CORRECTIONAL PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR - SES

Requisition No: 886674 

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: CORRECTIONAL PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR - SES

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 70000537 

Salary:  $73,966.10 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 11/10/2026 

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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

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ADVERTISING TITLE: CORRECTIONAL PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR - SES

This open competitive advertisement is for a SES (Selected Exempt Service) position located in Region III of the Florida Department of Corrections in the department of Academic Services.

The purpose of the Correctional Program Administrator-SES is to oversee, support, and enhance education and library programs within institutions by implementing and assessing new initiatives, ensuring compliance, making budget and staffing recommendations, providing technical assistance and training, and representing the department in relevant meetings and collaborations.

This position is not a telework position and is required to report to the FDC office in the area it serves.

JOB DUTIES:

• Program Implementation and Assessment: Assist in implementing new education programs and procedures and assess the need for expanded or new programs in collaboration with regional and institutional administrators.
• Monitoring and Compliance: Regularly visit institutions to monitor academic education programs, ensuring compliance with Florida Statutes, department rules, and contracts, and submit reports with findings and recommendations.
• Budget and Staffing Recommendations: Makes budget and staffing recommendations to the Assistant Regional Director of Programs.
• Technical Assistance and Training: Provide technical assistance to wardens, assistant wardens, and program managers, and coordinate or conduct training for education and library services staff.
• Representation and Coordination: Represent the department in meetings, workshops, and conferences on education and library services, and coordinate regularly with regional programmers and coordinators.

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.

REQUIREMENTS:

Please note, when submitting a college/university degree, if selected for this position official transcripts will be required.

• Must possess a valid driver's license.
• Must possess a minimum of three (3) years of supervisory experience specifically within the field of Education. Postsecondary education may substitute for up to 6 years of the required experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Preference will be given to those with an active Florida Professional Teaching Certificate and/or Florida Certification in Education Leadership.
• Experience teaching in a correctional setting.

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.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT

The Florida Department of Corrections requires all job applicants and volunteers to pass a Level 2 background check as per Chapter 435, Florida Statutes. This check must be completed before they can start working or volunteering.

EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY

The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) only hires U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. FDC uses E-Verify to confirm an employee’s eligibility to work after completing the I-9 form.

The Florida Department of Corrections does not currently support H-1B Visa Sponsorship. 

For online application issues, call the People First Service Center at 1-877-562-7287. Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.

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.