DJJ OPERATIONS CONSULTANT - SES - 80046469

State of Florida • TALLAHASSEE, FL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This position manages special projects and monitoring activities to ensure they support division strategy. It involves analyzing problems, identifying and evaluating pertinent factors, defining project scope, goals, success standards, deliverables, and timeframes, and identifying required resources. The role also involves developing project action/business plans, organizing and coordinating special committees or project teams, communicating project missions, determining tasks, facilitating meetings, and actively participating in group meetings. Additionally, it provides oversight and supervision for Detention's training and youth engagement, acts as a liaison with the office of Talent Leadership & Culture, tracks training records for headquarters staff, assists with regional training, develops training curriculum, and serves as the liaison for the Trauma Inform Care Program. The position offers direct oversight of the Detention’s Long Range Program Plan, Legislative Budget Request, Strategic Plan, and legislative bill analysis. It requires maintaining thorough knowledge of activities, issues, events, potential problems, and updates to ensure timeframes are met. The role also involves coordinating with various departments and participating in Intent to Negotiate (ITN)s, Request for Proposals (RFPs), and other contractual activities. It serves as the Detention Statewide Monitoring and Quality Improvement (MQI) liaison, responsible for reviewing and drafting annual compliance reports, standards, and workpapers for Detention Services. Oversight includes the statewide Behavior Management System (BMS), Life Skills Facilitator Workshops and youth sessions, Program Monitoring Management, review and approval of Outcome-Based Corrective Action Plans (OBCAP), and the Leadership Mentoring Program. The role acts as the correspondence representative, reviewing and processing assignments from the Assistant Secretary, developing and reviewing outgoing correspondence, and preparing newsletters and other reports. Other related duties as assigned are also part of this role. Due to the nature of the work, overnight travel is required, potentially with little to no notice at the discretion of management. A valid and current State of Florida Driver's License is required.

Requirements

• Knowledgeable in Department of Juvenile Justice policies and procedures.
• Possessing the ability to communicate well verbally and in writing.
• Understand computer technology and systems applications of Word, Excel, PDF, and other functional software programs.
• Proficient in the use and application of the telephone, copier, and other equipment.
• Ability to travel.
• A valid and current State of Florida Driver's License is required.
• Incomplete Candidate Profiles will not be accepted.
• All prospective candidates will be subject to a sex offender check, criminal background checks (state, local, and national) and pre-employment drug screening for direct care positions.
• DJJ participates in E-Verify (Employment Eligibility).

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, plus four years of progressively responsible experience in detention, prevention, probation, residential, or another human services field or equivalent combination of education and experience, such as a bachelor’s degree plus ten years of relevant human services experience.
• Experience with Word, Excel, PDF/Adobe, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.

Responsibilities

• Manages special projects and monitoring activities to ensure they support division strategy.
• Analyzes problems, questions, and issues; identifies, studies, and evaluates pertinent factors.
• Defines project scope, including overall goals, standards for determining project success, deliverables, and timeframe.
• Identifies resources required to complete the project.
• Develop project action/business plans.
• Organizes, coordinates, and serves on special committees or other project teams.
• Identifies and communicates the mission of the designated project, program group.
• Determines tasks to be completed in support of the mission.
• Effectively facilitates meetings to share ideas, evaluates progress and makes appropriate decisions.
• Regularly attends an actively participates in group meetings.
• Provides oversight and supervises Detention’s training and youth engagement.
• Acts as a liaison with office of Talent Leadership & culture.
• Track training records for headquarters staff and assist with regional training.
• Develop training curriculum.
• Serves as the liaison for the Trauma Inform Care Program.
• Provide direct oversight of the Detention’s Long Range Program Plan, Legislative Budget Request, Strategic Plan, and legislative bill analysis as necessary.
• Maintain thorough knowledge to include activities, issues, events, potential problems, and updates to ensure timeframes are met.
• Coordinate with various departments and participates on Intent to Negotiate (ITN)s. Request for Proposals, and other contractual activities.
• Detention Statewide Monitoring and Quality Improvement (MQI) liaison responsible for the review and draft of annual compliance reports, standards, and workpapers for Detention Services.
• Oversight of the statewide Behavior Management System (BMS), the Life Skills Facilitator Workshops and youth sessions, Program Monitoring Management, review and approval of Outcome-Based Corrective Action Plans (OBCAP), and the Leadership Mentoring Program.
• Act as the correspondence representative.
• Review and process assignments assigned by the Assistant Secretary and received by correspondence.
• Develop and review outgoing correspondence; prepare newsletters and other reports.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time