About this Job

Louisiana Department of

Public Safety & Corrections –

Corrections Services

www.doc.louisiana.gov

ELAYN HUNT CORRECTIONAL CENTER

St. Gabriel, LA

At the Louisiana Department of Corrections, our mission is to promote public safety and strengthen communities through fair, professional, and responsive corrections services. We are committed to protecting the people of Louisiana with integrity, accountability, and a deep respect for the rights and dignity of all.

This is an opportunity to become part of a dedicated team supporting public safety, working in a correctional facility where professionalism, resilience, and teamwork are essential.

The Administrative Assistant 5 serves as the executive-level assistant to the Corrections Warden of Elayn Hunt Correctional Center. This position is entrusted with managing highly complex, sensitive, and confidential administrative responsibilities essential to the leadership and daily operations of the facility. The incumbent must demonstrate strong organizational judgment, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to work independently while supporting executive decision-making. Success in this role requires maintaining in-depth knowledge of Department of Corrections regulations, institutional policies, and operational procedures to ensure accurate, efficient, and compliant administrative support across all functional areas of the facility.

Why work for DOC?

Please visit our website by clicking here to learn more about DOC, our facilities, and our mission.

An ideal candidate should possess the following competencies:

• Accepting Direction: The ability to be open and willing to follow guidance or instructions.
• Building and Supporting Teams: The ability to combine one's actions and efforts with others to work toward achieving a common goal.
• Communicating Effectively: The ability to convey information, ideas, and emotions using structured communication methods that promote understanding and engagement.

Minimum Qualifications

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:

• Serves as a confidential liaison to the warden. As a member of the facility’s executive staff, the incumbent will attend private meetings, receive and communicate (orally and in writing) highly sensitive and confidential information, and be solely responsible for the maintenance of confidential material materials.
• Incumbent independently composes correspondence, reports, and directives for the Warden’s signature, using own initiative and knowledge of wardens Philosophy.
• The incumbent screens all mail and phone calls on behalf of the Warden and makes the determination on what should be delivered to the Warden and what can be handled by various division department heads. 
• Ensures that information/directives/requests from Headquarters staff received by the Warden‘s office are properly and timely responded to and or disseminated among all concerned.

Position-Specific Details: 

Appointment Type: PROBATION, or PROMOTION OF A PERMANENT, CLASSIFIED LOUISIANA STATE EMPLOYEE 

• Current permanent status classified LA State employees may be required to accept a probational appointment if accepted. 
• An employee selected for a promotion may be required to serve a trial detail prior to being permanently promoted. 
• This posting may also be used to fill a vacancy as a temporary job appointment. If filled as a temporary job appointment, should a permanent position become available, the employee may be converted to a probational appointment. 

Other Important Information:

How to Apply:

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.

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

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections - Corrections Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any non-merit factor including disability.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Hilary Dugar

Human Resources Department

Elayn Hunt Correctional Center

Ph: (225) 319-4128

Fax: (225) 319-4592