GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT III OPS - 60932737

Requisition No: 876336 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT III OPS - 60932737

 Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 60932737 

Salary:  $60,000 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 05/27/2026 

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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 a highly responsible and professional position that will serve as the State Opioid Response Grant Data Analyst. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative team player who works seamlessly across all sections within the program office. This role requires the use of independent judgment, a proactive approach to responsibilities, and exceptional attention to detail. If you are driven, organized, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Assisting with review and analysis of grant deliverables to support the Data Coordinator and program staff.
• Producing timely data reports for mid-year and annual federal reporting requirements, leadership updates, and ad hoc requests, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Developing and delivering comprehensive programmatic reports for internal and external use, including maps, slide decks, fact sheets, research publications, peer-review papers, QA/TA visit summaries, behavioral and socio-demographic analyses, and customized data products.
• Establishing and maintaining systems to monitor data and reporting for public health improvement, including review of local, state, federal and national reports such as:
  • Florida Medical Examiners Commission Drugs Identified in Deceased Persons Report
  • Emergency Medical Services Controlled Substance Overdose Report
  • E-FORCSE Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Annual Report
  • International Narcotics Control Strategy Report
  • National Drug Threat Assessment
  • National Drug Control Strategy
• Reviewing SPARS and WITS data and cross referencing with FASAMS reports to ensure data quality and accuracy.
• Collecting and reviewing special project reports (e.g., hospital/jail bridge, child welfare) and maintain related tracking databases.
• Producing monthly reports on SOR-funded prevention, treatment, and recovery services, including client-level MAT data.
• Maintaining collaborative relationships with key partners such as the Department of Health and the Agency for Health Care Administration to support data sharing and monitoring of opioid and stimulant related public health programs.
• Assisting with monthly Managing Entity data quality calls in coordination with the Data Coordinator.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required for the position:

• Knowledge of the methods of data collection and analysis.
• Knowledge of basic management principles and practices.
• Knowledge of public health, behavioral health, and epidemiological concepts.
• Ability to determine work priorities and ensure proper completion of work assignments.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally.
• Ability to plan, organize and faciliate meetings.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external partners.
• Ability to understand and apply rules, regulations, policies related to data and program reporting.
• Ability to collect, evaluate, and analyze data to develop recommendations, solve problems, and support program improvement.
• Ability to organize data into logical format for presentation in reports, documents and other written materials.
• Ability to conduct fact-finding research.
• Ability to solve problems and make decisions.
• Ability to work independently.
• Proficiency with statistical software such as SAS, SPSS, or R; GIS tools (ArcView); and SQL‑based database systems.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree from a college or university is preferred and four years of professional experience in behavioral health, public health, program evaluation, or data analysis.
• A master's degree from a 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’ experience in implementing and managing complex projects.

Preference will be given to applicants who have:

• Experience with treatment and recovery support services for individuals with opioid use disorder or opioid misuse or stimulant use disorder/misuse.

Candidate Profile (application) Requirements:

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

• Work History - entered with the most recent/current listed first:
• Any and all State of Florida jobs
• Any and all Florida University jobs
• All periods of employment
• Periods of unemployment
• Gaps 3 months or more*
• Education
• Volunteer Experience
• Include supervisor names and phone numbers including current place of employment.
• *Gaps 3 months or more must be addressed – you will need to account for and explain any gaps in employment including unemployment. You can either list these in your application under Period of Employment or attach a word document listing your gaps.
• Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications.
• If claiming Right to First Interview, candidate MUST attach a copy of your official layoff letter when applying. This only applies to employees laid off from Career Service positions.

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

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 set of employee benefits.
• 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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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.