GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT III - 60034684

State of Florida•Tallahassee, FL

3d•$50,585 - $65,000•Onsite

About The Position

This is a highly responsible and professional position serving as a Prevention Specialist within the Prevention unit. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative team player who works seamlessly across all sections within the program office. This role requires the use of independent judgment, a proactive approach to responsibilities, and exceptional attention to detail. If you are driven, organized, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply. 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. This is NOT a telework position. Candidate will be required to work in the Tallahassee (HQ) office.

Requirements

Knowledge of basic management principles and practices.
Knowledge of the methods of data collection and analysis.
Ability to coordinate a consultative program designed to ensure the resolution of managerial and operational problems.
Ability to determine work priorities and ensure proper completion of work assignments.
Ability to communicate effectively.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
Ability to assess budgetary needs.
Ability to formulate policies and procedures.
Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to operational and management analysis activities.
Ability to organize data into logical format for presentation in reports, documents and other written materials.
Ability to collect, evaluate and analyze data to develop alternative recommendations, solve problems, document work and other activities relating to the improvement of operational and management practices.
Ability to conduct fact finding research.
Ability to work independently.
Ability to solve problems and make decisions.
A bachelor's degree from a college or university is preferred and four years of professional experience in behavioral or public health.
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’ experience in implementing and managing complex projects.
Two years of experience with academic, business, or technical writing.
Candidate Profile (application) must be complete in its entirety.
Work History - entered with the most recent/current listed first:
Any and all State of Florida jobs
Any and all Florida University jobs
All periods of employment
Periods of unemployment
Gaps 3 months or more
Education
Volunteer Experience
Include supervisor names and phone numbers including current place of employment.
Gaps 3 months or more must be addressed – you will need to account for and explain any gaps in employment including unemployment. You can either list these in your application under Period of Employment or attach a word document listing your gaps.
Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications.
If claiming Right to First Interview, candidate MUST attach a copy of your official layoff letter when applying. This only applies to employees laid off from Career Service positions.

Nice To Haves

Engage cooperatively and professionally with both internal and external stakeholders.
Manage multiple high-priority projects simultaneously with agility and precision.
Demonstrate flexibility and the ability to succeed both independently and with minimal direction.
Understand and align with the vision of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program, executing projects, assignments, and policy updates accurately and on time in a fast-paced environment.
Collaborate effectively within a team while also excelling when working independently.
Analyze challenges and propose thoughtful, practical solutions to complex problems.
Conduct thorough research to identify and recommend the most strategic and effective course of action—the best “yes.”

Responsibilities

Provide programmatic oversight to prevention related contracts.
Monitor prevention activities entered into the prevention data system to ensure compliance with the contract and prevention-related guidance documents.
Maintain and update prevention related guidance documents and program one-pagers.
Provide related technical assistance to Regional SAMH staff, prevention providers and coalitions as well as managing entities, relevant stakeholder, professional organizations, and other state agencies.
Complete annual reports related to prevention.
Participate in prevention related workgroups.
Other duties as assigned.