Agriculture Specialist 1-3

Selected Core Competencies: Following Policies and Procedures: The ability to follow, reinforce, adapt, or develop policies and procedures to maintain compliance with federal and state legal requirements, State Civil Service rules, and organizational policies. Learning Actively: The ability to pursue learning, seek feedback, and integrate new knowledge to improve personal and professional performance. Making Accurate Judgments: The ability to assess options, weigh risks, and make sound decisions using available information and logical reasoning.

Selected Preferred Competencies: Displaying Professionalism: The ability to uphold workplace standards through consistent conduct, responsible communication, and consideration for others. Thinking Critically: The ability to analyze information objectively, identify connections across sources, and form logical, well-supported conclusions. LDAF cares about the well-being of its employees! We offer a fully employer-funded Employee Assistance Program (EAP), providing valuable support and resources to help you and your household members thrive at work and at home. The EAP is also free for all members of your household. Job Duties and

Job Duties: Performs regulatory inspections to ensure proper grade of egg and egg products in their assigned work area as required by the Louisiana Egg Marketing Act. Obtains and maintains a USDA license and performs grading of eggs, poultry and poultry products. Ensures that egg and egg products have the proper grade assigned by checking retail stores, distribution warehouses, or any other facility that handles egg and egg products. Takes appropriate enforcement actions to ensure regulatory non-compliances are corrected. Coordinate and ensure that required field work inspections are completed in a timely and efficient manner. Inspects and grades eggs, poultry or poultry products in a plant environment as a relief grader to ensure that all USDA regulations are followed and the product is in compliance. Ensures that all Federal and State rules and regulations governing eggs, poultry & poultry products are followed. Issues USDA certificates as needed, keeps USDA files up to date as required and works with appropriate USDA supervision as required by Federal/State cooperative agreement. Responsible for grading and certification of eggs or poultry for state institutions and parish schools. Ensures that poultry and egg contracts adhere to the specifications requested by state institutions or applicants. Assist with coordination of Emergency Programs including planning, exercising, responding and recovery from all hazards affecting agriculture and the citizens of Louisiana as a member of LDAF Incident Management Team as assigned by Incident Commander. Performs other duties as may be assigned.

Functional Requirements: Moderate light lifting, 30 pounds with occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds Reaching above shoulders Climbing stairs Frequently reaching above shoulder height Occasional bending or kneeling Drive a vehicle to perform inspections Lifting items such as tools, computer, scanner, luggage or other items used to travel and perform duties/attend class throughout the state Climbing on and off transport and tractor Environmental Factors: Working indoors and occasionally outdoors Occasional excessive heat and humidity Slippery and uneven walking surfaces Occasionally working in moderately cold temperatures for short periods of time Working in cold temperatures for short periods of time Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Full-time- this position may be filled by probation or by promotion of a classified employee of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry serving with permanent status. Applicants who are not permanent employees of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry will be required to serve a probationary period up to 24 months. Career Progression: This position may be filled as an Agriculture Specialist 1, 2, or 3, depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s).

Compensation: Below positions have a Special Entrance Rate in the Career Progression Group Agriculture Specialist 1 has an SER of $1,538.47 Bi-weekly. Agriculture Specialist 2 has an SER of $1,646.40 Bi-weekly.

Benefits: 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.aspxHolidays 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