GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT II OPS - 60934061

Requisition No: 835142 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT II OPS - 60934061

 Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 60934061 

Salary:  $1,907.10 - $2,116.38 Bi-weekly 

Posting Closing Date: 09/27/2024 

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The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida’s social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. The agency’s mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.

Within DCF, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders.

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION RESPONSES TO THE QUALIFYING QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE VERIFIABLE BASED ON YOUR SUBMITTED APPLICATION.

THIS IS NOT A TELEWORK POSITION. CANDIDATE WILL BE REQUIRED TO WORK IN THE TALLAHASSEE OFFICE.

THIS IS PENDING RECLASSIFICATION. 

This is a highly responsible and professional position that will serve as Suicide Prevention Specialist within Policy and Programs (Government Operations Consultant II OPS). This position will collaborate with each section within the program office and be required to use independent judgement, take initiative in carrying out duties and responsibilities and should be extraordinarily detail oriented. 

Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Updates, revises, and monitors activities of the State Suicide Prevention Strategic Plan, under the direction of the Suicide Prevention Coordinator and the SAMH Services Unit Supervisor.
• Coordinates with the Suicide Prevention Coordinating Council and other stakeholders.
• Conducts various research regarding suicide prevention including evidence best practices and models, activities in other states, grants, and other funding opportunities.
• Gathers information provided by partner agencies, community stakeholders, the Suicide Prevention Coordinating Council about suicide prevention activities and the outcomes of established goals in the strategic plan to draft the Annual Plan under the direction of the Suicide Prevention Coordinator and the SAMH Services Unit Supervisor.
• Provides technical support and data analysis related to suicide prevention.
• Maintains and updates the Suicide Prevention website including regular maintenance of relevant statistical and data reporting.
• Participates in planning activities and disseminates information to promote suicide prevention awareness, including developing and distributing public messaging and sharing resource information with Coordinating Council members, stakeholders, other state agencies, and divisions of the Department, such as the Office of Child Welfare.
• Provides staff support to the Suicide Prevention Planning Council and other task forces or meetings as assigned.

An ideal candidate will be able to:

• Engage cooperatively and professionally with internal and external stakeholders.
• Simultaneously manage multiple priority projects.
• Be flexible and able to function and succeed both with and without extensive direction.
• Understand and appreciate SAMH’s vision and demonstrate the ability to execute projects, assignments, and policy updates timely and accurately within a fast-paced environment.
• Function both independently and in a team environment.
• Propose solutions to complex problems.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required for the position:

• Knowledge of community mental health services.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to demonstrate strong essential leadership, communication, education and collaboration and counseling skills.
• Ability to communicate proficiently through technology (email, cell phone, etc.).
• Ability to identify and implement appropriate communication strategies and overcome accessibility barriers, as required.
• Ability to demonstrate continual learning skills, effects changes in approach to care based on established, evidence-based practice.
• Ability to determine appropriate course of action in more complex situations.
• Ability to work independently, exercise creativity, be attentive to detail, and maintain a positive attitude.
• Ability to manage multiple and simultaneous responsibilities and to prioritize scheduling of work.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of all medical, financial, and legal information.
• Ability to complete work assignments accurately and in a timely manner.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and four years of experience in prevention or the behavioral health field is preferred.
• A master's degree from an accredited college or university can substitute for one year of the required experience.
• Professional experience as described above can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the preferred college education.
• Two years of experience conducting research and data analysis.
• Two years of experience preparing agendas, scheduling, and facilitating public meetings.

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 Other Personal Services (OPS) employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• State Group Insurance coverage options (for OPS employees who are reasonably expected to work 30 hours or more per week on average), including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
• Savings & Spending Accounts;
• 401 (a) FICA Alternative Plan administered through VALIC
• And more!

For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com

DCF EMPLOYMENT DISCLOSURES

US CITIZEN REQUIREMENT Only US citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers will be hired.

SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM REGISTRATION All selected male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion into an authorized position unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS).  Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire.  For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov.

RETIREE NOTICE If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be suspended or voided, and you required to repay all benefits received depending upon the date of your retirement.

BACKGROUND SCREENING It is the policy of the Florida Department of Children and Families that any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment, and, if applicable, also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and Chapter 408, F.S.  No applicant may begin employment until the background screening results are received, reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Agency.  Background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for State and Federal criminal records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and may include local criminal history checks through local law enforcement agencies.

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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.