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Guard

Salary

$2,226.00 - $4,503.00 Monthly

Location

Reserve, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

201578

Department

Port of South Louisiana

Opening Date

10/21/2024

Closing Date

10/28/2024 11:59 PM Central

Description

Benefits

Supplemental Information

No Civil Service test score or assessment 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:

Tamara Kennedy

985-652-9278

[email protected]

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

No experience or training is required.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Must have attained eighteenth birthday at time of appointment.

May be required to possess a valid Louisiana driver's license at time of appointment.

An applicant who has been convicted of a felony or who is under indictment on a felony charge will be disqualified until relief from the disabilities imposed by state and federal laws is granted.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To maintain security of facilities and grounds of state institutions by preventing crime and vandalism; or, to maintain traffic and parking control and enforcement of traffic and parking regulations.

Level of Work:

Experienced.

Supervision Received:

General from a Guard Supervisor.

Supervision Exercised:

None.

Location of Work:

May be used by all state agencies.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from a Guard Supervisor by lack of supervisory responsibility.

Examples of Work

GENERAL GUARD DUTIES:

Guards highly valuable property, such as public locks, state hospitals, schools, grounds, etc.

Patrols an assigned area.

Checks security of buildings and grounds.

Checks persons on public wharfs or docks to determine if they possess proper identification and permits.

Checks identification of persons who enter facilities or grounds.

Monitors alarm boards for signs of disturbances.

Conducts preliminary investigations relevant to disturbances within an assigned area.

Interviews disturbances in order to restore peace.

TRAFFIC GUARD DUTIES:

Directs traffic at state office building complexes.

Dispatches tow trucks to remove illegally parked vehicles.

Supervises students and temporary employees as required.

Issues traffic citations and parking violations.

Responds to various emergencies and problems that impact on traffic control.

Erects barricades, temporary signs, and ribbons for parking and traffic control.

Moves barricades and signs.

Makes an inventory of vehicles prior to impoundment.

Impounds vehicles and releases vehicles from impoundment including completion of auditable forms and accounting for monies collected.

Performs parking and traffic surveys.

Uses computer for status checks on vehicles and individuals to confirm impoundment status.

Performs simple maintenance to departmental equipment including vehicles, electronic access gates, and cash machines.

Provides explanation of complex and unique traffic and parking regulations.

Serves as informational source to public for agency activities such as athletic events, conferences, performances, etc..

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 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

Agency

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

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