Requisition No : 831796

Agency : Department of Corrections

Working Title : FDC-EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST-70007478

Pay Plan : Career Service

Position Number : 70007478

Salary : 39,491.66 annually

Posting Closing Date : 06 / 27 / 2024

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Employment Specialist- 70007478

This advertisement is for a Career Service position located at 05-1 Tavares-Main

Salary Range : $39,491.66 annually

SALARY WILL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT PAY POLICY.

SPECIFIC DUTIES & 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 life skills 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 Correctional Probation Office Supervisor and assists other staff. 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.
• Works with prison release officers and inmates prior to their release from prison to begin 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 & ABILITIES :

• Knowledge of the principles of criminology.
• Knowledge of legal terminology.
• Ability to communicate effectively.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS :

High school diploma or its equivalent

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :

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 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 EST 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.

Last updated : 2024-06-21