OPS HEALTH EDUCATOR CONSULTANT - 64909212
Requisition No: 856234
Agency: Department of Health
Working Title: OPS HEALTH EDUCATOR CONSULTANT - 64909212
Pay Plan: Temp
Position Number: 64909212
Salary: $25 per hour
Posting Closing Date: 07/22/2025
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***OTHER PERSONNEL SERVICES (OPS)***
*EXTERNAL ADVERTISEMENT*
Thank you for your interest in career opportunities with the Florida Department of Health in Citrus County. If you are looking to establish a successful career in Public Health, you have come to the right place. Many of our innovative and successful health programs are recognized throughout Florida. We hope you decide to join our team! Applicants will be contacted directly if selected for an interview.
*Note: Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process. When completing the online application, all gaps of employment or education greater than 90 days starting from high school must be explained (approximate date, month, and year) identifying company name or if unemployed. Incomplete applications/resumes will not be considered.
**This is an Other Personnel Services (OPS) temporary position**
Your Specific Responsibilities:
The Workforce consultant is a position in the public health agency responsible for enhancing/supporting the health of the organization’s culture and the well-being of its people by designing, leading, and implementing/facilitating strategies that close the gaps between the agency’s people/culture expectations and its reality.
The Workforce consultant supports leadership through partnership, consultation, coaching, and mentoring as requested. The Workforce consultant reports to the highest-level Health Officer within the agency.
The Workforce consultant is Citrus County Health Department’s culture and workforce strategist. Their work is directional and strategic in nature, impacting all areas of agency and its employees. The Workforce consultant’s mission is to attend to cultural health and workforce well-being. By this we mean the Workforce consultant actively helps the
Public Health Agency:
- Clarify who we are and who we need to become as an organization and workforce.
- Identify the gaps between who we say we are (or need to become) and who we actually are.
- Design, lead, and implement/facilitate strategies to close those gaps.
The Workforce consultant pursues their mission through a particular way of working:
- Applies what they learn from others to understand their impact and adjust their efforts.
- Designs people/workforce strategies with the people impacted most (i.e., design thinking/design justice principles and methods), adding their own expertise, research, and data to the design conversation. (This design work is focused on, but not limited to, culture and people strategies that improve the health of the Public Health Agency’s culture and the well-being of its people.)
- Helps the Public Health Agency clarify and care for its vision, mission, and values.
- Embeds our vision, mission, and values, especially innovation and engagement, in all their work.
Through trusted relationships, partnerships, and careful listening (to people and to data), the Workforce consultant designs and leads/facilitates culture strategies that help the organization live into its core values. Responsibilities may include helping set strategic direction (culture, policy and/or business direction) through consultation or facilitation as requested. The Workforce consultant is responsible for understanding the health of the organization and the well-being its people using qualitative and quantitative data.
Major outcomes include identification of culture/people gaps and opportunities; culture/workforce strategy design that closes those gaps; culture/workforce strategic planning; improved culture alignment with core values; and clear organizational vision, mission, and values.
The Workforce consultant helps to:
- Acquire quality, actionable workforce data.
- Make that data visible and useful for decision-making throughout the organization.
- Develop and implement employability strategies (e.g., talent acquisition, leader development, learning and growth, employee well-being) that foster healthy culture and employee well-being.
- Use workforce analytics to help others see and address culture and people gaps in their areas of responsibility, including developing a sustainable model to scale staffing based on changing needs.
- Provide a training plan for all employees, wherever they fall within the organization.
The Workforce consultant is an expert resource to the organization in executive coaching and development, executive team meeting design/facilitation, and organizational design. This work may include providing expert advice and consultation to others to help them address culture, people, and business challenges in their areas of responsibility.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Qualifying experience in leadership or senior organizational development roles may be substituted for the educational requirements at a rate of one year of experience for one year of education.
Qualifications:
- Required Minimum– Computer skills and Florida Driver's License. Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Public Health, Organizational Development, or a closely allied field.
- Preferred: Master’s Degree or higher in Public Health, Organizational Development, or a closely allied field.
Florida Department of Health Mission, Vision, and Values:
Mission:
To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts.
Vision:
To be the Healthiest State in the Nation.
Values:
I nnovation: We search for creative solutions and manage resources wisely.
C ollaboration: We use teamwork to achieve common goals & solve problems.
A ccountability: We perform with integrity & respect.
R esponsiveness: We achieve our mission by serving our customers & engaging our partners.
E xcellence: We promote quality outcomes through learning & continuous performance improvement.
Where You Will Work:
Lecanto/Inverness
The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:
Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. As an OPS employee, the benefits below are available:
- State of Florida 401(a) FICA Alternative Plan (mandatory)
- Participation in state group insurance (upon meeting eligibility requirements. Consult with People First and/or the serving HR office)
- Workers’ Compensation (mandatory, if needed)
- Reemployment Assistance (Unemployment Compensation) (mandatory, if needed)
- Deferred Compensation (voluntary)
- Employee Assistance Program (voluntary)
- And more!
For a more complete list of benefits, including monthly costs, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.
Please be advised:
Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process.
This position requires a security background check and/or drug screening and participation in direct deposit. Any misrepresentations or omissions will disqualify you from employment consideration. Note: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) in order to conduct this background check Successful completion of a drug test is a condition of employment for safety-sensitive positions.
Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov
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 canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.
The successful candidate will be required to complete the Form I-9 and that information will be verified using the E-Verify system. E-Verify is operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration to verify employment eligibility.
Incumbents may be required to perform emergency duty before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days.
All Florida Department of Health positions require the incumbent to be able to learn and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, in English. Applicants who do not meet this requirement will not be considered.
The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/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 People First Service Center (1-877-562-7287). 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.
Florida has the third largest population of veterans in the nation with more than 1.5 million service men and women. The Florida Department of Health (department) is committed to serving members of the United States Armed Forces, veterans and their families by encouraging them to apply for vacancies that fit their area of knowledge and/or expertise. Through the Department's VALOR program, which expedites licensing for military veterans, the Department also waives initial licensing and application fees for military veterans who apply for a health care professional license within 60 months of an honorable discharge. These initiatives help ensure that the transition from military service into the workforce is as smooth as possible and reflects our appreciation for the dedication devoted to protecting our country.
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.
LECANTO, FL, US, 34461
Nearest Major Market: Inverness