DJJ OPERATIONS CONSULTANT - SES - 80080658

Requisition No: 870641 

Agency: Juvenile Justice

Working Title: DJJ OPERATIONS CONSULTANT - SES - 80080658

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 80080658 

Salary:  $2,281.11 bi-weekly 

Posting Closing Date: 02/27/2026 

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LOCATION, CONTACT AND SALARY INFORMATION:

Location:  2737 Centerview Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32399

Salary: $2,281.11 bi-weekly ($59,308.86 annually)  (In accordance with current spending restrictions, if the appointment is an internal promotion, the position will be filled at the minimum of the pay grade or up to 5% of the employee’s current rate, whichever higher.)  

Contact Person: Brent Musgrove (850) 717-2436 or LaTonya Hill (850) 717-2433.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The incumbent of position spends the majority of time communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees, planning, and directing employee's work.

Federal Unit Supervisor

• Provides direct supervision for Juvenile Justice and delinquency Prevention program staff.
• Communicates with, motivate, train, evaluate, and provide guidance to direct reports.
• Plan tri-weekly Federal staff meetings.
• Participates in weekly meetings with direct reports.
• Corresponds daily to direct reports
• Reviews and edits (as needed) staff assignments and documents for external release and for Prevention Leadership.

Juvenile Justice Specialist

• Coordinates Juvenile Justice strategic planning efforts and administers federal grant money.
• Serves as Liaison to the Federal and State Government.
• Participates on monthly conference all for Juvenile Justice Specialists.
• Provides oversight of compliance monitoring activities and plans to maintain and/or achieve compliance with the core requirements of the Juvenile Justice Delinquency Act (JJDP) Act.
• Informs the State Advisory Group (SAG) members of monitoring site visits.
• Coordinates with compliance monitoring contractors on site visits for SAG.
• Provides information and awareness to SAG and Florida representatives on guidance to core requirements.
• Prepares for Program Monitoring visits (Secure dates, submit detailed itinerary prepare entrance/exit interview).
• Develops Florida site visit agenda.
• Compiles required federal documents for site visits.
• Facilitates Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) compliance monitoring audits.
• Reviews and edit annual compliance monitoring reports and submit to OJJDP.
• Reviews, edit, and submits the applications for OJJDP grant funding for Title II, Title V, and JABG.
• Coordinates data collection and submit required programmatic reports to OJJDP on all Title II, Title V, and Juvenile Accountability Block Grants (JABG) activities.
• Meets with research and planning regarding all data collection timelines.
• Monitors grant activities to ensure that the federal funds are used appropriately and that grant deliverables are on target.
• Meets weekly with Federal Grants Coordinator.
• Accompanies Federal Grants Coordinator to all JABG monthly meetings.
• Meets with Budget Team.

. State Advisory Group (SAG) Activities

• Assures transparency of SAG activities and funding recommendations.
• Sends out electronic correspondence to SAG members.
• Coordinates SAG subcommittee development.
• Facilitates State Advisory Group (SAG) involvement in the development of the three-year Comprehensive Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Plan and annual updates.
• Ensures that SAG membership included qualified, designated, representatives per the JJDP Act.
• Works with the SAG Chair to plan, schedule, and prepare materials for SAG meetings.
• Holds monthly conference calls with SAG Chair to discuss potential agenda items and other significant SAG concerns.
• Prepares SAG Executive Leadership Agenda for conference call.
• Develops agenda for quarterly SAG meeting.
• Corresponds with all SAG meeting participants.
• Develops agendas for SAG Executive Leadership and Special Subcommittee conference call.
• Reviews and approve final SAG quarterly meeting binder.
• Prepares Federal Grants and Contract updates for SAG meetings.
• Reviews final draft of all SAG documents prior to SAG approval, i.e. Annual Governor Report, SAG bylaws, Grants, and Contract Policy, etc.

Performs other duties as assigned. 

Perform other related duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of the methods of data collection and analysis.

Knowledge of basic management principles and practices.

Ability to collect, evaluate and analyze data to develop alternative recommendations, solve problems, document workflow and other activities relating to the improvement of operational and management practices.

Ability to organize data into logical format for presentation in reports, documents and other written materials.

Ability to conduct fact-finding research.

Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.

Ability to work independently.

Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to operational and management analysis activities.

Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.

Ability to communicate effectively.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and two years of administrative experience.

A master's degree from an accredited college or university can substitute for one year of the required experience.

SPECIAL NOTES:

This position requires a flexible work schedule due to some weekends and after hours (evening) work. 

All prospective candidates will be subject to a sex offender check, criminal background checks (state, local, and national) and pre-employment drug screening for direct care positions.

DJJ participates in E-VERIFY (Employment Eligibility).

When identified on a position description, a valid driver’s license is required. If initially hired with an out-of-state license, the Florida resident must obtain a valid Florida state driver’s license within 30 days of hire. Licenses suspended or revoked for any reason, work permits (Business purpose/Employment/education only licenses) and some types of restricted licenses are not acceptable.  Licenses that have Corrective Lenses Restriction are acceptable, provided the driver wears corrective lenses while operating the vehicle.

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.