FAMILY SERVICES SPECIALIST OPS - 60933386 Date: Jan 24, 2025 The State Personnel System is an E-Verify employer. For more information click on our E-Verify Website (http://www.dms.myflorida.com/workforce\_operations/human\_resource\_management/for\_job\_applicants/e\_verify) . Requisition No: 845371 Agency: Children and Families Working Title: FAMILY SERVICES SPECIALIST OPS - 60933386 Pay Plan: Temp Position Number: 60933386 Salary: Salary: OPS $24 an hour ($50,000/Yr) Posting Closing Date: 02/05/2025 Total Compensation Estimator Tool (https://compcalculator.myflorida.com/) Florida Department of Children & Families – Office of Child and Family Well Being; Office of Continuing Care This position is OPEN COMPETITIVE. Location: Orlando, FL. Salary: OPS $24 an hour ($50,000/Yr) Position Description: The Program Coordinator will be responsible for launching and managing the Step into Success Workforce Education and Internship Pilot Program in Orlando. This role involves developing program components, establishing partnerships with community organizations and employers, coordinating services for eligible foster youth and former foster youth, and ensuring compliance with state guidelines. The coordinator will play a pivotal role in empowering participants to develop workforce and professional skills for successful independent living. Key Responsibilities: Program Development and Management: + Oversee the implementation of the independent living professionalism and workforce education component, ensuring participants earn certification required for the internship phase. + Establish and maintain processes to deliver trauma-informed workforce training internships in alignment with program guidelines. + Collaborate with community-based care agencies, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations to design and deliver workshops and resources on professionalism, teamwork, leadership, problem-solving, and conflict resolution. Partnership Building: + Recruit and onboard local agencies, corporations, and other entities as participating organizations for hosting interns. + Develop relationships with mentors, ensuring proper training and alignment with program objectives. + Collaborate with local educational institutions to facilitate the award of postsecondary credit or career education clock hours for program participants. Participant Coordination: + Conduct outreach to eligible foster youth and former foster youth to inform them of program opportunities and assist with enrollment. + Assess participant career interests to match them with suitable internship opportunities. + Provide ongoing support to participants, including resume preparation, mock interviews, and workplace readiness training. Administrative Duties: + Monitor program activities to ensure compliance with state regulations, including financial assistance distribution to participants and mentors. + Track and report program outcomes, such as internship completion rates, participant employment, and feedback for annual reporting. + Develop corrective action plans as needed in collaboration with mentors and participating organizations. Qualifications: + Bachelor’s degree in social work, Education, Human Services, or a related field + Minimum of 3 years of experience in program management, youth services, or workforce development. + Knowledge of trauma-informed practices and workforce readiness programming. + Strong skills in partnership development, mentorship, and stakeholder engagement. + Excellent communication, organization, and problem-solving abilities. Preferred Skills: + Experience working with foster youth or in independent living programs. + Familiarity with local community resources, educational institutions, and workforce training organizations. + Proficiency in program evaluation and reporting. Work Environment: + Hybrid position with travel required within the city to meet with community partners, conduct workshops, and visit internship sites. Special note: + State of Florida Employment applications must reflect most current position and all previous employment history in order to receive full consideration. + Some Agency positions may require successful completion of pre-interview assessment or work sample prior to interview 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: ORLANDO, FL, US, 32801 ORLANDO, FL, US, 32803 ORLANDO, FL, US, 32804 ORLANDO, FL, US, 32805 ORLANDO, FL, US, 32806 ORLANDO, FL, US, 32807 ORLANDO, FL, US, 32808 ORLANDO, FL, US, 32809 ORLANDO, FL, US, 32810 ORLANDO, FL, US, 32811 ORLANDO, FL, US, 32812 ORLANDO, FL, US, 32814 ORLANDO, FL, US, 32818 ORLANDO, FL, US, 32819 ORLANDO, FL, US, 32821 ORLANDO, FL, US, 32822 ORLANDO, FL, US, 32824 ORLANDO, FL, US, 32825 ORLANDO, FL, US, 32826 ORLANDO, FL, US, 32827 ORLANDO, FL, US, 32831 ORLANDO, FL, US, 32833 ORLANDO, FL, US, 32835 Nearest Major Market:Orlando