DJJ OPERATIONS COORDINATOR - 80081514

State of Florida•Alachua, FL

About The Position

This position is an Operations Coordinator Position in the Northeast Region of Florida responsible for conducting site visits to residential programs to monitor programs.

Requirements

A valid driver's license is required.
To be considered for this position, responses provided to the qualifying questions for this advertisement must be verifiable on your State of Florida Candidate Profile.
Actual work experience, years of employment, hours worked per week, explanation of gaps in employment must be clearly defined, or the candidate may not be considered for the position.
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).
When identified on a position description, a valid driver’s license is required. If initially hired with an out-of-state license, the Florida resident must obtain a valid Florida state driver’s license within 30 days of hire. Licenses suspended or revoked for any reason, work permits (Business purpose/Employment/education only licenses) and some types of restricted licenses are not acceptable. Licenses that have Corrective Lenses Restriction are acceptable, provided the driver wears corrective lenses while operating the vehicle.

Nice To Haves

A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and three years of professional experience in systems analysis, management analysis, program planning, program research, program evaluation, engineering or administrative work.
A master’s degree from a college or university can substitute for one year of the required experience.
3-5 years’ experience working with delinquent youth in a Residential setting.
Experience conducting investigations, program reviews, and program monitoring and making recommendations based on findings.
Experience working with the DJJ incident reporting system (Central Communications Center) and Juvenile Justice Information System (JJIS)
Computer Software experience such as Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

Conducts multi-disciplinary case conferences and placement planning for youth recommended for commitment to the department.
Ensures compliance with state regulations regarding multi-disciplinary case conferences and placement planning for committed youth, including transfer staffing.
Responsible for coordinating placement planning within existing commitment resources as well as utilizing and ensuring all appropriate data is entered into the Juvenile Justice Information System (JJIS).
Prepares all related reports and recommendations for corrective action and performs ongoing monitoring of corrective actions.
Coordinate regional activities required to reduce the number of committed youths awaiting placement.
Visits regional commitment programs.
Travels to contracted provider programs within the north region.
Utilizes the JJIS (Juvenile Justice Information System) to assess program performance, evaluate trend data and develop appropriate management strategies.
Coordinates Regional activities required to reduce the number of committed youths awaiting placement.
Visits regional commitment programs.
Travels to contracted provider programs within the North Region.
Assist with oversight of Contracted Provider facilities/services as needed.