HUMAN RESOURCE SPECIALIST - OPS

Requisition No: 867311 

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: HUMAN RESOURCE SPECIALIST - OPS

 Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 70900442 

Salary:  $21.19 Hourly 

Posting Closing Date: 01/02/2026 

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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

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POSITION TITLE: HUMAN RESOURCE SPECIALIST – OPS

This open competitive advertisement is for an OPS (Other Personal Services) position located in Central Office within the Office of Human Resources.

The mission of the Non-Security Recruitment team is to provide quality services to attract, develop, motivate, and retain a diverse workforce within FDC.

This position is not a Telework position and is required to report to the FDC office in the area it serves.

CANDIDATE POOL: Future vacancies may be filled from this advertisement for a period of up to six months.

SALARY WILL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT PAY POLICY. 

JOB DUTIES:

• Recruitment and Selection: Handles all tasks related to hiring and recruitment for the Florida Department of Corrections non security team. This includes understanding and using personnel rules and agreements. Research and advertising job openings in the People First System according to department policies.
• Guidance and Analysis: Guide hiring managers and employees on using the Hiring Center in the People First System. Check documents to ensure they follow federal and state hiring guidelines.
• Conducts and researches backgrounds: Conduct background investigations on potential employees and discuss results with hiring managers. Review job applications to determine if candidates are eligible. Ensuring all candidates are fairly considered. Discuss any concerns with hiring managers.
• Administrative Task: Prepare Personnel Action Requests (PARs) in People First, use various computer programs to manage recruitment data and create reports. Provide supervisors with management reports and create visual aids like graphs and charts for presentations. Maintains and compiles data related to recruitment and other management areas. Provide supervisors with reports and create visual aids for presentations

BENEFITS: 

OPS employees who work an average of 30 hours or more per week are eligible to enroll in state group insurance plans. Standard PPO/HMO Options include:

• Employee Only: $25 biweekly
• Spouse Program: $15 biweekly
• Employee & Family: $90 biweekly.
• Dental - FDC offers five separate dental plans with multiple options and rates for each plan type with monthly premiums as low as $12.64.
• Vision - FDC offers one single vision plan through Humana with monthly premiums as low as $5.92.
• Life - FDC offers a $25,000 group term life insurance plan to eligible OPS staff through Securian at the low monthly premium of $3.78. When enrolled in basic life, employees may also elect child life and spouse life insurance plans.
• Retirement - As an OPS employee, the Florida FICA Alternative Plan with Corebridge Financial affords you an excellent opportunity to help accumulate money for a secure retirement. You contribute 7.5% of your compensation to this tax deferred plan. All OPS employees are required to participate in this plan and are automatically enrolled.

REQUIREMENTS:

Please note, when submitting a college/university degree, if selected for this position official transcripts will be required.

• Must possess a high school diploma or its equivalent.
• One year of direct human resource experience.
• One year of experience using the Omnixx system to run and read background results.
• Must be willing to work in office Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

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.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

PROFILE COMPLETION

To qualify for this position, applicants must complete all fields in the Candidate Profile, including their work history with the month and year. Resumes and other documentation can be attached to provide additional information but will not replace the required completed Candidate Profile.

BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT

The Florida Department of Corrections requires all job applicants and volunteers to pass a Level 2 background check as per Chapter 435, Florida Statutes. This check must be completed before they can start working or volunteering. The Level 2 background check includes fingerprinting for state and federal criminal records and may also include local criminal records checks. According to Florida law (S. 110.1127(1)), this position requires a background investigation, including fingerprinting.

EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY

The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) only hires U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. FDC uses E-Verify to confirm an employee’s eligibility to work after completing the I-9 form.

The Florida Department of Corrections does not currently support H-1B Visa Sponsorship. 

If you meet the qualifications and have the required education, knowledge, and experience, please submit a State of Florida Application and resume through the People First system. For online application issues, 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.