Public Information Director 1 Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4806862) Apply  Public Information Director 1 Salary $4,177.00 - $8,194.00 Monthly Location Monroe, LA Job Type Classified Job Number NEDHSA-204932-PID1-12725-JR Department LDH-Northeast Delta Human Services Authority Opening Date 01/27/2025 Closing Date 2/3/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information NEDHSA is a designated approved National He alth Service Corps (NHSC) site. Clinicians who work at NHSC-approved sites are eligible to apply to the NHSC Loan Repayment Program to pay off student loans. + 2-year Full-Time Clinical Practice: NHSC will pay up to $50,000* for an initial 2 years of full-time clinical practice to clinicians. (Full-time clinical practice is defined as no less than 40 hours per week, for a minimum of 45 weeks per year). NEDHSA has had many productive years since forming as a Local Governing Entity (LGE) in 2013. Here's a small snapshot of how NEDHSA has worked diligently to provide our citizens with greater access to services, excellent customer services and quality, competent care. • Partnership with Ruth’s House Resource Center to operate the Second Opportunity Workforce Solutions (SOWS) Program • Installed Innovative Harm-Reduction Vending Machines-offers a beacon of hope, aiming to provide essential resources and support to individuals on the path to recovery. • Art is Medicine Program • Recognized by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) • Partners in Employment (PIE)-an employment based program developmental disability initiative • Prescription Take Back Boxes-located throughout the region for safe disposal of unused medication • Opportunity Zone-strategic initiative designed to help transition fragile south Monroe Communities aiming to reduce mental health and addiction prevalence • Coordinated Care for People in Crisis • Operation Golden Years-provides increased awareness, support, and services for those sixty and above in our 12 parish region. • Operation Leave No Veteran Behind-ensure that military veterans in Northeast LA have quality and competent primary and behavioral health care • Financial Literacy Partnership with Pelican State Credit Union- service our staff and clients • NEDHSA Wellness at Work Initiative-designed to relieve employees’ stress and burnout NEDHSA plans to build additional, esteemed partnerships this year to deepen meaningful integrated behavioral and primary healthcare within the region. To help the citizens realize more positive outcomes and stability, NEDHSA will continue to employ a more cohesive, progressive approach among our systems and processes. Core Competencies: Displaying Expertise: The ability to exhibit specialized skills or knowledge gained from experience or training Making Accurate Judgments: The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards. Thinking Critically: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion. This position may be filled by Probation, Promotion, Demotion, Lateral Transfer or Detail to Special Duty. Preference may be given to permanent classified employees of Northeast Delta Human Services Authority. Applicants will be required to serve a probationary period of not less than 12 months and not more than 24. International degrees require submission of an equivalency evaluation with the application. 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. * 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: Ms. Janesia Raybon, MPA Human Resources Specialist Northeast Delta Human Services Authority 2513 Ferrand Street Monroe, LA 71201 318-362-4237 (office) Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Seven years of experience in public relations, journalism, marketing, content creation, social media management, or graphic design; OR Six years of full-time experience in any field plus four years of experience in public relations, journalism, marketing, content creation, social media management, or graphic design; OR A bachelor's degree plus four years of experience in public relations, journalism, marketing, content creation, social media management, or graphic design; OR An advanced degree in public relations, marketing, communications, journalism, or English plus three years of experience in public relations, journalism, marketing, content creation, social media management, or graphic design. EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION: Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field. Job Concepts Function of Work: To plan and administer all communications, public relations, and/or web page goals and objectives for an office or small agency. Level of Work: Manager. Supervision Received: Broad direction from a higher level Public Information Director, administrator, or agency secretary. Supervision Exercised: May supervise Public Information Officers, clerical and other technical employees. Location of Work: May be used by all state agencies. Job Distinctions: Differs from Public Information Officer 3 by the presence of responsibility for all public information initiatives within an office or small agency and/or supervision of professional public information officers. Differs from the Public Information Director 2 by absence of responsibility for all public information initiatives for a large agency. Examples of Work Serves as agency or office spokesperson with the media, community, and in crisis situations. Serves as division director. Addresses legislative issues impacting the department with the media. Serves as web administrator and electronic commerce administrator for the office or agency, providing information to the web page. Approves all information entered on the agency's web page by lower level webmasters. Develops training programs and conducts training of agency media liaisons and webmasters. Develops and implements public relations programs for both ongoing and new programs within the agency or office. This includes the preparation of news releases, fact sheets, media advisories, brochures, posters, press conferences, articles, PSAs, audio video programs, and/or billboards. Develops and implements agency Web Page Policy. Develops and implements agency Media Relations Policy and Media Relations Plan. Develops and implements agency Crisis Management Plan. Designs agency web page, selects web page software and appropriate technology to use on the web page. Develops and publishes agency news to the Louisiana State web page daily or as needed. Successfully achieves communications, public relations, and/or web page goals and objectives for the office or small agency. Interprets agency programs for the media and the public, including technical areas peculiar to that agency. Identifies potential public relations problems and advises agency officials of appropriate preventative actions. Influences top level staff to take specific actions regarding public relations activities. Justifies agency decisions in negotiating on whether program actions should be reported on to the public by the media. Oversees agency use of contracted advertising and public relations. Manages the communications, public relations, and promotional budget by writing the narrative, projecting costs, determining necessary adjustments and approving and reviewing expenditures. Interacts with top level agency staff, news media representatives, other agency public relations officials, legislators, federal agency and international organizations representatives, the governors press office, and corporate executives on issues relating to public relations activities within the department or office. Has functional authority over up to several hundred agency or office media liaisons on quarterly public relations campaigns. Conducts regular public relations campaigns with assistance of agency media liaisons across the state. Indirectly supervises up to several hundred agency or office media liaisons on quarterly public relations campaigns. Responds to electronic commerce inquiries for the office or agency. Indirectly supervises high level administrative staff on the public relations task force in planning and implementing annual public relations campaigns for the office or agency. Initiates, develops and maintains media contacts for disseminating information. Persuades the media to report or not to report on agency programs. Develops audio video presentations. Researches materials for and writes speeches on selected topics for agency executives. Conducts marketing for agency programs, services, and Louisiana products. 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 Do you have experience with various newswires? If so, please provide a detailed explanation of your experience. 02 Do you have expert writing and editing skills? If so, please provide a detailed explanation of your experience. 03 Do you have experience with media buys? If so, please provide a detailed explanation of your experience. 04 Do you have experience working with other journalists and reporters? If so, please provide a detailed explanation of your experience. Required Question Employer State of Louisiana Address For agency contact information, please refer to the supplemental information above. Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802 Phone (866) 783-5462 Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm Apply Please verify your email addressVerify Email