Human Resources Specialist

Human Resources Specialist

Salary

$4,099.00 - $8,044.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

227156

Department

LA State Board-Nursing

Opening Date

10/09/2026

Closing Date

10/15/2026 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

To safeguard the life and health of the citizens of Louisiana by assuring persons practicing as Registered Nurses and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses are competent and safe.

Overview

This position performs diverse and specialized tasks in the maintenance of comprehensive human resources functions, which include but are not limited to: Recruitment, Screening & Orientation; Performance Appraisal; Benefits Coordination; Classification and Pay; Time and Attendance; and Personnel Records Management for the Louisiana State Board of Nursing (LSBN). The incumbent must meet a wide variety of regulatory and agency deadlines and remain abreast of changes in laws and regulations governing employment. The incumbent must exercise considerable independent judgment and maintain adherence to the principles of confidentiality.

Key Competencies

• Accepting Direction: The ability to be open and willing to follow guidance or instructions.

• Communicating Effectively: The ability to convey information, ideas, and emotions using structured communication methods that promote understanding and engagement.

• Acting with Ethics and Integrity: The ability to make choices that reflect ethical standards, integrity, and honesty, regardless of circumstances or personal benefit.

• Managing Time: The ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and allocate time to ensure timely completion of work goals

• Displaying Expertise: The ability to demonstrate specialized knowledge, skills, and experience to apply subject-matter expertise in diverse and evolving contexts.

• Thinking Critically: The ability to analyze information objectively, identify connections across sources, and form logical, well-supported conclusions.

• Demonstrating Accountability: The ability to take ownership of actions, behaviors, performance, decisions, and outcomes.

• Adapting to Change: The ability to demonstrate flexibility in thoughts, behaviors, and actions in response to evolving circumstances or unexpected change.

• Displaying Professionalism: The ability to uphold workplace standards through consistent conduct, responsible communication, and consideration for others.

What Makes the Opportunity Exciting or Unique

This opportunity is exciting because it places you at the heart of shaping the employee experience for the Louisiana State Board of Nursing. In this role, you will serve as a trusted partner to leadership while also being hands-on in key HR functions such as staffing, classification, compensation, employee relations, benefits administration, and employee safety. Unlike many HR positions, this role offers a unique blend of strategic influence and operational impact-allowing you to both design and implement initiatives that directly affect staff engagement, compliance, and agency performance.

You will have the opportunity to act as a subject matter expert in specialized HR areas, while also leading meaningful programs such as onboarding, professional development, safety, and benefits. This is not a siloed role-it is highly visible, collaborative, and integral to driving process improvements and ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations. Additionally, the role offers leadership responsibility by supervising and mentoring HR team members, while also serving as a representative of the agency in high-level projects and initiatives.

For the right candidate, this position is an opportunity to make a lasting impact by aligning HR strategy with organizational goals, strengthening employee relations, and supporting the mission of the Louisiana State Board of Nursing. It's a rare chance to combine leadership, compliance expertise, and innovation in one dynamic role.

Minimum Qualifications

Six years of human resources experience; OR

Six years of full-time experience in any field plus three years of human resources experience; OR

A bachelor's degree plus three years of human resources experience; OR

An advanced degree in human resources, business administration, public administration, industrial and organizational psychology, organizational behavior, or a Juris Doctorate plus two years of human resources experience.

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.

Designation as a Society for Human Resource Management Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) or Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP), Professional in Human Resources (PHR), or a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) will substitute for a maximum of one year of the required experience.

Job Specification

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

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

• Works with the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) in interpreting State Civil Service (SCS) rules, Federal and State laws, and agency policies and procedures in assigned areas; serves as a subject matter expert in one or more HR area(s), such as: employee relations, staffing, classification, and\ or compensation; obtains and maintains up-to-date technical and procedural knowledge of all applicable SCS Rules, handbooks, job aids and resources, forms, memorandums, and circulars that reside inside SCS chapters, as well as independently outside each chapter, for assigned area(s); works with the CAO to endure that each HR policy and the business decision complies with state and federal rules and audit criteria.

• Coordinates recruiting, selection, and placement activities for the agency; analyzes and reviews a full range of personnel and payroll actions forms in accordance with SCS rules and LSBN policies; resolves problem personnel actions with Civil Service

• Analyzes and assures hiring processes are in compliance with state and federal laws and regulations.

• Ensures that departmental personnel files, records, and reports are maintained in compliance with applicable legal requirements and departmental policies

• Works with the CAO to complete and submit annual reports to Civil Service such as OPA, Affirmative Action\EEO, reviews and monitors unemployment and worker compensation processes and reports.

• Manages the Workman's Compensation Program for the agency; participates in investigating accidents and injuries and reviews documentation to make educated decisions on claims

• Benefits Function Serves as the Benefits Coordinator for the agency, including the vendor selection and approval process; acts as a liaison with the various insurance carriers and fosters effective relationships with client representatives; coordinates annual open enrollment and/or benefits fair.

• Provides confidential administrative and technical assistance to the Chief Administrative Officer, with duties that require a high degree of independence and judgement; works collaboratively with the HR staff, agency leaders, and employees to ensure that the goals of the HR department are met

• Services coordinator special projects, HR initiatives or other research; represents the department with the Board, related agencies, and the public as assigned; participates in developing department goals, objectives, and systems; participates in assessing the departmental performance, effectiveness, and implements process improvement activities.

• Selects and recommends for appointment, in accordance with federal and state statutes and regulations; orients, instructs, and trains employees about job responsibilities; monitors and documents performance.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational

Career Progression: This position does not participate in a Career Progression Group.

Compensation: The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience.

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

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.

• Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted instead of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

Kristin Major

Louisiana State Board of Nursing

225-755-7556

majork@lsbn.state.la.us

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 Years Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
• Mardi Gras,
• Good Friday,
• Memorial Day,
• Independence Day,
• Labor Day,
• Veterans 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
• Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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AEI: Acting with Ethics and Integrity - How well do you make choices that reflect ethical standards, integrity, and honesty-even when it's difficult or inconvenient?

• I ignore ethical standards, withhold information, or show bias or poor judgment.
• I follow rules, share information, and try to avoid ethical missteps.
• I act with integrity, respect confidentiality, and treat people fairly.
• I promote ethics, model transparency, and help others act with fairness across teams.

02

AEI: Acting with Ethics and Integrity - Explain your selection by providing specific examples from your experience. Tip: Use the STAR method (situation, task, action, result) to explain how you have demonstrated this competency. Examples from work, military service, volunteering, education, or other life experiences are all valid.

03

BST: Building and Supporting Teams - How well do you work with others to achieve shared goals and contribute to a positive team environment?

• I avoid teamwork, create conflict, or don't contribute.
• I contribute to team efforts with encouragement and guidance.
• I work well with others, contribute consistently, and support the team.
• I unite teams, build trust, and help others work through conflict.

04

BST: Building and Supporting Teams - Explain your selection by providing specific examples from your experience. Tip: Use the STAR method (situation, task, action, result) to explain how you have demonstrated this competency. Examples from work, military service, volunteering, education, or other life experiences are all valid.

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CE: Communicating Effectively - How well do you share information and ideas in ways that others can understand, relate to, and act on?

• I communicate unclearly, use poor tone, and ignore the audience.
• I share main ideas clearly and adapt to the audience when reminded.
• I communicate clearly, listen actively, and explain complex ideas well.
• I craft messages that connect, inspire, and drive action across audiences.

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CE: Communicating Effectively - Explain your selection by providing specific examples from your experience. Tip: Use the STAR method (situation, task, action, result) to explain how you have demonstrated this competency. Examples from work, military service, volunteering, education, or other life experiences are all valid.

07

DA: Demonstrating Accountability - How well do you take responsibility for your actions, results, and performance?

• I avoid responsibility, deliver poor work, and resist feedback.
• I take ownership when prompted and meet basic expectations.
• I own results, meet standards, and respond to feedback professionally.
• I drive high performance, prevent issues, and model accountability.

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DA: Demonstrating Accountability - Explain your selection by providing specific examples from your experience. Tip: Use the STAR method (situation, task, action, result) to explain how you have demonstrated this competency. Examples from work, military service, volunteering, education, or other life experiences are all valid.

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DE: Displaying Expertise - Explain your selection by providing specific examples from your experience. Tip: Use the STAR method (situation, task, action, result) to explain how you have demonstrated this competency. Examples from work, military service, volunteering, education, or other life experiences are all valid.

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DPf: Displaying Professionalism - How well do you meet expectations for workplace behavior, communication, and responsibility, especially when under pressure?

• I miss deadlines, act unprofessionally, or avoid responsibility for my actions or workplace expectations.
• I meet basic standards for work quality, behavior, and communication when given occasional reminders or support.
• I meet expectations, follow policies, and communicate respectfully and clearly-even in difficult situations.
• I model professionalism and ethics, adapt under pressure, and build trust through consistent and responsible behavior.

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DPf: Displaying Professionalism - Explain your selection by providing specific examples from your experience. Tip: Use the STAR method (situation, task, action, result) to explain how you have demonstrated this competency. Examples from work, military service, volunteering, education, or other life experiences are all valid.

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FPP: Following Policies and Procedures - How well do you apply rules, policies, and procedures in your work?

• I struggle to follow rules or apply policies correctly, which can lead to confusion or mistakes.
• I follow rules with support and help correct issues, but I sometimes apply policies inconsistently.
• I apply and explain policies accurately, adapt to routine situations, and help improve procedures.
• I guide others in applying policies, prevent compliance issues, and improve procedures based on experience.

13

FPP: Following Policies and Procedures - Explain your selection by providing specific examples from your experience. Tip: Use the STAR method (situation, task, action, result) to explain how you have demonstrated this competency. Examples from work, military service, volunteering, education, or other life experiences are all valid.

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MT: Managing Time - How well do you manage your time, meet deadlines, and prioritize your work?

• I miss deadlines, struggle to prioritize, and don't use tools to manage my time.
• I complete some tasks but need reminders or get distracted by low-priority activities.
• I plan and complete work on time using tools and strategies to stay focused and on track.
• I balance competing demands, adapt to shifting priorities, and model strong time habits under pressure.

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MT: Managing Time - Explain your selection by providing specific examples from your experience. Tip: Use the STAR method (situation, task, action, result) to explain how you have demonstrated this competency. Examples from work, military service, volunteering, education, or other life experiences are all valid.

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ADi: Accepting Direction - How well do you accept guidance, follow instructions, and adjust when given feedback?

• I resist direction, ignore feedback, and need reminders to complete tasks.
• I follow direction with reminders and often need clarification or support.
• I follow direction reliably, adjust to feedback, and complete tasks on time.
• I adapt quickly, follow through, and help others adjust as needed.

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ADi: Accepting Direction - Explain your selection by providing specific examples from your experience. Tip: Use the STAR method (situation, task, action, result) to explain how you have demonstrated this competency. Examples from work, military service, volunteering, education, or other life experiences are all valid.

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DE: Displaying Expertise - How well do you apply subject-matter expertise to solve problems, share insights, and communicate effectively with others?

• I struggle to explain basic concepts, apply subject-matter knowledge, or share accurate information.
• I apply subject-matter knowledge in typical situations and communicate clearly with some guidance or support.
• I use my subject-matter expertise to solve problems, explain concepts clearly, and tailor communication to different audiences.
• I demonstrate deep subject-matter expertise, explain complex topics with clarity, and provide strategic insights that support broader goals.

Required Question

Employer State of Louisiana

Address 1201 N 3rd St

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802

Phone (866) 783-5462

Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm