GOVERNMENT ANALYST II - 60019210

Requisition No: 872966 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: GOVERNMENT ANALYST II - 60019210

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 60019210 

Salary:  $55,000 - $60,000 

Posting Closing Date: 04/17/2026 

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Community Development Specialist

Department of Children and Families

Circuits 3/8

This posting will be used to fill a Career Service position.

Current employees will be compensated in accordance with the DCF salary policy.

This is not a telework position. Position will be housed in Alachua County, but there ‘may’ be office space available in surrounding counties.

This is a highly professional administrative position serving all counties within Circuits 3 and 8 (Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor, Union). This position is responsible for providing independent and complex management, analysis and consultation focused on staff professional development and skills training impacting operational improvements within Regional Operations and Programs. This position supports the coordination and/or delivery of leadership training, employee engagement initiatives, and other enhancements of individual and agency core competencies to drive continuous performance improvement and enhance workforce capacity and capability. 

The duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

Coordinates, facilitates and supports continual performance improvement activities for Family Safety related programs in the Northeast Region. This includes tracking performance data, business processes and procedures, and regional projects; participating on quality improvement teams, providing technical assistance and coaching as needed; and making recommendations to Regional Leadership for improvements. 

Ensures projects and related outputs are planned, managed and delivered in accordance with agreed work-plans and objectives, and supports Leadership goals. This includes analysis and documentation of current processes and workflow, creation of project plans and schedules, task assignments to team members, tracking of project progress, and identifying, assessing and minimizing project risks to successful project completion.

Participates in the Northeast Region Leadership Team meetings, program meetings and ad hoc community meetings regularly to oversee functions of core and support services.

Coordinates critical information gathering, tracking, and evaluation of employee satisfaction and engagement through focus groups, surveys, workplace safety protocols, and other means to measure and evaluate opportunities for improvement.

Serves on interdisciplinary staff teams and committees to develop optimum resolutions to problems as identified.  Assists in implementing and monitoring recommendations for appropriate modifications.

Monitors system for staffing referrals and triages for most appropriate level of service, i.e., Intergrated Practice Team (IPT), Local Review Team (LRT).

Coordinates, prepares for, and facilitates LRT staffings and assures follow-up on needs.

Participates in and/or completes case reviews as a result of client complaints or special requests from Executive Leadership.

Participates in the circuits’ disaster response activities including but not limited to: preparedness meetings, canvassing site activities, DSNAP site work.

Performs other duties and special assignments as required.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• 1-3 years of similar experience
• DCF experience preferred.

Knowledge, skills and abilities, including utilization of equipment, required for the position:

• Knowledge of the methods of data collection and analysis. 
• Knowledge of basic management principles and practices. 
• Ability to collect, evaluate and analyze data to develop alternative recommendations, solve problems, document workflow and other activities relating to the improvement of management practices. 
• Ability to organize data into logical format for presentation in reports, documents and other written materials. 
• Ability to conduct fact finding research. 
• Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques. 
• Ability to work independently. 
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments. 
• Ability to communicate effectively. 
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.  
• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.

Candidate Profile (application) must be completed in its entirety.

• Include supervisor names and phone numbers for all periods of employment.
• Account for and explain any gaps in employment so that the hiring process is not delayed.
• Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications. 
• It is unacceptable to use the statement “See Resume” in place of entering work history.
• If you experience problems applying online, please call the People First Service Center at (877) 562-7287.   

Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• No state income tax for residents of Florida;
• Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions

(For more information, please click www.myfrs.com);

• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• Tuition waivers;
• And more!

For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

Growth Opportunities:

With 12,000 employees across the state DCF promotes opportunities and training for all.  Our jobs are among the most challenging, complex, and difficult in State government. They are also among the most rewarding. All employees are encouraged to take advantage of available Department opportunities for advancement and professional development.

About Department of Children and Families:

Mission:  The mission of the Department of Children and Families is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.

Vision:  We are a highly skilled workforce committed to empowering people with complex and varied needs to achieve the best outcomes for themselves and their families. In collaboration with community stakeholders, we will deliver world class and continuously improving service focused on providing the people we serve with the level and quality that we would demand and expect for our own families.

Values:  A workforce that operates with integrity maintains loyalty to a code of ethics that requires the courage to take responsibility for providing the highest quality of service to the vulnerable. We are a solutions-focused learning organization built on a foundation of transparency in action and accountability of results. Both within the organization and among our stakeholders, we thrive in a culture of respect for diversity of opinion that is nurtured through open communication. High performing and committed, we are unified in our goal of excellence in achieving quality outcomes for those we serve. 

To learn more please visit https://www.myflfamilies.com/.

• If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida.  Your current retirement benefits may be suspended or voided, and you will be required to repay all benefits received depending upon the date of your retirement.
• The position will perform all job tasks in accordance with laws, rules, regulations, policies, and requirements applicable to state and federal laws or procedures.

We hire only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers.

Participation in the State of Florida Direct Deposit Program is required as a condition of employment per F.S. 110.113, and enrollment must be completed within the first 30 calendar days of your appointment.

SELECTIVE SERVICE:  Male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion into an authorized position unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS.  Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire.  For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov.

BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT: It is the policy of the Florida Department of Children and Families that any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment, and also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and, if applicable, Chapter 408, F.S.  No applicant may begin employment until the background screening results are received, reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Agency.  Background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for State and Federal criminal records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and may include local criminal history checks through local law enforcement agencies.

People First populates the following at the bottom:

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.  Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or the People First Service Center at 1-877-562-7287.  Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

Pursuant to Chapter 295, F.S., veterans and veterans’ preference eligible persons may receive preference in employment and are encouraged to apply.  For applicants claiming Veterans' Preference, please attach your supporting documentation when you apply for a vacancy.  Applicants may also fax their supporting documentation to People First at 1-888-403-2110 by the closing date of the advertisement.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act. 

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.