EMPLOYEE RELATIONS CONSULTANT - 73002512

Requisition No: 864923 

Agency: Department of Revenue

Working Title: EMPLOYEE RELATIONS CONSULTANT - 73002512

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 73002512 

Salary:  $52,500 - $55,500 / annually 

Posting Closing Date: 11/24/2025 

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Florida Department of Revenue

Office of Workforce Management

Employee Relations Consultant (Human Resource Specialist/LR-SES)

Tallahassee

If you have a desire to use your talent and skills at an organization that provides critical services to millions of individuals, businesses and families across the state, the Florida Department of Revenue invites you to apply to become an essential member of our team. We are committed to maintaining a diverse workforce and providing employment opportunities to veterans and individuals who have a disability. To learn more about the Department of Revenue’s excellent array of benefits, including career training, tuition waivers, paid vacations, insurance, and retirement programs, visit our website.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Florida Department of Revenue is seeking qualified candidates for its Employee Relations Consultant position in the Office of Workforce Management. If you are interested in the multi-faceted area of employee relations and seek variety in your work, this is the position for you.  

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serves as the Department’s Discrimination Intake Officer. The Discrimination Intake Officer is responsible for reviewing, investigating, and responding to complaints of discrimination filed internally through the Department’s discrimination complaint process, or externally with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or the Florida Commission on Human Relations.
• Serves as the Department’s Career Service Grievance Coordinator, which includes consulting with supervisors, reviewing and approving Step 1 decisions, and preparing Step 2 decisions.
• Serves as the Department’s Workplace Accommodations Coordinator. Reviews and evaluates workplace accommodation requests related to disability, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, or religious reasons, assists in identifying reasonable accommodations, and prepares final accommodation determinations.
• Assists, as needed, in other functional areas within Employee Relations, including reemployment assistance cases, fitness for duty evaluation referrals, and Employee Assistance Program referrals.
• Provides guidance to employees and management seeking assistance with employee relations issues.
• Develops and conducts training on employee relations issues and assists with the creation and updating of employee relations policies, procedures, and related tools.
• Prepares reports and responds to data and public records requests.
• Assists the Employee Relations Manager on special projects.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:  

• Two (2) years of professional (non-administrative) experience in employee relations or labor relations within the last ten years.
• Experience reviewing, investigating, and responding to employment discrimination complaints.
• Experience consulting with management and employees on employee relations’ and/or labor relations’ matters.
• Knowledge of Equal Employment Opportunity laws.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Work, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Strong written communication skills.

PREFERENCES:

• Experience handling workplace accommodation requests.
• Experience handling Career Service grievances.
• Experience conducting training on employee relations issues.

SPECIAL NOTES:

• Candidates may be required to provide a written work sample.

SALARY: $52,500 - $55,500.

BENEFITS:

Benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance, life insurance, tuition waivers, paid sick and personal leave, paid parental leave, 10 paid holidays annually, retirement savings, and vision and dental insurance.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW

CONTACT INFORMATION: Marian Deadwiley, (850) 717-6727, Marian.Deadwiley@floridarevenue.com.

SCREENING DISCLAIMER: Your responses to qualifying questions must be verifiable by skills and/or experiences you stated on your candidate profile and/or resume.

SKILLS VERIFICATION TEST OR ONLINE SKILLS ASSESSMENT:  If you meet the minimum job requirements, we might require you to take a skills verification test or an online skills assessment to be considered for an interview.

CANDIDATE POOL: Future vacancies may be filled from this advertisement for a period of up to six months.

CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS: You will be required to undergo a National Level-2 criminal background check which requires you to provide your fingerprints. 

REMINDER: Male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website at http://www.sss.gov.

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.