PRISON ENTERPRISES FARM MANAGER

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State of Louisiana
Jackson, LA, United States
3574 - 7232 USD / Month
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About this Job Louisiana Department ofPublic Safety & Corrections -Corrections ServicesDEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS – PRISON ENTERPRISESThis position is located at the Dixon Correctional Institute in Jackson, LAAt 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. Serves as the Prison Enterprises Farm Manager for agricultural operations at Dixon Correctional Institute (DCI).This position offers a mix of hands-on experience and strategic oversight with contribution to a vital industry.

  • Culture: DOC values and supports employees through numerous recognition programs, creating a sense of community, prioritizing internal promotional opportunities, clear communication, and professional development.
  • Growth: Professional growth is encouraged at DOC through numerous avenues.
  • Benefits: DOC offers a generous benefits package including; a defined benefit pension plan, health insurance that is also available post retirement, at least 10 paid holidays, sick and annual leave that rolls over from year to year, paid or time off accrued for hours worked over 40 per week, a deferred compensation plan, a flexible benefits plan, alternate work schedules etc. Alternative work schedules including 4/10’s MAY be an available benefit for certain positions upon meeting the policy requirements.

, our facilities, and our mission.Minimum Qualifications Four years of farming experience that involved the use of mechanized equipment; or experience in a correctional or penal institution with responsibility for the security, custody, rehabilitation, or classification of offenders engaged in farming activities.EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience for a maximum of four years.Job Specification The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundJob Duties and Other InformationJob Duties:

  • Supervises and oversees agricultural operations through subordinate supervisors to insure all operate productively and profitably. Confers with the appropriate Wardens or institutional representatives regarding inmate assignments, transfers, and security. Additionally, confers and informs the PE Regional Manager & PE Agriculture Manager on reports, preventative maintenance programs, new products, new processes and expansions of existing agriculture operations.
  • Prison Enterprises is an ancillary “Enterprise Fund”, operating entirely on a self-generated revenue with a staff of approximately 68, operating over 30 individual cost centers at 7 correctional facilities across this State, along with a Headquarters location in Baton Rouge. Prison Enterprises has approximately 2,027 in livestock assets spread across 5 agriculture operations.

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.

Compensation: The maximum amounts listed are the maximum salary amounts a person can make at each level over their career and NOT the amount we are allowed to pay a new hire.Location: This position will be domiciled at Dixon Correctional Institute in Baton Rouge, LA .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.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 is a 24 hour facility. Applicants may be required to work shift work

  • 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.*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.

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For further information about this vacancy contact:Megan CocoHuman Resources DepartmentLouisiana 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 atParental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found atHolidays 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 GovernorState 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 (

). LASERS has provided this to give you more detailed information about their system * Teacher’s Retirement System of Louisiana (
), * Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (
), among others

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