FDC-BUREAU CHIEF OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT-70041470-CENTRAL OFFICE

Requisition No: 850366 

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: FDC-BUREAU CHIEF OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT-70041470-CENTRAL OFFICE

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 70041470 

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 Workforce Development – 70041470

This advertisement is for a SES (Selected Exempt Service) position located at Central Office in the Bureau of Workforce Development.

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 expected to become familiar in the department’s programming initiatives; display leadership skills that demonstrate the department’s commitment to programming efforts for inmates while maintaining a professional demeanor.

• Responsible for coordinating with the Department of Education and other contracts regarding all CTE program offerings, industry certifications, and credentials.
• Directs and supervises employees, monitoring daily activities. Plans workloads, workflows, deadlines, and time utilization. Evaluates employee performance and develops performance improvement plans as necessary. Collects and prepares recommendations for disciplinary action against employees who have violated departmental rules, policies, or procedures. Ensures staff compliance with mandatory training requirements. Reviews and approves leave requests to maintain adequate office and workload coverage. Reviews and approves travel vouchers. Conducts interviews and makes hiring recommendations.
• Responsible for correctional education programming, including CTE, workforce development, and other core reentry programs. This position provides direction, management, policy and procedural review, development, and implementation for program areas. It also directs promotional activities related to initiatives and program implementation.
• Supervises and coordinates the development, budgeting, monitoring, and evaluation of all CTE programs, including related grant programs.
• Supervises and coordinates the development, budgeting, monitoring, and evaluation of statutorily mandated programs and other domain programming for the inmate population.
• Manages program and quality assurance staff who conduct program reviews and site visits at facilities offering correctional education, reentry, and other domain programming for inmates.
• Supervises the establishment of business partnerships with various applied CTE programs and coordinates business partnerships to support job placement.
• Supervises the development of plans for program modifications in correctional education and other assigned domain programming, assesses available resources, and ensures resources are allocated within institutions to meet programming needs for inmates.
• Represents the Department at meetings regarding program matters under the Bureau’s responsibility.
• Works closely with other agencies, CareerSource, REDI, FREDA, Florida Commerce, and the Florida Chamber in relation to CTE programming.

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 working with Career and Technical Education (CTE) and/or Workforce Development.
• Must possess five (5) years of experience supervising staff.
• Must possess experience working with economic development organizations.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Nine (9) years of administrative experience. Postsecondary experience may substitute for this experience on a year-for-year basis for up to four (4) years.

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.