FDC-BUREAU CHIEF OF RE-ENTRY-70000071-CENTRAL OFFICE

Requisition No: 850364 

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: FDC-BUREAU CHIEF OF RE-ENTRY-70000071-CENTRAL OFFICE

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 70000071 

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

Posting Closing Date: 04/11/2025 

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***OPEN COMPETITIVE ADVERTISEMENT***

Bureau Chief of Re-Entry – 70000071

This advertisement is for a SES (Selected Exempt Service) position located at Central Office in the Office of Programs and Re-Entry.

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

SALARY WILL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT PAY POLICY.

SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

The incumbent in this position is responsible for administering the statewide religious programs for the Department. This position is exempted under 110.205 (2)(w) as supervisory. Duties and responsibilities include but will not be limited to the following.

• Recommends and develops rules, policies, and procedures for directing the delivery of Community and Transition services at all major institutions and community facilities. Programs are in accordance with the Constitution of the State of Florida and the Department’s rules, regulations, and policies, ensuring that Community and Transition initiatives complement other programs designed to rehabilitate and support inmates in becoming productive citizens of Florida.
• Provides technical assistance to the Secretary, Assistant Secretaries, Assistant Regional Directors, and Wardens in areas such as community and transition practices consistent with re-entry policies.
• Provides procedural and technical guidance for the recruitment, training, and supervision of volunteers, as well as a review process for volunteers who have been denied volunteer status.
• Recruits services and negotiates employment contracts for hiring local service providers in community facilities, including road prisons, community corrections centers, drug treatment centers, and probation and restitution centers.
• Coordinates recruitment activities for Community and Transition program vacancies. Assists regional staff with recruitment and preliminary interviews of qualified applicants and makes recommendations to the Warden.
• Reviews, approves, and monitors each institution’s and community facility’s Community and Transition programs and volunteer initiatives. Establishes procedures for screening volunteers, verifying credentials, and providing orientation that includes applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures of the Department.
• Continuously monitors the Bureau of Programs through monthly reports, on-site visits, individual consultations, and annual management reviews and inspection reports to ensure that program goals and objectives are met. Ensures that inmates are provided community and transition services that meet their needs, consistent with available resources.
• Acts as a liaison between the Department, the Legislature, and institutional and regional leadership.

BENEFITS:

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Comprehensive health insurance and life insurance with accidental death and dismemberment benefits.
• Supplemental Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and Hospitalization insurance.
• Tuition-Free college courses.
• Retirement Plans with the Florida Retirement System:
  • Pension Plan (Traditional Retirement Pension Plan)
  • Investment Plan (401(K)-Type Retirement Plan)
  • Deferred Retirement Option Program (Drop)
  • Deferred Compensation
  • Recently Retired? Beginning July 1, 2024, there is no longer a reemployment limitation; beginning with the 7th calendar month from the member's distribution date, there are no restrictions on working for an FRS employer. You will not be required to repay any prior distributions, and you may continue receiving distributions from the Investment Plan or Pension Plan without interruption.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must possess five (5) years of experience in re-entry.
• Must possess five (5) years of administrative experience supervising staff.
• Must possess experience managing volunteers and/or volunteer organizations.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Four (4) years of additional experience in re-entry. Postsecondary experience may substitute for this experience on a year-for-year basis.

Support of knowledge, skills, and abilities should be demonstrated on the application, in the education, in the work experience, in the work sample, in the interview and/or during reference checks. If you are interested in this position and meet the above indicated qualification and have the desired education, knowledge, and experience, please submit a State of Florida Application and resume through the People First system. If you experience problems applying on-line, please call the People First Service Center at 1-877-562-7287. Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.

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.