Government Operations Consultant III - 60005903

Requisition No: 834245

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT III - 60005903

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 60005903

Salary: $1,923.08 - $2,307.70 Bi-weekly

Posting Closing Date: 08/06/2024

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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, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders.

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 a subject matter expert for Children's Mental Health policy (Government Operations Consultant III). 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:

• This is a highly responsible professional position that will serve as a Children's Behavioral Health Services Coordinator for the Statewide Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH), Department of Children and Families. The coordinator will be responsible for the implementation, expansion, and oversight of the Children's Behavioral Health System of Care, including integration efforts within Child Welfare Programs, and Children's Community Action Treatment (CAT) Teams.

• Responsible for oversight and development of programs and activities related to the children's behavioral health system of care. Develops recommended practices and procedures regarding behavioral health to be used with the children and their caregivers. Works with the regional offices for the implementation of these practices. Provides technical assistance, develops program informational materials and maintains program web pages.

• Develops strategies for the expansion of available behavioral health treatment for children and their families.

• Supports regional and headquarters activities to strengthen integration practices and system components throughout the state, assists with development of legislative budget requests, and assists with analyses of legislative proposals and bills related to Behavioral Health and Child Welfare Programs.

• Oversight of services for parental engagement and children in care. Implement systems for collecting, maintaining, and validating data used in oversight duties.

• Other duties as assigned by the SAMH Services Unit Supervisor in accordance with Department priorities.

An ideal candidate will:

• Excellent leadership skills.

• Highly effective at creating and leveraging new partnerships ad relationships.

• Effective project management skills and a demonstrated ability to multitask, problem- solve, prioritize, delegate, and create systems and processes.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required for the position:

• Knowledge of Florida's substance abuse and mental health services system.

• Knowledge of statutes, regulations, and policies related to community and facility-based substance abuse and mental health services.

• Ability to develop manuals, policies and procedures, and standards.

• Ability to evaluate quality of services and compliance with laws, rules, policies and procedures.

• Ability to produce quality written products within short deadlines.

• Knowledge of commonly used software, such as Word and Excel

• Knowledge of the principles and techniques of effective communication.

• Knowledge of the methods of data collection.

• Ability to organize and prepare written data into logical and correct format.

• Ability to maintain files.

• Ability to prepare correspondence.

• Ability to work independently.

• Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.

• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.

• Ability to communicate effectively.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

• Ability to participate or facilitate statewide workgroups.

• Ability to travel.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree from a college or university in data science, behavioral health, or related fields is preferred and four years of professional experience in data analysis, policy, program research, program planning, program evaluation or clinical behavioral health experience.

• A master's degree from a college or university can substitute for one year of the preferred experience.

• Professional experience as described above can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the preferred college education.

• Two years of experience implementing and managing complex projects.

Preference will be given to applicants who have:

• Clinical background in behavioral health.

• Experience managing diverse stakeholder groups.

• Experience reviewing literature and interpreting data.

Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

• Health insurance

• Life insurance; $25,000 policy is free plus option to purchase additional life insurance

• Dental, vision and supplemental insurance

• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions

• (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com);

• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;

• Flexible Spending Accounts;

• Opportunities for career advancement

• Tuition waiver for public college courses

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.

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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.