FDC - ASSISTANT WARDEN - SES - STATEWIDE (ROUND 18)

State of Florida•Dundee, FL

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About The Position

FDC - ASSISTANT WARDEN - SES - STATEWIDE (ROUND 18) Requisition No: 866574 Agency: Department of Corrections Working Title: FDC - ASSISTANT WARDEN - SES - STATEWIDE (ROUND 18) Position Number: 70045922 Salary: $95,229.68 Annually Posting Closing Date: 12/27/2025 Florida Department of Corrections INTERNAL ADVERTISEMENT FOR CURRENT FDC EMPLOYEES ONLY A DC2-8056 must be completed and submitted as an attachment to your People First profile before you apply, for you to be considered for this position. This portfolio will be used as evidence of the skills, achievements, professional experience, certifications, and other professional accomplishments during an individual’s career. Interview approval or denial will be communicated via FDC and/or personal email address (if provided) within two weeks of vacancy closing date. Working Title: Assistant Warden Salary: $95,229.68 ($3,662.68 biweekly)

Requirements

Must be currently employed with the Florida Department of Corrections.
Must possess ten (10) years of professional correctional experience, one (1) year must be at the department head level (Classification Supervisor/Major or higher). College education from an accredited institution can substitute at the rate of 30 semester or 45 quarter hours per year for a maximum of one year of the professional correctional required experience.
Knowledge of policies and practices involved in personnel/human resource functions.
Knowledge of principles and processes involved in business and organizational planning, coordination, and execution. This may include strategic planning, resource allocation, manpower modeling, leadership techniques, and production methods.
Knowledge of numbers, their operations, and interrelationships including one or more of the following: arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Knowledge of instructional methods and training techniques including curriculum design principles, learning theory, group and individual teaching techniques, design of individual development plans, and test design principles.
Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
Knowledge of human behavior and performance, mental processes, psychological research methods, and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
Skills in motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
Skills in weighing the relative costs and benefits of a potential action.
Skills in adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Responsibilities

Supervises the department heads, maintains close daily contact, visits work areas, attends department meetings and holds program staff meetings.
Assists the Warden in supervising and managing the operation of the institution and enforcement of institutional operating procedures.
Assists in formulating new policies and procedures in the above listed areas of responsibility and improve existing practices, policies and procedures. Maintain open lines of communication with staff by conducting meetings to plan and disseminate information.
Serves as a member, chairman, or co-chairman of several institutional committees and teams.
Assists in resolving institutional emergencies and aids outside law enforcement agencies as needed. Monitors/assists in investigations of accidents, deaths, and contraband situations.
Maintains contact with inmates, verbally and in writing, to assist with various concerns that arise. Implements and follows up with this process by personal intervention or referral to the proper party.
Answers correspondence and/or telephone calls from court officials, law enforcement agencies, institutional employees, inmates, members of inmate families, and the general public.
Reviews incident reports, reports of investigation, etc. involving potential staff discipline problems. Makes recommendation for disposition to the Warden.
Investigates and evaluates inmate grievances filed by inmates at the institution. Takes necessary action resulting from findings, as necessary.
Monitors standards of the Commission on Accreditation for Corrections to ensure continuing compliance which involves reporting and/or reviewing requirements and pursuing of plans of action.