Requisition No: 812253 

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: FDC-GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT I -70028789-CIRCUIT 15-0 COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS WEST PALM BEACH1

Position Number: 70028789 

Salary: $38,175.54 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 03/27/2024 

***OPEN COMPETITIVE ADVERTISEMENT***

GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT I - 70028789

This advertisement is for a Career Service position located at Circuit 15-0 Community Corrections Office in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Salary Range: $38,175.54 Annually

SALARY WILL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT PAY POLICY.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Meets with offenders and works towards finding employment opportunities and resources for persons under some type of community supervision. Coordinates, facilitates, or provides life skills classes, interviewing classes or other self-improvement classes designed to enhance the offender’s opportunity to gain employment. Duties include working with stakeholders in the community to develop partnerships which would allow persons under supervision to have a greater opportunity to gain employment while on supervision. This position will work in direct support of the correctional probation officers and supervisors and may include duties other than listed below.
• Coordinates and facilitates job readiness classes for offenders at the local probation office including classes which specialize in completing job applications and interviewing skills.
• This position is directly responsible to the Circuit Administrator and/or designee. This position performs advanced and independent decision making and is primarily responsible to meet with offenders and assist them in obtaining gainful employment during their period of supervision. Schedules regular meetings and follow ups with offenders to provide them with assistance if they are having difficulty finding suitable employment.
• Coordinates and develops partnerships with the Department of Economic Opportunity to provide services and employment assessments for offenders under Department of Corrections supervision.
• Works in the community to establish relationships and partnerships to educate potential employers regarding tax credits available for hiring convicted felons.
• Develops a bank of employers/jobs where offenders can be referred based on their education, interest and/or job skill level.
• Develops partnerships with local educational and vocational schools in order to provide offenders with the opportunity to obtain needed education or vocational skills necessary to obtain gainful employment.
• Assists offenders in completing online assessments designed to determine their interests/skills/strengths in order to assist them in finding the right job or career path.
• Assists inmates transitioning to community supervision by beginning the process of searching for potential employment or determining needed services prior to release.
• Coordinates job fairs within the Circuit on a routine basis.
• Coordinates volunteer and/or community service work for offenders to help them obtain skills and contacts which may eventually lead to employment and will enhance their skills and marketability.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSA’s):

• Knowledge of the principles of criminology.
• Knowledge of legal terminology.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Knowledge of investigative techniques.
• Knowledge of administrative principles and practices.
• Knowledge of the methods and techniques of reviewing and analyzing data.
• Knowledge of corrections principles and practices.
• Knowledge of the criminal justice system.
• Knowledge of problem-solving techniques.
• Knowledge of the principles of effective communication.
• Ability to review, update and analyze data.
• Ability to understand and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Ability to prepare and maintain accurate information.
• Ability to conduct interviews and investigations.
• Ability to probe and obtain critical information.
• Ability to prepare correspondence.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to determine work priorities and ensure proper completion of assignments.
• Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.
• Ability to prepare various reports and to work independently.
• Ability to facilitate or provide training.
• Ability to work with, and knowledge of, computer software applications to include Excel, Power Point, and Word.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Please note, when submitting a college/university degree, if selected for this position official transcripts will be required.

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university or 4 years of professional or nonprofessional experience in job placement, parole, probation, sworn law enforcement, public Investigations, clemency, victim services work, administrative work or corrections work OR any combination of education and work experience as described above for a total of 4 years.

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.

If you are interested in this position and meet the above indicated qualification and have the desired education, knowledge, and experience, please submit a State of Florida Application and resume through the People First system. If you experience problems applying on-line, please call the People First Service Center at 1-877-562-7287.

Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM 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.

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.