How To Apply:

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:

Garilyn London

OJJ/ Human Resources

Garilyn.London@la.gov

In the supplemental questions section, applicants must authorize the HR Office of Juvenile Justice to contact prior employers to check references under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) to be considered for employment.

The Office of Juvenile Justice is a State as a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment-related resources available for those with disabilities, refer to the

Louisiana Employment Resource Guide

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If you are contacted for an interview, please let us know at that time if you will need special accommodations.

NOTE: Prior to an appointment, the selected applicant must take and pass a drug screening test, possess a valid Louisiana Driver's License and clear a background check.

This agency participates in the E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through 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 at https://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 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