Agriculture Assistant Division Director Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4828038) Apply  Agriculture Assistant Division Director Salary $5,845.00 - $10,521.00 Monthly Location Baton Rouge, LA Job Type Classified Job Number AHFS-126650-2.11.25-CH Department DAF-Agriculture and Forestry Opening Date 02/11/2025 Closing Date 2/16/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information Job Number: AHFS-126650-2.11.25-CH The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry is an Equal Opportunity Employer and State as a Model Employer (SAME) to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace. This position (#126650) is located in the Office of Animal Health & Food Safety Feed Division, in East Baton Rouge Parish. 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. *ResumesWILL NOT be accepted in the place of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.Only information contained within theofficial applicationwill be used to determine if minimum qualifications are met. Additional information will not be accepted after the posting has closed* This agency participates in the E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization. All applicants selected for employment must submit to drug screening. For further information about this vacancy contact: Cody Hulbert Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry 5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 1001 Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Chulbert@ldaf.state.la.us The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry strictly prohibits workplace harassment and discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, religion, national origin, military service, sickle cell trait, protected genetic information or other non-merit factor. LDAF also strictly prohibits employment decisions based upon or influenced by such factors. Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Two years of the required experience for the following minimum qualifications must have been at the supervisory level or above: Eight years of experience in the inspection or enforcement for compliance with agricultural laws, rules or regulations; OR A bachelor’s degree in an agricultural, biological, chemical, or environmental science plus five years of experience in the inspection or enforcement for compliance with agricultural laws, rules or regulations; OR A master's degree in any of the qualifying educational fields plus four years of the required specialized experience. Job Concepts Function of Work: To serve as the principal assistant to a division director in an office of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry in lieu of an unclassified assistant director. Level of Work: Administrator. Supervision Received: Administrative direction from an unclassified division director. Supervision Exercised: Direct line over Agriculture program managers and supervisors. Staff over professional and clerical support positions. Location of Work: Department of Agriculture and Forestry. Job Distinctions: Differs from Agriculture Managers and other related Agriculture jobs in assigned program area by responsibility for administering more than one section in a division. Differs from unclassified division director by absence of responsibility for administering all functions and activities of a division. Examples of Work This position will provide assistance to the Feed Director of Animal Health & Food Safety (AHFS) within the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF). The incumbent directs and manages the daily operations of multiple programmatic areas, including but not limited to: Veterinary Health, Alternative Livestock, Chronic Wasting Disease, Feed Chelonian, Poultry Disease, Information Technology Emergency Preparedness and supervises the Feed Program’s AFRPS Coordinator position and duties. Duties are performed independently with general supervision from an unclassified Director. 50% - Program Administration Develops and implements new and revised rules and regulations for the assigned areas of responsibility. Develop and implement daily procedures for all programmatic areas of responsibility. Provide administrative training and resources for employees within Veterinary Health and LDAF Feed Program. Provides direct supervision to the Agriculture Specialist Program Managers and serves as the technical advisor in all programmatic areas of responsibility. Ensures efficiency in the work performed within the section and serves as a subject matter expert to resolve difficult situations. Serves as the representative of Veterinary Health/Feed Program meetings with the public and industry on department policies, procedures, and regulations. Ensure all electronic devices and technology are in proper operating conditions for office and field staff. Maintains training for USDA/ FDA credentials and certifications. Conduct seminars required by USDA/FDA for new and/or continuing education programs. Provides supervision of all licensures and permitting for all livestock facilities in the state. 20% - Program Funding-Federal Grants Helps in developing Cooperative Agreements with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service {APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS). Also, helps with the development and maintenance of the FDA AFRPS grant in the LDAF Feed Program by assisting the Director of the Feed Program and supervising the AFRPS Coordinator. 15% -Vet Health Maintains records of owners, addresses, back tags, ear tags, sexes, breeds, and overall health of all animals offered for public sale in the LDAF database. Provides direct supervision of records retained in the database and downloaded to main office for records retention. Field work as required by the Vet Health Division may consist of: Testing livestock, CWD sampling, working sale barns and other Vet Health duties. 10% Emergency Management Coordinates with state and national emergency response teams during a disaster or during exercise training administered by LDAF. Provides rescue efforts for cats and dogs from flood waters after hurricanes or other flooding events. Ensure pets transported to shelters receive proper care by LDAF. Provide assistance and transportation for animals that are returned to owners once the disaster is over. Assists in all other animal rescues including delivery of food sources to stranded animals and identification of those animals deemed necessary by LDAF. 5% Other duties which may be assigned. Functional Requirements: •Climbing stairs and occasionally ladders •Occasionally bending or kneeling •Sitting over a long period of time at workstation or in vehicle for travel •Requires considerable walking over irregular ground and standing for long periods •Reaching above shoulders height •Drive vehicle to perform inspections •Lifting items used to perform duties throughout the state Environmental Factors: •May be required to wear appropriate safety equipment •Work in excessive heat and humidity •Walk on slippery and uneven surfaces •Exposed to bad odors from farm animals, chemicals or other agricultural materials •Working in cold temperatures for extended periods of time •Exposed to smoke and dust •Excessive smoke, heat, humidity 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 01 Are you currently a classified employee of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry (LDAF) serving with permanent status? + Yes + No 02 To ensure compliance with the LDAF Nepotism Policy, do you have any immediate family members or relatives who are currently employed with the LDAF? Immediate family member is defined as children (blood, step, adopted), spouse, brother, sister, father, mother, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, mother-in-law and father-in-law. Relative includes immediate family members previously defined and also includes grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter, uncle, aunt, niece and nephew. + Yes + No 03 If you answered "yes" to the above question, please list the name of your immediate family member and/or relatives currently employed by the LDAF. If you answered "no" to the above question, enter N/A. 04 Do you have a valid Louisiana driver's license? + Yes + No 05 The incumbent of this position may drive a state-owned vehicle during working hours. Office of Risk Management prohibits drivers with three or more moving violations in a one year period from operating a state-owned vehicle. Based on this information, will you be able to operate a state-owned vehicle? + Yes + No Required Question Employer State of Louisiana Address For agency contact information, please refer to the supplemental information above. 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