SENIOR ATTORNEY OPS - 60932303

Requisition No: 873619 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: SENIOR ATTORNEY OPS - 60932303

 Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 60932303 

Salary:  $41/hr 

Posting Closing Date: 05/10/2026 

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Senior Attorney OPS

Office of the General Counsel

Department of Children and Families

9393 N. Florida Avenue, Suite 900, Tampa, FL 33612

Open Competitive

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

What you will do:

This is a part-time OPS position assisting the Office of Licensing in SunCoast Region, Department of Children and Families. The position will assist with Licensing functions conducted by the Office of General Counsel as follows:

• Attends staffing’s upon request of the Office of Licensing or the Office of Child and Family Wellbeing, including Institutional cases.
• Assesses requested action from Licensing and Investigations, including but not limited to the issuance of fines or other progressive discipline to childcare facilities and homes in the coverage area; and the issuance of injunctions under s. 39.302 Fla. Stat.
• Assists with Complaints, Administrative Fines, and other progressive discipline of childcare facilities and homes in the subject area.
• Drafts and files various pleadings, motions, orders, and other legal documents/memoranda.
• Responsible for representing the Department in court and/or administrative hearings and generally obtains favorable outcomes at the same.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Member of the Florida Bar

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.