FDC-OPERATIONS REVIEW SPECIALIST (CONTRACT MONITOR)-70047594-BLACKWATER RIVER CORRECTIONAL FACILITY

Requisition No: 846750 

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: FDC-OPERATIONS REVIEW SPECIALIST (CONTRACT MONITOR)-70047594-BLACKWATER RIVER CORRECTIONAL FACILITY

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 70047594 

Salary:  $49,749.18 Annual Rate 

Posting Closing Date: 03/03/2025 

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***OPEN COMPETITIVE ADVERTISEMENT***

Operations Review Specialist – 70047594

Working Title: On-Site Contract Monitor

This advertisement is for a Career Service position located at Blackwater River Correctional Facility in the Office of Administration’s Bureau of Contractor-Operated Correctional Facilities.

Salary: $49,749.18 Annual Rate

SALARY WILL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT PAY POLICY.

SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Employee serves as the Bureau of Contractor-Operated Correctional Facilities’ (Bureau/COCF) Contract Monitor for the 2,000-bed adult male correctional facility located in Milton, Florida. 
• Employee must develop an intimate knowledge of the Vendor’s Operational Contract, American Correctional Association (ACA) standards, Florida Department of Corrections policies and procedures, and Florida Administrative Code (FAC) rules. 
• Employee must be capable of working independently, communicating effectively, interfacing, and working directly with his/her peers, staff of the facility, Department of Corrections. 
• Employee must establish and maintain effective working relationships with Department of Corrections staff and staff at the facility.
• Employee must possess leadership characteristics, administrative capabilities and be capable of defending the positions taken by COCF. 
• Employee must be able to approach the position with an open mind to new correctional methodologies, not a predisposition toward previous experiences.
• Employee is required to draft a monthly contract performance indicator (CPI) and accountability report on the facility’s activities.  These reports will be submitted to the Management Review Specialist.  The CPI report should be inclusive of any deficiencies or non-compliance of rules and regulations and any programs and policies that are positive, innovative and/or efficient. 
• Employee conducts follow up on any noted (verbal or written) deficiencies and ensures they are corrected.  If a minor deficiency is corrected on the spot, it may be listed on the Monitor’s report as in compliance. 
• Employee creates/submits other reports that may be required.
• Employee will design and maintain a schedule which satisfies the expectation to make routine visits to various parts of the facility each day to observe facility functions and operations.  All facility functions and operations must be observed on a routine basis to ensure that policies, rules and regulations are being followed.  This schedule will include at a minimum of one night visit and one weekend visit per month. 
• Employee must be able to travel to provide monitoring assistance at other COCF correctional facilities.
• Employee must coordinate a weekly meeting with the warden, or their designee, to discuss monitoring observations, issues, or concerns.
• Employee must record any deficiencies or non-compliance of rules and regulations and any programs and policies that are positive, innovative and/or efficient.
• Employee makes recommendations regarding vendor requested waivers of ACA Standards and FAC rules on an as-needed basis.  Section 957.04 (1)(e), Florida Statutes, provides that the COCF may waive any rule, policy or procedure of the Department of Corrections related to the operations standards of correctional facilities that are inconsistent with the mission to establish cost-effective, privately operated correctional facilities.
• Employee serves as the liaison for Department of Corrections Institutions for compliance with applicable requirements.
• Employee performs other tasks and duties as assigned.

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:

• At least two (2) years of adult correctional/law enforcement experience.
• Able to travel to provide monitoring assistance at other COCF correctional facilities.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience demonstrating the ability to conduct independent fact-finding research and objectively report those findings.
• Contract oversight experience.

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.