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GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT III OPS

The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida’s social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. The agency’s mission 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.
Within DCF, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning and administration of all publicly funded substance abuse and mental health services, designating Baker Act Receiving facilities, and licensing substance abuse providers. 
TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION RESPONSES TO THE QUALIFYING QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE VERIFIABLE BASED ON YOUR SUBMITTED APPLICATION.
THIS IS NOT A TELEWORK POSITION. CANDIDATE WILL BE REQUIRED TO WORK IN THE TALLAHASSEE OFFICE.
 
This is a highly responsible and professional position that will serve as Project Director for the 9-8-8 Implementation Grant upon federal approval of grant award. This position will collaborate with each section within the program office and be required to use independent judgement, take initiative in carrying out duties and responsibilities and should be extraordinarily detail oriented. 
 
Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:
  • Completion of grant activities, under the direction of the Supervisor of Special Projects and Research, in collaboration with the Statewide Suicide Prevention Coordinator.
  • Serves as primary liaison and grant activity manager overseeing the 988 planning coalition, including coalition recruitment.
  • Establishing collaboration across Managing Entities, Mobile Response Teams, 9-1-1 call centers, Lifeline member centers and 9-8-8 stakeholders.
  • Provides oversight of program implementation, including all activities, outputs, and outcomes related to project management and administration, including reporting, budget development and monitoring, execution of project plans, and project performance.
  • Develop reports that document progress, barriers, and efforts to overcome identified barriers.
  • Prepares and submits federal reports associated with the 9-8-8 grant.
  • Collaborating with other grant staff, SAMH staff, and leadership.
 
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required for the position:
  • Knowledge of basic management principles and practices.
  • Knowledge of the methods of data collection and analysis.
  • Ability to coordinate a consultative program designed to ensure the resolution of managerial and operational problems.
  • Ability to determine work priorities and ensure proper completion of work assignments.
  • Ability to communicate effectively.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
  • Ability to assess budgetary needs.
  • Ability to formulate policies and procedures.
  • Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to operational and management analysis activities.
  • Ability to organize data into logical format for presentation in reports, documents and other written materials.
  • Ability to collect, evaluate and analyze data to develop alternative recommendations, solve problems, document work and other activities relating to the improvement of operational and management practices.
  • Ability to conduct fact finding research.
  • Ability to work independently.
  • Ability to solve problems and make decisions.
  • Knowledge of Florida’s behavioral health system of care, specifically experience with crisis response services or suicide prevention.
  • Knowledge of nationwide suicide trends and 9-8-8 implementation in other states.
  • Enhanced research and writing skills.
  • Ability to facilitate statewide workgroups.
  • Ability to produce quality written products within short deadlines.
 
Required Minimum Qualifications:
  • A bachelor's degree from a college or university in a Behavioral Health or a related field is preferred.
  • A master's degree from a college or university can substitute for one year of the required experience.
  • Professional or nonprofessional experience as described above can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required college education.
  • 2 years of project management experience
 
Preference will be given to applicants who have:
  • Experience with crisis call centers, crisis counseling or suicide prevention.
  • Master’s degree in a Behavioral Health or a related field.
 
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 Other Personal Services (OPS) employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:
  • State Group Insurance coverage options (for OPS employees who are reasonably expected to work 30 hours or more per week on average), including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
  • Savings & Spending Accounts;
  • 401 (a) FICA Alternative Plan administered through VALIC
  • And more!
For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

DCF EMPLOYMENT DISCLOSURES
US CITIZEN REQUIREMENT Only US citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers will be hired.
SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM REGISTRATION All selected 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).  Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov.
RETIREE NOTICE 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 required to repay all benefits received depending upon the date of your retirement.
BACKGROUND SCREENING 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, if applicable, also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and 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.