BUREAU CHIEF OF CLASSIFICATION MGMT

Requisition No: 859295 

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: BUREAU CHIEF OF CLASSIFICATION MGMT

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 70000036 

Salary:  $106,822.82-$112,730.54 Compensation Range 

Posting Closing Date: 08/29/2025 

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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

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ADVERTISING TITLE: Bureau Chief of Classification Management

This open competitive advertisement is for an SES (Select Exempt Services) position located in Central Office, Office of Security Operations, Bureau of Classification Management.

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

The Florida Department of Corrections is seeking a highly seeking a highly experienced and dynamic individual to serve as the Bureau Chief of Classification Management within the Office of Institutional Operations. The incumbent will be responsible for directing the activities of Classification Services, Systems and Public Records, and Work Releases Units within the Bureau of Classification Management. This executive-level position plays a critical role in shaping and overseeing the classification and management of inmates across the state.

Compensation Range: $106,822.82-$112,730.54

Specific Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Develops and implement policies, plans and strategies in support of the Department’s mission  to protect the public, staff, and inmates.  Implement strategies and objectives in the Department’s Strategic Plan that are relevant to the bureau.
• Assists the Director of Institutional Operations in the area of budgeting, policy development, planning, legislative issues, and operational matters.
• Review, analyzes and proposes legislation, and assist executive staff on issues related to legislation. Establishes policies  and provides oversight to ensure the efficient and effective processing of newly received inmates, including risk and needs assessment.
• Oversee policies related to inmate classification, management, gain time, discipline, reclassification, transfer, transition, and release.
• Ensures that youthful offender and female offender classification and inmate management responsibilities are appropriately met.
• Directs enhancements to the Offender Based Information System and develop automated systems to support the inmate classification system.
• Establish quality improvement programs and training initiatives.
• Supervise, motivate, train evaluate and direct the work of employees, with authority to hire, transfer or discipline subordinate staff.
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KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES (KSA’S):

• Extensive experience in correctional management, classification, or a related field.
• Proven track record of developing and implementing policies and strategies at an executive level.
• Strong understanding of legislative processes and experience in reviewing and proposing legislation.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to oversee and direct multiple units and initiatives simultaneously.
• Commitment to the mission and values of the Florida Department of Corrections.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must have a minimum of fifteen (15) years of experience with the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) , five (5) of those years must be at a Classification Supervisor level or higher.
• Must have minimum of three (3) years of progressive leadership experience in a correctional management, criminal justice, or related field.  Demonstrated ability to lead and manage large teams, develop, and implement strategic initiatives, and drive organizational change. Proven track record of effective decision-making, policy development, and operational oversight at an executive level.

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.