Administrative Assistant 6

About This Job

The mission of the Louisiana Department of Health is to protect and promote health and to ensure access to medical, preventive, and rehabilitative services for all residents of the State of Louisiana.

Join the Office of Behavioral Health as a key member of the executive support team! In this dynamic role, you’ll work closely with senior leadership, government agencies, and the public while coordinating high-level meetings, correspondence, travel, and time administration. If you’re organized, responsive, and thrive in a fast-paced environment where your work directly supports executive operations, we encourage you to apply and make an impact!

• Communicating Effectively:
  The ability to convey information, ideas, and emotions using structured communication methods that promote understanding and engagement,
• Demonstrating Accountability:
  The ability to take ownership of actions, behaviors, performance, decisions, and outcomes,
• Following Policies and Procedures:
  The ability to follow, reinforce, adapt, or develop policies and procedures to maintain compliance with federal and state legal requirements, State Civil Service rules, and organizational policies,
• Making Accurate Judgments:
  The ability to assess options, weigh risks, and make sound decisions using available information and logical reasoning.
• Focusing on Customers:
  The ability to understand and meet the needs, preferences, and experiences of internal and external customers.
• Demonstrating Initiative:
  The ability to assess situations independently and take proactive steps to address them without being prompted or instructed by others.

Five years of experience in administrative services.

Every 15 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as six months of experience. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 hours, which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience.

• Serves as a liaison between the Assistant Secretary, Medical Director, government agencies, Local Governing Entities, and Behavioral Health headquarters staff.
• Tracks, routes, and follows up on correspondence from elected officials, constituents, and other stakeholders to ensure timely responses.
• Coordinates executive meetings, leadership meetings, workshops, interviews, and appointments, including scheduling presenters and documenting meeting minutes and action items.
• Screens and prioritizes telephone calls and inquiries for the Assistant Secretary and Medical Director and refers matters to appropriate personnel for resolution.
• Ensures requests for information and action are addressed timely in the absence of the Assistant Secretary and Medical Director.
• Performs, audits, and monitors time administration activities and records to ensure compliance with LDH and Office of Behavioral Health policies and requirements.
• Prepares travel documentation and coordinates travel arrangements for executive leadership and other staff, as needed.

Location:

Office of Behavioral Health/Executive/East Baton Rouge Parish

Appointment Type:
This position may be filled as a probationary appointment.

Cost Center:

Position Number(s): 98023

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Up to six weeks paid parental leave

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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…