Education Consultant 3

Salary

$5, $8,608.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

LDOE CN-FSGR

Department

Education-State Activities

Opening Date

10/11/2025

Closing Date

10/16/2025 11:59 PM Central

**This position is located in Baton Rouge, LA**

Office of Federal Support and Grantee Relations

Job Focus Area

The Education Consultant 3 is located in the Division of Federal Support and Grantee Relations. This position will be responsible for providing specialized support for the Migrant Education Program (MEP). Additionally, the EC 3 will provide data support for those MEP schools systems and 21st Community Learning Centers programs. The successful candidate will be a leader that has the ability to be flexible, multitask, work with many personalities, and support a team culture.

Candidates with the following skills, abilities, and experience are encouraged to apply:

• Experience supporting external stakeholders,
• Experience managing data and providing helpdesk assistance.

Seven years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services; OR

Six years of full-time work experience plus four years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services; OR

A bachelor's degree plus four years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services; OR

An advanced degree plus three years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services.

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties:

As an Education Consultant 3, a typical day will involve carrying out a variety of tasks and responsibilities that may include the following:

• Provide support to the State Migrant Education Director;
• Provide programmatic support to Migrant Education school systems ;
• Review ESSA applications to ensure compliance with federal requirements;
• Oversees and manages contracts from development, negotiation, internal contract procedures and implementation for ESSA;
• Attend all internal and external meetings that pertain to work in the Division;
• Reconciles MEP invoices and ensures vendors submit timely professional billing forms;
• Oversees and maintains strict confidentiality of documents and records and verbal and written communication;
• Coordinates and organizes projects, most without direction, schedules complex meetings and prepares materials such as agendas, timelines, reports and presentations;
• Develops timelines, prepares work plans and sets agendas sometimes without review;
• Works independently on special projects and other duties as assigned by the State Migrant Director and Director of Federal Support; and
• Completes all other duties or special projects requested by Division leadership.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational, Promotional, or Job Appointment. The person hired for this position is expected to regularly report to the Baton Rouge office. Current permanent classified state employees may be required to accept a probationary appointment, if selected.

Work Schedule: Work days are Monday - Friday; work hours will be determined.

Compensation: The Education Consultant series have a special entrance rate (SER) of $28.97 that is above the minimum hire rate for these positions. The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience.

**Note regarding the advertised pay range: The maximum amounts listed are the maximum salary amounts a person can make over their career and not the maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new hire.

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

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 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.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Louisiana Department of Education – Human Resources

PO Box 94064

Baton Rouge, LA 70804

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

Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave

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