Tourism Information Counselor 1 WAE

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Tourism Information Counselor 1 WAE

Salary

$11.45 - $20.61 Hourly

Location

Breaux Bridge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

CRT-2024-196777-PW

Department

Culture Rec & Tourism-Tourism

Opening Date

06/28/2024

Closing Date

7/7/2024 11:59 PM Central

• Description

• Benefits

Supplemental Information

This is a part-time position located at theAtchafalaya Welcome Center in Breaux Bridge, LA.

This position requires a flexible work schedule and may be required to work nights, weekends, and holidays.

This position will be filled as a part-time Classified WAE, limited to 1,245 working hours in a 12 month period. Starting Hourly Pay varies, depending on experience.

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

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana) ” link 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.

Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

The Office of the Lieutenant Governor and the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism are participants in the E-Verify system for identification and employment eligibility purposes.

Louisiana as a State, is a Model Employer for People with Disabilities.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Pacee Wallace

Department of Culture, Recreation, & Tourism

1051 N. 3rd Street

Baton Rouge, LA 70802

Phone: 225-342-8202

pwallace@crt.la.gov

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

No training or experience required.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To provide information to tourists and to perform incidental clerical and custodial functions.

Level of Work:

Entry

Supervision Received:

Close from a Tourism Manager or higher level staff.

Supervision Exercised:

None.

Location of Work:

Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, Office of Tourism, Welcome Centers statewide.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from Tourism Information Counselor 2 by the degree of supervision received and the absence of experienced level duties.

Examples of Work

EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Welcomes tourists and determines their travel interests and needs.

Provides information on localities, museums, parks, events, and other attractions to visit.

Assists travelers with hotel reservations and weather reports from the Internet.

Provides directions, shortest routes or scenic routes.

Distributes brochures and maps.

Answers questions from visitors, by phone and mail, regarding the state, its history and its culture.

Conducts research by reading industry publications, visiting travel websites and consulting with others to keep abreast of upcoming events and to broaden knowledge of the state.

Participates in educational study tours.

Keeps daily records or files; stocks brochure racks; orders supplies/brochures; performs other clerical duties.

Attains CPR certification and becomes re-certified annually.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough 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 athttps://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 (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) 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

Agency

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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