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MyFlorida GOVERNMENT ANALYST II - 60006044 in TALLAHASSEE, Florida
GOVERNMENT ANALYST II - 60006044
Date: Dec 2, 2024
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Requisition No: 842044
Agency: Children and Families
Working Title: GOVERNMENT ANALYST II - 60006044
Pay Plan: Career Service
Position Number: 60006044
Salary: $1,879.86 to $2,500.00 Bi-Weekly
Posting Closing Date: 12/08/2024
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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 State Mental Health Treatment Facility Policy. 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 position will be responsible for behavioral health policy development and regulation under Chapters 394 and 916, F.S.; designing systems and procedures; conducting assessments and, studies; complaint investigations; providing technical assistance to Department and provider staff; data collection and analysis; and report writing.
These responsibilities may include program analysis, management consulting, and developing operations and procedures to assist organizations in operating more efficiently and effectively. This is highly responsible work, responsible for setting policy, procedures, providing leadership technical assistance, and addressing the state’s behavioral health care services delivery system.
Establishes and develops rules, regulations and policy governing the operation of behavioral health care programs. Responsibilities include development of training and guidance documents for: administration of SAMH funded programs and providers, the courts and law enforcement. Provides management consultant services and assistance based upon well-established and accepted practices, theories, techniques, and methodology. Provides assistance to agency officials and their staffs to promote the most efficient and effective accomplishment of the operating objectives at the lowest cost.
Establishes timetables for completion of specific tasks. Provides assistance to agency officials in the development of resource allocation methodologies. Prepares research designs for conducting evaluations of programs and services.
Conducts special studies, inquiries or investigations to analyze problems and issues stemming from management practices and recommends corrective action to agency officials. Prepares reports recording the results of systems work performed, including technical writings such as operations manuals, procedures guides, or operator instructions required for systems operations, as well as project reporting. Evaluates and measures the effectiveness of systems against desired program objectives. Confers with management officials on studies or recommendations affecting the agency.
Provides assistance to utility officials and their staffs to promote the most efficient and effective accomplishments of the operating objectives at the lowest cost. Assists in identifying areas of potential improvement in operations by use of ratio analysis and/or interviews with personnel. Establishes timetables for completion of contract, consultant, or production management tasks.
Confers with industry heads or consultants on studies or recommendations affecting their organizations or the contract under which they are working. Provides management consultant services and assistance to improve management capabilities in contractual services and contract administration. Assists in identifying areas of potential improvement in consultant coordination operations by use of interviews with consultants and project managers.
Performs other duties as required to meet program and departmental goals and objectives.
Salary commensurate with experience.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required for the position:
Knowledge of the methods of data collection and analysis.
Knowledge of basic management principles and practices.
Ability to collect, evaluate and analyze data to develop alternative recommendations, solve problems, document work flow and other activities relating to the improvement of management practices.
Ability to organize data into logical format for presentation in reports, documents and other written materials.
Ability to conduct fact finding research.
Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.
Ability to work independently.
Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
Ability to communicate effectively.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
Minimum Qualifications:
A bachelor's degree from a college or university and four years of professional experience in a behavioral health, public administration, or public health field is preferred.
A master's degree from a college or university can substitute for one year of the required experience.
Professional experience as described above can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the preferred college education.
Two years of professional experience with business and/or technical writing.
Two years of professional experience with research and analysis.
Preference will be given to applicants who have:
Individuals with experience in the behavioral health, public administration, or public health field.
A master's degree from a college or university in a behavioral health, public administration, or public health field.
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.
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 (http://www.dms.myflorida.com/content/download/97612/566545) . All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.
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.
Location:
TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32303
Nearest Major Market:Tallahassee
