FAMILY NAVIGATOR ADMINISTRATOR - 60043221

Requisition No: 887523 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: FAMILY NAVIGATOR ADMINISTRATOR - 60043221

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 60043221 

Salary:  75,000-80,000 

Posting Closing Date: 11/23/2026 

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Family Navigator Program Administrator

Department of Children and Families

Southeast and Circuit 18, Florida

Internal Agency

Current employees will be compensated in accordance with the DCF salary policy.

What will you do:

As the Family Navigator Program Administrator, you will provide supervision, practice consultation, and operational oversight to a team of Family Navigators, participate in the development and ongoing implementation of the program, and build relationships within and between our child welfare and behavioral health systems. The Family Navigation program is at the center of our efforts to integrate these systems and enhance family well-being for our highest risk families, and as Program Administrator you will play a critical role in ensuring our success.

How you will make an impact:

• Provide visioning, supervision and support for the Family Navigation program as it is implemented and expands through the Region.
• Assist in development and standardization of statewide program protocol, monitor operationalized elements for fidelity and effectiveness, assess and recommend adjustments as needed.
• Guide and assist Navigators as they identify service needs, coordinate service intervention, and collaborate with system of care partners and leadership across the system of care.

• Ensure that families are receiving trauma-competent engagement and support geared toward improving their well-being and promoting long-term safety and independence
• Develop, strengthen and maintain working relationships with leadership of other Department programs, Community Based Care Lead Agencies, behavioral health service providers and other stakeholders in the community.
• Work with other Department leadership and programs to integrate the services of the Office of Child and Family Well-Being, the Office of Quality Assurance, Substance Abuse and Mental Health, and Economic Self-Sufficiency; ensure inter-agency collaboration with stakeholders within and adjacent to the child welfare system.

• Monitor the field for advancements in best practice, incorporate evidence-based interventions into program delivery, promote ongoing growth and learning among program staff.

• Coordinate and conduct reviews of all Incident Reports and client complaints; ensure required reporting to Headquarters Administration. 

Qualifications:

• 5+ years’ experience in Child Welfare or Behavioral Health field (or both collectively).
• Master’s degree in behavioral health, social work, or related field
• 3+ years’ management experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Licensed clinician (LCSW, LMHC, LMFT) or similar licensure
• Current or past certification as a Child Welfare Professional
• Experience working in the Florida Department of Children and Families’ Family Navigation Program

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to apply critical thinking and effective problem solving to individual, family, team and system challenges
• Ability to use logic and analysis to identify the strengths, shortcomings and effectiveness of various interventions
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with staff at all levels and across programs and agencies
• Ability to motivate and direct people as they work
• Knowledge of information gathering, knowing how to find information, and identifying essential information. 
• Problem Identification: Identifying the nature of problems.
• Systems Evaluation: Looking at many indicators of system performance Knowledge of principles and processes involved in business and organizational planning, coordination, and execution.
• Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
• Knowledge of policies and practices involved in personnel/human resource functions
• Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods including alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media
• Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data. 
• Knowledge of human behavior and performance, mental processes, psychological research methods, and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

Candidate Profile (application) must be completed in its entirety.

• Include supervisor names and phone numbers for all periods of employment.
• Account for and explain any gaps in employment so that the hiring process is not delayed.
• Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications. 
• It is unacceptable to use the statement “See Resume” in place of entering work history.
• If you have problems applying online, please call the People First Service Center at (877) 562-7287.   

Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• No state income tax for residents of Florida;
• Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions

(For more information, please click www.myfrs.com);

• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• Tuition waivers;
• And more!

For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

Growth Opportunities:

With 12,000 employees across the state DCF promotes opportunities and training for all.  Our jobs are among the most challenging, complex, and difficult in State government. They are also among the most rewarding. All employees are encouraged to take advantage of available Department opportunities for advancement and professional development.

Where will you work?

Florida is the only state that borders both the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.  In other words, no matter where you land in Florida, you’re never more than 60 miles from a body of saltwater.  And if the beach isn’t your scene, there are 175 state parks to explore!  Meanwhile, Floridians hail from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures, ethnicities, and walks of life, making it an incredibly diverse melting pot that many residents and visitors to Florida love.  The Sunshine State is a great place to live and work – Come join our team!

About Department of Children and Families:

Mission: The mission of the Department of Children and Families is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.

Vision: We are a highly skilled workforce committed to empowering people with complex and varied needs to achieve the best outcomes for themselves and their families. In collaboration with community stakeholders, we will deliver world class and continuously improving service focused on providing the people we serve with the level and quality that we would demand and expect for our own families.

Values: A workforce that operates with integrity maintains loyalty to a code of ethics that requires the courage to take responsibility for providing the highest quality of service to the vulnerable. We are a solutions-focused learning organization built on a foundation of transparency in action and accountability of results. Both within the organization and among our stakeholders, we thrive in a culture of respect for diversity of opinions that is nurtured through open communication. High performing and committed, we are unified in our goal of excellence in achieving quality outcomes for those we serve. 

To learn more please visit https://www.myflfamilies.com/.

• 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 suspended or voided, and you will be required to repay all benefits received depending upon the date of your retirement.
• The position will perform all job tasks in accordance with laws, rules, regulations, policies, and requirements applicable to state and federal laws or procedures.

We hire only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers.

Participation in the State of Florida Direct Deposit Program is required as a condition of employment per F.S. 110.113, and enrollment must be completed within the first 30 calendar days of your appointment.

SELECTIVE SERVICE:  Male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion into an authorized position unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS.  Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire.  For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov.

BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT: It is the policy of the Florida Department of Children and Families that any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment, and also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and, if applicable, Chapter 408, F.S.  No applicant may begin employment until the background screening results are received, reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Agency.  Background screening should include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for State and Federal criminal records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and may include local criminal history checks through local law enforcement agencies.

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.