GOVERNMENT ANALYST I - 65000548

Requisition No: 857266 

Agency: Elder Affairs

Working Title: GOVERNMENT ANALYST I - 65000548

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 65000548 

Salary:  $3,463.47 MONTHLY 

Posting Closing Date: 08/03/2025 

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DEPARTMENT OF ELDER AFFAIRS

OFFICE OF PUBLIC PROFESSIONAL GUARDIANS

*****OPEN COMPETITIVE*****

POSITION OVERVIEW AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position will monitor both Public and Private (Professional) Guardians, to ensure they remain in compliance with F.S. 744. 

PAY:

Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications, ranging from $41,561.57, annually.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for developing and implementing a monitoring tool for private professional guardians. The monitoring tool will involve reviewing and aggregating responses provided to the Office of Public and Professional Guardians (OPPG) by professional guardians. This will involve inputting information in various computer applications and assist with enhanced review of professional guardian’s cases.
• Assist in development of improved procedures, job aids, desk manual, monitoring tool and monitoring forms. This may include assisting in the technical planning and developing a private monitoring tool.
• Assist in reviewing, approving, auditing, and developing continued education courses for professional guardians.
• Serve as the Contract Manager for the public guardian offices and conducts monitoring of such offices to ensure incapacitated persons of limited financial means are receiving the appropriate services by a qualified decision maker.
• Maintain tracking system for all reports due from public guardians. Ensure public guardian reporting requirements are met and reports are handled appropriately. Send reminders to public guardians if required reports have not been received.
• Schedule and conduct program monitoring visits to public guardian offices across the state and visitation of living facilities for Wards, or conduct remote/teleconference visits, if applicable.
• Review budgets of public guardian programs and review expenditure requests.
• Analyze ward demographics. Provide reporting on public guardian programs and Ward demographics as needed.
• Oversee public guardianship management database.
• Provide support for public guardian programs as needed.
• Review and recommend methods of public guardianship funding.
• Maintain contact with public guardian programs regarding waitlist, current Ward services, and pending referrals.
• Create and utilize spreadsheets and database applications to produce a variety of materials including correspondence and reports. Maintain appointment calendars, schedule meetings, and make travel arrangements. Respond to telephone calls and emails. Set up and maintain office files.
• Assist OPPG with research related to guardianship, evaluate current need for public and private guardianship and recommend methods to address the need for additional public guardian services.
• Assist in development of improved procedures, job aids, desk manual, monitoring tool and monitoring forms.
• Review and make recommendations on budget and long-range planning for OPPG.
• Respond to telephone calls and emails to OPPG. Set up and maintain office files.
• Assist with complaints regarding public & professional guardians.
• Position requires travel statewide including overnight travel.
• Assist with special projects and other duties as may be required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of or willingness to learn Florida guardianship law and procedure. 
• Possess strong written and oral communication skills, required for public speaking and report writing; uses correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Detail oriented and able to enter data accurately into a computerized system. Able to navigate multiple computer screens, applications, and online research engines. Proficiency in Microsoft Windows Operating environments and Office Suite products (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, OneDrive, and SharePoint.)
• Ability to demonstrate a professional and courteous demeanor; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with the public and staff.  Ability to work independently and with teams at the unit and agency where appropriate. 
• Willing and able to make decisions and exercise sound judgment; to accept responsibility for one’s own actions and decisions; to adapt to changes in work assignments, procedures, and technology; and to be committed to improving individual performance.  Willing and able to follow written and oral directions and instructions from management and carry out the directives of persons with duly delegated authority. Willing and able to resolve any differences with management in a constructive manner and accept and abide by management’s direction and decisions.
• Ability to prepare clear, concise, and accurate records, reports, correspondence, and other documentation in a logical format within established timeframes. Format for presentation in reports, documents, and other written materials; utilize problem solving techniques; research, plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments. Possess strong project management abilities. 
• Ability to understand and apply contract development processes and basic management principles and policies. Knowledge of federal and state laws, including policies, procedures and rules pertaining to the management, administration, and monitoring of contracts, and the procurement and purchasing of contracted services. Ability to apply basic accounting principles. Knowledge of contract monitoring, state fiscal practices and management of grant and budgets. Knowledge of Microsoft office products.  Ability to conduct fact finding research, collect and analyze data and problem solve. Ability to interpret auditing standards and principles. Ability to effectively provide technical assistance to contract providers. Ability to review, analyze, and evaluate financial data.
• Ability to travel to conduct monitoring (25-50%).

REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor’s degree, related work experiences my substitute.

THE BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive employee benefits including:

• State Group Health Insurance Coverage;
• $25,000 Life Insurance Policy (100% paid by employer);
• Dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options available;
• Annual and Sick Leave benefits,
• 10 paid holidays each year;
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com);
• Flexible Spending Accounts; and
• Tuition waivers to attend State of Florida community colleges, colleges, and universities!

For a more complete list of benefits, click https://www.mybenefits.myflorida.com/.

OUR ORGANIZATION AND MISSION:

The Department is dedicated to promoting the well-being, safety, and independence of Florida's seniors, their families, and caregivers. Its vision is for all Floridians to live well and age well.

SPECIAL NOTE:

Candidate Profile (application) must be complete in its entirety.

• Include supervisor names and phone numbers of all periods of employment.
• Account for and explain any gaps in employment so that the hiring process is not delayed. Gaps of employment for 3 months or more MUST be addressed on application.
• Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills, and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications.  
• It is unacceptable to use the statement “See Resume” in place of entering work history.
• Periods of employment should be entered with the most recent/current listed first.
• If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please contact the FRS to determine if your current benefits may be affected if you are reemployed with the State of Florida in an FRS-covered position.  Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended, or deemed invalid depending upon the date of your retirement. 
• If claiming Veteran’s Preference, candidates MUST attach supporting documentation (DD214).
• If claiming Right to First Interview, candidates MUST attach a copy of your official layoff letter when applying.
• All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.

If you experience problems applying online, please call the People First Service Center at (877) 562-7287.

BACKGROUND CHECKS:

Successful completion of a Level 2 Criminal History Background Check is required for all applicants selected for this position.

APPLICANT INFORMATION:

Applicants should apply on-line via the People First Website https://peoplefirst.myflorida.com by 11:59 p.m. (EST) on the closing date of the position vacancy advertisement but are strongly encouraged to apply by 6:00 p.m. on the closing date to avoid any system down times or any other complications that may arise.

If you have problems applying on-line, call the People First Service Center at 1-877-562-7287. Paper applications will not be accepted by the agency.

The Department of Elder Affairs is an "older worker-friendly" employer and also lists vacancies on the Silver Edition website, found at http://silver.employflorida.com, that connects persons age 50 and older with other businesses/volunteer organizations/employers who specify they are "older worker-friendly."

The Department of Elder Affairs is an E-Verify employer and will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each New Employee’s I-9 Form to confirm work eligibility.

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.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.