LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING SPECIALIST

Requisition No: 861982 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING SPECIALIST

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 60004640 

Salary:  $60,000 - $65,000 

Posting Closing Date: 10/27/2025 

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LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING SPECIALIST 

Position Number: 60004640

Salary Range: $60,000 - $65,000 (rate of pay will be determined based on experience and in accordance with DCF Salary Policies) 

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 

OFFICE OF QUALITY AND INNOVATION 

WORKFORCE LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT 

Open Competitive 

 **This is an in-office position.  Remote work is not available for this position.**   

**Preference will be given to candidates located in Leon County.**

**This position is being reclassified to a Leadership Development and Training Specialist position.**

The Department of Children and Families’ Workforce Learning and Development Team within the Office of Quality and Innovation seeks an energetic, highly organized, critical thinker with background and experience in training and leadership to serve as a Leadership Development and Training Specialist.  This position is responsible for the planning, coordination, delivery of leadership and professional development training programs and academies across the state. This role supports both in-person and virtual training offerings and ensures high-quality learning experiences for all participants.  This position is also responsible for supporting staff that participate in their program’s career ladder.  This position requires routine travel throughout the state. 

Minimum Requirements: 

• At least two years’ experience in a training environment, training and facilitating adult learners in a classroom environment 

• Experience facilitating virtual training sessions using Microsoft Teams 

• Strong organizational and time management skills 

• Ability to travel across the state to deliver necessary trainings at least one week a month 

• Ability to manage competing priorities 

Additional Qualifications Preferred: 

• Bachelor’s degree 

• Certification in training delivery or facilitation (e.g., ATD, Langevin, etc.). 

• Experience coordinating large-scale or statewide training programs. 

• Experience researching, developing, or delivering leadership academies or leadership development programs 

• Familiarity with state government processes and administrative procedures. 

• Experience with working multiple projects at one time and prioritizing efforts to ensure all tasks are completed timely 

• Experience in building and sustaining relationships with peers and leadership teams 

• Experience in coordinating events and presenters, securing space(s) to conduct meetings, completing travel authorizations and invites, disseminating materials, collecting feedback, and providing on-going communication with participants and stakeholders 

• Experience in dealing with change management and making recommendations on ways to pivot with little disruption and positive outlook 

 Primary duties include, but are not limited to, the following: 

• Plans, coordinates and travels the state to train leadership and professional development trainings and academies offered by Workforce Learning and Development across the state to include but no limited to; coordination of training space, completion of travel authorizations, sending notifications to learners and leadership about trainings, creation of training course offerings, registering employees for courses, facilitation of training, and providing course credit for learners in the learning management system (LMS). 

• Services as a Career Ladder (CL) Professional Development Specialist which includes but is not limited to; completing one-on-one meetings with interested participants identifying CL individual development plan; adding participants in the CLIMB system and assigning required courses, providing training on CLIMB system to participants, approving course credit within CLIMB system; ensuring that all requirements have been met and completing a Request for Personnel Action for cost increases to Human Resources.
• Gathers feedback from attendees after each professional development session offered by Workforce Learning and Development through surveys and acts as a training Subject Matter Expert (SME) for recommending changes to current Workforce Learning and Development professional development offerings based on feedback gathered. 

• Supports the change management process through communication, and championing of new initiatives and policy changes. 

• Assist with special projects and other duties as assigned. 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

 Knowledge of adult learning principles and best practices in professional development; Ability to plan and manage multiple training events simultaneously with attention to detail; Ability to adapt training content and delivery methods to diverse audiences and learning styles; strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders and team members; Capacity to analyze feedback and evaluation data to improve future training sessions; Demonstrated initiative, problem-solving abilities, and customer service orientation; Public Speaking; Delivery of Public Presentations; Performance Improvement/Quality Concepts; Information Gathering; Data Analysis; Active Listening; Critical Thinking; System Evaluation; Coordination/Management of Personal Resources; Ability to demonstrate, model and reinforce the agency's values, partnerships, quality, accountability, teamwork, and integrity; Ability to work independently; Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments; Ability to communicate effectively 

Your application must be filled out in its entirety.  Responses stating see resume or an incomplete or blank listing of work will be automatically disqualified and removed from eligibility as an applicant. 

All applicants responding to this vacancy advertisement must show verifiable experience for the qualifying questions, minimum requirements, and additional qualification preferred as listed above on your State of Florida employment application to be considered for an interview. 

Candidates selected for an interview must be able to successfully convey knowledge and experience for the minimum requirements and additional qualification preferred. You may be asked to submit a work sample or present as part of the interview process to ensure alignment of skills. 

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

• Include supervisor names and phone numbers for all periods of employment. 

• Account for and explain any gaps in employment so that the hiring process is not delayed. 

• 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. 

• 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. 

About Department of Children and Families: 

Mission: The mission of the Department of Children and Families 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. 

Vision: We are a highly skilled workforce committed to empowering people with complex and varied needs to achieve the best outcomes for themselves and their families. In collaboration with community stakeholders, we will deliver world class and continuously improving service focused on providing the people we serve with the level and quality that we would demand and expect for our own families. 

 Values: A workforce that operates with integrity maintains loyalty to a code of ethics that requires the courage to take responsibility for providing the highest quality of service to the vulnerable. We are a solutions-focused learning organization built on a foundation of transparency in action and accountability of results. Both within the organization and among our stakeholders, we thrive in a culture of respect for diversity of opinion that is nurtured through open communication. High performing and committed, we are unified in our goal of excellence in achieving quality outcomes for those we serve.  

To learn more please visit https://www.myflfamilies.com/. 

• 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 will be required to repay all benefits received depending upon the date of your retirement. 

• The position will perform all job tasks in accordance with laws, rules, regulations, policies, and requirements applicable to state and federal laws or procedures. 

We hire only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers. 

 Participation in the State of Florida Direct Deposit Program is required as a condition of employment per F.S. 110.113, and enrollment must be completed within the first 30 calendar days of your appointment. 

SELECTIVE SERVICE:  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) before their 26th birthday or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS.  Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire.  For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov. 

 BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT: 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 also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and, if applicable, 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. 

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. 

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.