PROGRAM SPECIALIST IV-DOE - 48001106

Requisition No: 858869 

Agency: Department of Education

Working Title: PROGRAM SPECIALIST IV-DOE - 48001106

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 48001106 

Salary:  $50,584.67 - $55,643.14 

Posting Closing Date: 08/19/2025 

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Florida Department of Education

Division of K-12 Public Schools

Bureau of Family and Community Outreach

Location: Tallahassee Turlington Building

Position Title: Program Specialist IV-DOE (CS)

Salary Range: $50,584.67 - $55,643.14

CANDIDATES ARE TYPICALLY HIRED AT THE MINIMUM SALARY

This advertisement may be used to fill multiple vacancies up to six months.

APPLICATION INFORMATION & HIRING REQUIREMENTS

Application Information:

• Your Candidate Profile (application) must be complete in its entirety.
• Work History (in easy to review chronological order) Consists of:

• • Any position held by a State of Florida Agency
  • Any position held by a Florida University
  • All periods of employment from high school graduation
  • All periods of current or prior unemployment
  • Gaps 3 months or more must be accounted for*
  • Any Education
  • Any Volunteer Experience
  • Your resume and application must match
• *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.
• It is unacceptable to use the statement “See Resume” in place of entering work history. Your candidate profile will be converted to your official application.
• Include supervisor names and phone numbers for reference checks or the contact information for your Human Resources office to verify current or former employment.
• Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications.  

Hiring Information and Requirements:

• The Bureau of Personnel Management reviews every application for prior State of Florida and Florida University work history in the People First system.

• If claiming Veteran’s Preference, the candidate MUST attach supporting documentation such as the DD214 and your VA Letter that reflects level of disability if applicable. Applicable to career service positions only.
• If claiming Right to First Interview, the candidate MUST attach a copy of your official layoff letter when applying. This only applies to employees laid off from Career Service positions. Applicable to career service positions only.

If you are missing any of the items above, your packet may be held up at the final review step.

NOTE: Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported by the state application and any omission, falsification, or misrepresentation in the answering of the qualifying questions will be cause for immediate elimination from the selection process.

OFFICE CONTACT:

Yoland Miranda-Hill, 850-245-9166

JOB DESCRIPTION:

This is a full-time position that develops, implements and administers statewide technical assistance and training, as well as evaluation of programs in the Pre-collegiate Programs (PCP) unit, such as but not limited to the College Reach-Out Program (CROP) and the Florida Partnership for Minority and Underrepresented Student Achievement program. PCP programs aim to motivate and prepare low-income and underserved students in grades 6-12 for success in postsecondary education.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

(Note: The omission of specific job duties does not preclude management from assigning specific duties not listed herein if such duties are a logical assignment to the position.)

The Florida Department of Education (FDOE) has an open position that is responsible for executing the following functions:

• This position coordinates statewide efforts to ensure the goals of the PCP are met and that project partners implement policies that support each program’s intended outcomes.
• This position provides ongoing and comprehensive technical assistance to PCP projects, including reviewing and recommending revisions to project proposals and budgets.
• This position works with the PCP Director in planning, conducting and summarizing program reviews for the purpose of monitoring compliance and identifying best practices or problem areas.
• This position works closely with the PCP Director and advises on the development and implementation of necessary policies and procedures to conduct reporting as mandated by program statutes.
• This position manages daily logistics and planning activities, executing operational tasks that enhance core processes, systems, and strategies set forth by the PCP unit.
• This position is responsible for analyzing a large body of data and translating the results into succinct and accurate formats including charts, tables and graphs, which are used to produce annual evaluation reports of the PCP.
• This position involves extensive work with spreadsheets and database management as well as coordinating the receipt of data from multiple sources within specific time frames.
• This position analyzes other educational access research data and prepares charts, graphs, summaries or other relevant information, as requested.
• This position serves as liaison between the CROP projects and the programming staff within the department in an ongoing process to refine the online data entry system for the institutional CROP student roster data.
• This position performs a series of checks upon the institutional student data rosters and provides technical assistance to the CROP directors and coordinators throughout the state in an ongoing effort to improve the accuracy of the data submitted.
• The employee must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, as the position will contribute to writing and presenting reports and data summaries to different audiences. 
• The employee must be productive under tight timeframes, balance multiple and competing priorities and maintain goal-directed behavior and performance sometimes under stressful conditions.
• The employee must interact courteously with others.
• The employee’s performance and behavior must demonstrate consideration of the workload concerns of others and must not negatively affect productivity and morale of the unit.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

The employee must be productive under tight timeframes, balance multiple and competing priorities and maintain goal-directed behavior and performance sometimes under stressful conditions. The employee must interact courteously with others. The employee’s performance and behavior must demonstrate consideration of the workload concerns of others and must not negatively affect the productivity and morale of the unit.  Attendance is an essential function of this position.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Required Licensure/Registration/Certification/Experience or Education:

• Applicants must have at least 2 years of professional experience in a position working with state/federal funded programs.
• Applicants must have the ability to plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments.
• Applicants must communicate effectively, verbally and written.
• Applicants must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, others as applicable).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Preferences will be given to:

• Applicants who meet both professional and educational experience.
• Applicants must have direct experience with compliance.
• Applicants who complete application information and hire requirements listed in the advertisement to completion.
• Applicants who have knowledge of laws, rules, policies and procedures relating to educational programs.
• Applicants who have knowledge of techniques for planning, implementing or evaluating educational programs.
• Applicants with the ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Applicants with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others. 
• Applicants with the ability to deal effectively with a variety of people. 
• Applicants with knowledge of the Florida Department of (FDOE) Green Book.
• Applicants with the knowledge of the Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS) Reference Guide for State Expenditures and State of Florida Contract and Grant User Guide.
• Applicants with Florida Certified Contract Manager (FCCM) certification.

EDUCATIONAL SUBSITITUIONS:

SB 1310: Substitution of Work Experience for Postsecondary Education Requirements.

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or University in Education

Related work experience may not substitute for any licensure, certification, or registration required by an agency and indicated in the advertised job description.

THE MISSION STATEMENT OF THE HIRING OFFICE

The mission of the Bureau of Family & Community Outreach is to empower families and communities with resources and information needed to promote a high-quality education for their children. The Bureau reaches out to serve Florida's families and communities in a number of ways including family engagement; volunteer, faith-based and community-based involvement; pre-collegiate service; mentoring/student assistance and school and instructional enhancement state grants; and the 21st Century Community Learning Centers federal afterschool grant.

Florida Department of Education

WORKING FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA HAS BENEFITS!

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

LEAVE INFORMATION:

• Annual Leave - All full-time Career Service employees filling established positions earn annual leave in varying increments dependent upon years of creditable service. Employees with up to 5 years of creditable service earn 8.667 hours per month, with 5 to 10 years earn 10.833 hours per month and those with over 10 years of service earn 13 hours per month. Employees in Senior Management Service and Selected Exempt Service positions are credited with 176 hours of annual leave upon appointment. In subsequent years, the annual allotment is credited on the anniversary date of the initial appointment.
• Sick Leave -. Career Service employees earn 8.667 hours of sick leave credits per month

BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT

It is the policy of the Florida Department of Education that applicants for employment/volunteer undergo Level 2 background screening in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes, as a condition of employment or being permitted to serve as a volunteer. You will be required to provide your Social Security Number to conduct required verifications. No applicant for a designated position will be employed, contracted or permitted to volunteer until the level 2 screening results are received, reviewed, and approved by the Department. Level 2 background screening shall include, but not be limited to, finger printing for all purposes and checks under this requirement, statewide criminal and juvenile records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, federal criminal records check through the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and local criminal records checks through local law enforcement.

SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM (SSS) AND REQUIREMENT

Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion in the Other Personal Services (OPS) or Career Service, or appointment in the Selected Exempt Service (SES) or Senior Management Service (SMS) 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 Selective Service website.

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

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.