Louisiana Department of State Civil Service
PRISON ENTERPRISES FARM SUPERVISOR
Louisiana Department of State Civil Service, Angola, Louisiana, us, 70712
PRISON ENTERPRISES FARM SUPERVISOR
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PRISON ENTERPRISES FARM SUPERVISOR
Salary
$3,122.00 - $6,316.00 Monthly
Location
Angola, LA
Job Type
Promotion
Job Number
811-25-028
Department
DOC-Prison Enterprises
Opening Date
11/03/2025
Closing Date
11/8/2025 11:59 PM Central
Description
Benefits
Questions
About this Job
Louisiana Department of
Public Safety & Corrections –
Corrections Services
https://doc.la.gov/
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS – PRISON ENTERPRISES
Angola, LA
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 apromotional opportunityfor current LA Department of Corrections employees who have permanent status and are ready to advance in their career.
This position serves as the Prison Enterprises Farm Supervisor for agricultural operations at Louisiana State Penitentiary (LSP). Responsible for assisting the PE Farm Manager in the overall planning, coordination, and supervision of agricultural operations.
This position offers a mix of hands-on experience and strategic oversight with contribution to a vital industry.
Minimum Qualifications
Three 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 foundhere.
Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:
Supervises and oversees agricultural operations to insure all operate productively and profitably. Confers with the PE Farm Manager, PE Regional Manager and PE Agricultural Manager regarding inmate assignments, transfers, and security. Additionally, confers and informs the PE Farm Manager, PE Regional Manager & PE Agriculture Manager on reports, preventative maintenance programs, new products, new processes and expansions of existing agriculture operations.
Three essential attributes are strong leadership skills, technical and agricultural expertise and strategic thinking and self-motivation.
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, this position oversees agriculture operations at LSP.
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.
Compensation:This position is eligible for Premium Pay with a rate $.50 and $1.00 an hour for each hour worked, based on years of service with Prison Enterprises in a qualifying position, in addition to regular pay. This location's Pay is at $0.58 per hour.
Location: This position is located at the Louisiana State Penitentiary Farm in Angola, 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 authorizethe HR Office of DPS&C-Corrections Services to contact prior employers to check references under thePrison 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.
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.
To view and apply to any of our other postings we currently have available, click HERE.
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 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
01
Are you currently a permanent classified employee of the Department of Corrections/Corrections Services (Adult DOC)?
Yes
No
02
If you have previous employment in a community confinement center, jail, lockup or prison, the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) requires Corrections Human Resources to contact those employers prior to hiring any applicant for information on substantiated allegations of sexual abuse or any resignation during a pending investigation of an allegation of sexual abuse. Do you authorize the Human Resources Office of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Corrections Services, to contact any of your prior employers, whether listed on your employment application or not, to ascertain information required by the Prison Rape Elimination Act, Part 115 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations? I understand that prior to any offer of employment by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections that such information must be obtained. IMPORTANT: I also understand that if I do not authorize such contact, I will not be eligible for employment with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Should I be appointed from this announcement, I also understand that this authorization will remain valid for the duration of my employment with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Questions should be directed to Human Resources as noted in the Supplemental Information section of this job posting.
Yes, I understand. You may contact my employers, past or present.
No. Do not contact my employers, past or present, and DO NOT CONSIDER ME as a candidate for employment.
Required Question
Employer
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
Apply
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PRISON ENTERPRISES FARM SUPERVISOR
Salary
$3,122.00 - $6,316.00 Monthly
Location
Angola, LA
Job Type
Promotion
Job Number
811-25-028
Department
DOC-Prison Enterprises
Opening Date
11/03/2025
Closing Date
11/8/2025 11:59 PM Central
Description
Benefits
Questions
About this Job
Louisiana Department of
Public Safety & Corrections –
Corrections Services
https://doc.la.gov/
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS – PRISON ENTERPRISES
Angola, LA
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 apromotional opportunityfor current LA Department of Corrections employees who have permanent status and are ready to advance in their career.
This position serves as the Prison Enterprises Farm Supervisor for agricultural operations at Louisiana State Penitentiary (LSP). Responsible for assisting the PE Farm Manager in the overall planning, coordination, and supervision of agricultural operations.
This position offers a mix of hands-on experience and strategic oversight with contribution to a vital industry.
Minimum Qualifications
Three 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 foundhere.
Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:
Supervises and oversees agricultural operations to insure all operate productively and profitably. Confers with the PE Farm Manager, PE Regional Manager and PE Agricultural Manager regarding inmate assignments, transfers, and security. Additionally, confers and informs the PE Farm Manager, PE Regional Manager & PE Agriculture Manager on reports, preventative maintenance programs, new products, new processes and expansions of existing agriculture operations.
Three essential attributes are strong leadership skills, technical and agricultural expertise and strategic thinking and self-motivation.
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, this position oversees agriculture operations at LSP.
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.
Compensation:This position is eligible for Premium Pay with a rate $.50 and $1.00 an hour for each hour worked, based on years of service with Prison Enterprises in a qualifying position, in addition to regular pay. This location's Pay is at $0.58 per hour.
Location: This position is located at the Louisiana State Penitentiary Farm in Angola, 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 authorizethe HR Office of DPS&C-Corrections Services to contact prior employers to check references under thePrison 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.
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.
To view and apply to any of our other postings we currently have available, click HERE.
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 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
01
Are you currently a permanent classified employee of the Department of Corrections/Corrections Services (Adult DOC)?
Yes
No
02
If you have previous employment in a community confinement center, jail, lockup or prison, the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) requires Corrections Human Resources to contact those employers prior to hiring any applicant for information on substantiated allegations of sexual abuse or any resignation during a pending investigation of an allegation of sexual abuse. Do you authorize the Human Resources Office of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Corrections Services, to contact any of your prior employers, whether listed on your employment application or not, to ascertain information required by the Prison Rape Elimination Act, Part 115 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations? I understand that prior to any offer of employment by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections that such information must be obtained. IMPORTANT: I also understand that if I do not authorize such contact, I will not be eligible for employment with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Should I be appointed from this announcement, I also understand that this authorization will remain valid for the duration of my employment with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Questions should be directed to Human Resources as noted in the Supplemental Information section of this job posting.
Yes, I understand. You may contact my employers, past or present.
No. Do not contact my employers, past or present, and DO NOT CONSIDER ME as a candidate for employment.
Required Question
Employer
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
Apply
Please verify your email addressVerify Email