CORRECTIONS ARDC MANAGER

Corrections Ardc Manager

Salary : $4,470.00 - $8,044.00 Monthly

Location : Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type : Promotion

Job Number : 400-25-081

Department : DOC-Administration

Opening Date : 11 / 05 / 2025

Closing Date : 11 / 12 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Central

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 for you to become part of a dedicated team supporting public safety, where professionalism, resilience, and teamwork are essential.

The ARDC Manager role provides oversight of a staff of supervisors and specialists, while ensuring efficient and accurate time computation and release processes for those sentenced to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. It facilitates coordination between multiple facilities, and ensures compliance with any updates or changes to departmental policy, and applicable state and local laws affecting inmate records, under the supervision of the Program Manager 1. The position acts as a central point of contact managing the day to day operations of the PreClassification Department. Providing direct supervision of ARDC Supervisors, the role requires both administrative leadership and hands-on problem-solving. This position provides a challenging, evolving, and interesting perspective on inmate records as it requires a high level of involvement in internal coordination, as well as direct engagement with outside partners in order to ensure smooth functioning of statewide intake and release operations.

Minimum Qualifications :

Two years of the required experience in the following minimum qualifications must have been in offender records analysis, offender classification, or offender pre-classification :

• Seven years of experience in offender records analysis, offender classification, offender pre-classification, security, or social services or as a probation or parole officer;
• Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus four years of experience in offender records analysis, offender classification, offender pre-classification, probation and parole, security, or social services;
• A bachelor's degree plus four years of experience in offender records analysis, offender classification, offender pre-classification, probation and parole, security, or social services;
• An advanced degree in a social science or social work or a juris doctorate plus three years of experience in offender records analysis, offender classification, offender pre-classification, probation and parole, security, or social services.

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 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 :

Supervise and evaluate ARDC Supervisors and a staff of approximately 20-30 to communicate information correctly and ensure operational accuracy and efficiency. Has knowledge and expertise in time computation in order to provide answers to complex questions, as well as training and guidance to those under their supervision.

Position-Specific Details :

Appointment Type : PROMOTION of a permanent, classified employee of LA DPS&C - CORRECTIONS SERVICES (Adult DOC)

The selected employee may be required to serve a trial detail prior to being permanently promoted, or may be required to accept a probational appointment.

Other Important Information :

IMPORTANT : In the supplemental questions section, applicants must authorize the HR Office of DPS&C-Corrections Services to contact prior employers to check references under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), to be considered for employment, by answering 'YES' to the PREA question.

Any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 must be verified by official documentation prior to hire.

Any qualifying experience that is based on college credit / college hours should have an accompanying transcript for verification.

This Agency is a Drug-Free Workplace.

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.

There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed. The hiring supervisor / manager has 90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision. Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected.

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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 : Megan Coco Human Resources Department HeadquartersPEEmployees@la.gov

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

Parental Leave Up to six weeks paid parental leave

Holidays and Leave State employees receive the following paid holidays each year :

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), Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org), Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others.