LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALIST

Requisition No: 857658 

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALIST

 Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 70900455 

Salary:  $19.35 Hourly 

Posting Closing Date: 08/06/2025 

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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

We Never Walk Alone

WORKING TITLE: LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALIST

This open competitive advertisement is for an OPS (Other Personal Services) position located at Central Office in Labor Relations.

As someone working in labor relations, our mission is to foster a positive and collaborative work environment by ensuring fair treatment, open communication, and mutual respect between employees and management. We strive to resolve conflicts, negotiate agreements, and uphold labor laws to create a harmonious and productive workplace.

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

JOB DUTIES:

• Support Labor Relations functions, including grievances, procedures, handbook, and internship program.
• Assist with research and preparation of collective bargaining information and grievance responses.
• Maintain grievance filing system and prepare reports on department databases.
• Collaborate with HR personnel and stay updated on HR changes, policies, and union contracts.
• Interpret policies and procedures, assist HR Administration Front Office, and perform other duties as assigned.

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:

• A minimum of one (1) year of experience in Human Resources or professional office settings, involving the preparation and tracking of letters, legal documents, and other similar correspondence. Educational qualifications can be substituted for experience at a rate of 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours per year.
• Experience analyzing and researching information to prepare for official documents.

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:

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.

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. 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.