POLICY PLANNER 1/2/3

Salary

$3,127.00 - $6,136.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

225350PP1-3/82626TP

Department

DCFS-Department of Children and Family Services

Opening Date

08/27/2026

Closing Date

9/1/2026 11:59 PM Central

About this Job

Department MISSION

To protect children, empower families, and strengthen communities so every child grows up safe, stable, and strong.

Department VISION

A future where every child thrives in a loving environment, supported by empowered families and resilient communities.

Department VALUES

Treating all people with dignity, compassion and respect, while providing services with integrity.

At The Department of Children and Family Services, our mission is to empower communities and improve lives by delivering responsive, inclusive, and forward-thinking public services. We are proud to serve the people of Louisiana with integrity, innovation, and a deep commitment to equity.

Join our Team - Policy Planner 1/2/3

This position performs research, evaluation, policy development, centralized records management, rulemaking, promulgation, and circulation duties for DCFS. This position requires advanced planning, organizational, and analytical skills to design and implement complex policy, rulemaking, and research duties that affect DCFS administered programs.

If you're driven, collaborative, and ready to make an impact—this could be the opportunity for you!

Minimum Qualifications

Four years of experience in policy planning; OR

Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus one year of experience in policy planning; OR

A bachelor's degree plus one year of experience in policy planning; OR

An advanced degree.

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:

• Coordinates the revision of rules and regulations for all DCFS programs to ensure documents are prepared and submitted in accordance with APA guidelines and that program state/federal regulations are met.
• Develops, circulates, incorporates feedback, obtains approvals, and issues department policies and procedures for assigned complex functions in online and/or hard copy formats.
• Provides expertise and technical assistance to program offices regarding policy development and issuance, rulemaking, public records requests, and legislative matters.
• Serves as liaison between end-users of automated documents and data management systems and the programmatic staff to assure technical capacity relative to policy maintenance and attainment of goals.
• Participates in projects relative to unit duties using data collection and management techniques to assess, analyze, and evaluate proposed policy or administrative, legislative, or programmatic alternatives.
• Provides administrative direction to all sections of the Department with regard to determination of needs, goals, plans, and standards regarding policies and procedures.
• Participates in the implementation of analyses and impact forecasting to support potential policy and procedural changes determined by proposed laws, rules, and regulations on the state and federal level.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational, Promotional, or Job Appointment. This position may be filled as a probational appointment or a job appointment that may last up to 48 months. Job appointments may convert to probational appointments. Also, it may be filled as a detail and promoted within 12 months or by promotion of a permanent classified employee.

Career Progression: This position may be filled as a Policy Planner 1, 2 or 3, depending on the selected applicant.

Works Schedule: Typically, work hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday - Friday. Flexible work schedules are available after meeting certain criteria and is dependent upon the position you are applying for. Some positions require working shifts.

Work Location: Baton Rouge, La- State Office

Louisiana HB 420 requires all prospective DCFS employees to complete and clear multiple background clearances prior to employment with this agency.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service Test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

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 this 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.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

Human Resources

Department of Children and Family Services

[email protected]

DCFS is an “Equal Opportunity Employer”, and Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

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.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