Job Description

Requisition No: 863333
Agency: Department of Corrections
Working Title: GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT II
Pay Plan: Career Service
Position Number: 70029528
Salary: $45,060.11 Annually
Posting Closing Date: 10/27/2025
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WORKING TITLE: GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT II
This open competitive advertisement is for a Career Service position located at Central Office in Tallahassee, FL in Programs and Reentry.
The mission of Programs and Reentry at the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) is to provide comprehensive rehabilitative programs and services that prepare inmates for successful reintegration into society.
This position is not a telework position and is required to report to the FDC office in the area it serves.
JOB DUTIES:

• Leadership in Programs and Reentry: Display leadership skills and support the Department's commitment to inmate programming efforts while ensuring compliance with FDC procedures and statewide standards.
• Project and Financial Management: Manage project status for the bureau of workforce development, monitor and track program expenditures and purchase requests, and assist with maintaining inventory associated with grants.
• Data and System Maintenance: Maintain inmate program data in FDC databases, bureau SharePoint, and network drives, ensuring accurate program coding, data elements, and file structures.
• Program Development and Quality Assurance: Assist with developing and maintaining technical instructions, program manuals, and curriculum, review and analyze data for quality assurance, and make recommendations for program improvements and best practices.
• Coordination and Technical Assistance: Coordinate institutional assets and resources, assist with policy and program implementation recommendations, manage bureau travel and reimbursements, track teacher certifications and vacancies, and monitor public records and constituent information requests.

BENEFITS:

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Comprehensive health insurance and life insurance with accidental death and dismemberment benefits.
• Supplemental Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and Hospitalization insurance.
• Tuition-Free college courses.
• Retirement Plans with the Florida Retirement System:

• Pension Plan (Traditional Retirement Pension Plan)
• Investment Plan (401(K)-Type Retirement Plan)
• Deferred Retirement Option Program (Drop)
• Deferred Compensation
• Recently Retired? Beginning July 1, 2024, there is no longer a reemployment limitation; beginning with the 7th calendar month from the member's distribution date, there are no restrictions on working for an FRS employer. You will not be required to repay any prior distributions, and you may continue receiving distributions from the Investment Plan or Pension Plan without interruption.

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

• Must possess a high school diploma or its equivalent.
• Three years of experience in administration.

Postsecondary education may substitute for up to three years of the required experience.
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.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT
The Florida Department of Corrections requires all job applicants and volunteers to pass a Level 2 background check as per Chapter 435, Florida Statutes. This check must be completed before they can start working or volunteering.
EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY
The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) only hires U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. FDC uses E-Verify to confirm an employee's eligibility to work after completing the I-9 form.
For online application issues, 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 . All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.

Skills Required