RESEARCH & TRAINING SPECIALIST- 71002064

Requisition No: 850033 

Agency: Department of Law Enforcement

Working Title: RESEARCH & TRAINING SPECIALIST- 71002064

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 71002064 

Salary:  $44,060.12 

Posting Closing Date: 04/03/2025 

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RESEARCH AND TRAINING SPECIALIST

CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SERVICES

FIELD SERVICES BUREAU/INFORMATION DELIVERY AND TRAINING

**Internal advertisement for current FDLE members**

POSITION SUMMARY:

This position is in the Field Services Bureau, reporting to the Information Delivery and Training section. This is a full-time position. The incumbent will be responsible for researching, compiling, developing, and delivering training about criminal justice information to the criminal justice community, non-criminal justice agencies and the public. The incumbent will attend and actively participate in meetings to discuss FDLE information, programs and services; acts as the liaison between the criminal justice agencies and non-criminal justice agencies in maintaining and using information systems; and act as customer service representative by maintaining personal contact with criminal justice and non-criminal justice customers. This position will serve as a lead instructor or moderator for classroom training to the Northeast Service Area.

SPECIAL NOTES:

This position is responsible for the Northeast Service Area which includes the following counties: Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Citrus, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Flagler Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Lake, Levy, Marion, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns, Sumter, Suwannee, Union, and Volusia. The incumbent in this position must report to the closest FDLE office in the Service Area. This position is required to travel up to 25 percent of the time in and out of the Service Area. 

Preference may be given to applicants with Federal Crime Information Center (FCIC) Certification, a minimum of one-year instructional experience, or law enforcement experience.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Specific duties include:

• Conducting lectures and/or informative presentations to criminal and non-criminal justice agencies regarding criminal justice information programs;
• Coordinating virtual or in-person classroom logistics, organizing training materials, and managing attendee registration;
• Assisting in systems testing, updates and troubleshooting Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) systems to ensure technical functionality has been programmed successfully;
• Reviewing training requirements/resources to ensure that they are in keeping with current policy and activities of the department;
• Maintaining communication with the counterparts in other service areas to provide standardized training and problem resolution to customers; and
• Assisting the CJIS program area in solving problems or issues related to the submission of Computerized Criminal History (CCH) data.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of the criminal justice system;
• Ability to work in a training capacity with people in individual and group settings;
• Ability to instruct and/or present to small and large groups, virtually and in-person;
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments;
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing;
• Ability to work independently and as a member of an internal and external team;
• Ability to utilize problem solving techniques by leveraging all available resources; 
• Ability to conduct fact finding conversation with the user and policy research to address user or agency concerns; 
• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures; and
• Ability to organize data into logical format for presentation in reports, documents and other written materials.

BASE SALARY:

• $ 44,060.12

NOTES:

Starting salary will be at the minimum of the class pay range, unless otherwise dictated by FDLE's pay policy. The elements of this selection process may include a work sample and/or interview. Future vacancies may be filled from this position advertisement.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

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.