HIRING SPECIALIST OPS - 60932587

Requisition No: 858338 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: HIRING SPECIALIST OPS - 60932587

 Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 60932587 

Salary:  $19.38 per hour 

Posting Closing Date: 08/26/2025 

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This is an Open Competitive opportunity.

Working title: Hiring Specialist OPS

Class title: Government Operations Consultant I OPS

Department of Children and Families

Tampa, Florida

Other Personal Service (OPS) classification.

Multiple positions available.

Current employees will be compensated in accordance with the DCF salary policy.

This is NOT a telework position. 

The incumbent will be required to work in the office location, 9393 N Florida Ave. Tampa, FL 33612.

Some travel may be required.

Business Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm EST, Monday - Friday.

This is a full-time position, working 40 hours per week.

Required qualifications:

• Attach a copy of a cover letter along with a resume to your completed application.  
• Three years of work experience where the primary duties are performing professional human resource related tasks, professional administrative support, medical or financial record management, data management, research and development, project management, or training and education.
  • An accredited college or university degree can substitute: 30 hours/semester for one year of required work experience. 

Note: Be prepared to provide a copy of your degree/diploma or request official transcripts from your school in a sealed envelope. All documents must be in English, clear, and legible, showing all signatures and pertinent details. Foreign degrees must be validated by a third-party to meet the US equivalency requirements. All costs are the responsibility of the applicant.

• Proficient working with MS Office software to include PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook and SharePoint.
• Valid Driver's License (Travel is required to attend off-site job fairs, interviews and meetings as needed).

Preference may be given to those with the following qualifications:

• Knowledge and experience in recruitment and talent acquisition activities to include: experience creating and managing job advertisements, determining candidate eligibility for hiring purposes, creating and maintaining advertisements for employment, interviewing applicants, managing confidential information, handling personnel files, sourcing, networking, utilizing social media for targeted campaigns, or background screening processing.
• Experience using an applicant tracking system, Smartsheet, or ServiceNow.
• Is a current Notary Public, or willing to become a Notary Public.

What you will do:

In this position the incumbent will be responsible for coordination of recruitment and selection activities for the Headquarters ESS Program Recruitment Team, including positions identified for critical and non-critical class titles.

Duties include:

• Responsible for monitoring vacancies and managing internal movement process. Position is responsible for presenting plan to fill vacancy(ies) to hiring managers as it relates to internal movement of employees and the use of viable candidate pools.
• Responsible for sending job postings to Statewide Advertising specialist; receiving and reviewing employment applications; evaluating applicants’ education, training and work experience; determining eligibility for appointment; and coding applications accordingly for all assigned job classifications.
• Sends automated pre-screening tests to eligible candidates; Issues list of eligible candidates for interview and interview screening tools to interview panel.
• Participates as interview panel member to ensure job requirements and expectations are clearly understood and candidates are assessed against appropriate criteria.
• Assists in New Hire Orientation.
• Maintains internal database to include, but not limited to, open position report, time to fill, and notification to the Statewide Advertising team for disposition of applicants.
• Actively participates in staffing related activities and engages in cross functional projects as assigned.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of the principles and techniques of effective communication. Knowledge of interviewing principles and techniques. Knowledge of the methods of data collection. Knowledge of hiring practices and understanding of fair employment practices.
• Ability to communicate effectively. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others. Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures. Ability to professional interact with both internal and external customers in a tactful, courteous and effective manner. Ability to record, collect, evaluate and analyze data. Ability to work independently by planning, organizing and coordinating work assignments. Ability to listen effectively. Ability to speak clearly and correctly. Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.
• Strong decision-making skills.

Your People First Candidate Profile (application) must be completed in its entirety. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

• 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.

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 including:

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.

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

DCF Employment Requirements:

1. We hire only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers.
2. 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.
3. The position will perform all job tasks in accordance with laws, rules, regulations, policies, and requirements applicable to state and federal laws or procedures.
4. 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.
5. BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT: It is the policy of the Florida Department of Children and Families that any candidate being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment, and also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and, if applicable, Chapter 408, F.S.  Employment may be terminated based on the background investigation results if the candidate begins employment before the background results are received, reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Department.  Background investigations shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for State and national criminal records check 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.  Employees will be retained in state and national rap back program, providing real-time arrest hit notifications.   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. 
6. BENEFIT RECOVERY SCREENING: Candidates applying to positions in the Economic Self-Sufficiency Program will have a Benefit Recovery check completed to validate current or former government assistance case information before completing the hiring process.​​​

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.