COURT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT - 22011958

Requisition No: 852387 

Agency: State Courts System

Working Title: COURT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT - 22011958

 Pay Plan: State Courts System

Position Number: 22011958 

Salary:  $65,230.52 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 05/12/2025 

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Position Title
Court Operations Consultant

Job Location
Office of Family Courts, Office of the State Courts Administrator, 500 S. Duval St.

Salary Range
$65,230.52 Annually

Job Description
This position may be full-time remote eligible, if the candidate selected resides in an area outside of Tallahassee, Florida.

The Court Operations Consultant works independently planning, implementing, and managing Dependency Court Improvement Program projects. Serving as the Office of Family Courts’ dependency drug court subject matter expert, the position supports the statewide implementation and sustainability of Florida’s child welfare-related problem-solving court programs. The position leads continuous quality improvement efforts, supports data collection and analysis, and coordinates training and technical assistance activities for judges, magistrates, court staff, and child welfare stakeholders. This position also provides staff support to Supreme Court committees and dependency advisory groups, with responsibilities that include coordinating workgroup communication and meetings, preparing meeting materials, editing and revising documents, developing action plans, conducting research, taking meeting minutes, and other tasks as necessary. Other responsibilities include coordinating statewide conferences and meetings and responding to the dependency court improvement needs of local jurisdictions. Close working relationships are established with high level policymakers and officials in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government.
 

Essential Duties:
• Coordinates, plans, and implements training and technical assistance activities for dependency drug courts.
• Supports project management for dependency court improvement initiatives
• Develops and implements continuous quality improvement strategies for dependency court projects.
• Provides staff support to the Dependency Court Improvement Panel and other court committees.    
• Prepares reports and correspondence.
• Participates in interagency workgroups.

Education and Training Guidelines
Bachelor’s degree in economics, statistics, information technology, business management, public or business administration, social science, or a closely related field. 

Five years of related work experience, including two years in a supervisory or managerial capacity.

Special Comments
This position is funded through the federal Dependency Court Improvement Program grant.

The Florida State Courts System offers a comprehensive selection of State of Florida employee benefits: membership in the Florida Retirement System, optional enrollment in a subsidized Health insurance plan, optional enrollment in Life, Dental, and Disability insurance plans, and paid term life insurance.

The Florida State Courts System is a criminal justice agency. The successful applicant will be fingerprinted for the purpose of conducting a criminal history record check. Employment in this position is contingent upon a satisfactory criminal background check.

In accordance with Section 110.205(2)(c), Florida Statutes, positions with the Florida State Courts System (judicial branch) are not covered under the Career Service System.

How to Apply
Please visit the following link to apply via People First https://jobs.myflorida.com/go/State-Courts-System/2814300/.

For more information about the position contact Leigh Merritt, (850)414-8868.

An application must be submitted for the position listing the appropriate class title and position number for which you are applying.  Your application must be received by 11:59 p.m. on the closing date.

When using the People First State of Florida Jobs website to apply and assistance is needed with using the system, contact the People First Service Center by phone at 1-866-663-4735.

To learn more about the Florida State Courts System visit its website at www.flcourts.org.

The successful applicant will be subject to a criminal background check.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, sex, age, national origin, genetic, disability, or political affiliations.

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

If you need an accommodation to participate in the application or selection process, please call the contact person at the contact information indicated for each respective position.

Persons using a TTY/TDD may call the contact person through the FLORIDA RELAY SERVICE: (Voice) 1-800-955-8770, (TDD) 1-800-955-8771, NATIONAL RELAY SERVICE: 711.

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.