FDC-GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT-70023859-11-0 MIAMI CIRCUIT

Requisition No: 838513 

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: FDC-GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT-70023859-11-0 MIAMI CIRCUIT

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 70023859 

Salary:  $40,676.48 annually 

Posting Closing Date: 10/17/2024 

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***OPEN COMPETITIVE ADVERTISEMENT***

Government Operations Consultant I – 70023859

This advertisement is for a Career Service (CS) position located at 11-0 Miami Circuit Office.

Salary Rate: $40,676.48 annually

SALARY WILL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT PAY POLICY.

SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:     

 Employment Specialist:

At the direction of Circuit Leadership:

• Meets with offenders and works towards finding employment opportunities and resources for persons under some type of community supervision. Coordinates, facilitates or provides life skills classes, interviewing classes or other self-improvement classes designed to enhance the offender’s opportunity to gain employment. Duties include working with stakeholders in the community to develop partnerships which would allow persons under supervision to have a greater opportunity to gain employment while on supervision. This position will work in direct support of the correctional probation officers and supervisors and may include duties other than listed below.

• Coordinates and facilitates job readiness classes for offenders at the local probation office including classes which specialize in completing job applications and interviewing skills

• This position is directly responsible to the Circuit Administrator and/or designee. This position performs advanced and independent decision making and is primarily responsible to meet with offenders and assist them in obtaining gainful employment during their period of supervision. Schedules regular meetings and follow ups with offenders to provide them with assistance if they are having difficulty finding suitable employment.

• Coordinates and develops partnerships with the Department of Economic Opportunity to provide services and employment assessments for offenders under Department of Corrections supervision.

• Works in the community to establish relationships and partnerships to educate potential employers regarding tax credits available for hiring convicted felons.

• Develops a bank of employers/jobs where offenders can be referred based on their education, interest and/or job skill level.

• Develops partnerships with local educational and vocational schools in order to provide offenders with the opportunity to obtain needed education or

vocational skills necessary to obtain gainful employment.

• Assists offenders in completing online assessments designed to determine their interests/skills/strengths in order to assist them in finding the right job or career path.

• Assists inmates transitioning to community supervision by beginning the process of searching for potential employment or determining needed services prior to release.

• Coordinates job fairs within the Circuit on a routine basis.

• Coordinates volunteer and/or community service work for offenders to help them obtain skills and contacts which may eventually lead to employment and will enhance their skills and marketability.

• Attends and participates in staff meetings.

BENEFITS:

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Comprehensive health insurance and life insurance with accidental death and dismemberment benefits.
• Supplemental Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and Hospitalization insurance.
• Tuition-Free college courses.
• Retirement Plans with the Florida Retirement System:
  • Pension Plan (Traditional Retirement Pension Plan)
  • Investment Plan (401(K)-Type Retirement Plan)
  • Deferred Retirement Option Program (Drop)
  • Deferred Compensation
  • Recently Retired? Beginning July 1, 2024, there is no longer a reemployment limitation; beginning with the 7th calendar month from the member's distribution date, there are no restrictions on working for an FRS employer. You will not be required to repay any prior distributions, and you may continue receiving distributions from the Investment Plan or Pension Plan without interruption.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, or 4 years of professional or nonprofessional experience in job placement, parole, probation, sworn law enforcement, public investigations, clemency, victim services work or corrections work; OR any combination of education and work experience as described above, for a total of 4 years.

Support of knowledge, skills, and abilities should be demonstrated on the application, in the education, in the work experience, in the work sample, in the interview and/or during reference checks. If you are interested in this position and meet the above indicated qualification and have the desired education, knowledge, and experience, please submit a State of Florida Application and resume through the People First system. If you experience problems applying on-line, please call the People First Service Center at 1-877-562-7287. Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.

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.