HIRING SPECIALIST - 60006562

State of Florida

7d • $40,321 - $85,005

About The Position

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.
Florida State Hospital (FSH) is a mental health treatment facility owned and operated by the State of Florida and is part of the Department of Children and Families. The department’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.”

FLORIDA STATE HOSPITAL IS A TOBACCO FREE FACILITY.
TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION RESPONSES TO THE QUALIFYING QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE VERIFIABLE BASED ON YOUR SUBMITTED APPLICATION.

This is a highly responsible and professional position serving as the Hiring Specialist  within the Recruitment Program. 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.

Requirements

• Knowledge of the principles and techniques of effective communication.
• Knowledge of interviewing principles and techniques.
• Knowledge of the methods of data collection.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Ability to professional interact with both internal and external customers in a tactful, courteous and effective manner.
• Ability to record, collect, evaluate and analyze data.
• Ability to work independently by planning, organizing and coordinating work assignments.
• Ability to listen effectively.
• Ability to speak clearly and correctly.
• Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.
• A bachelor's degree from a 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 an accredited 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.

Responsibilities

• The incumbent will act as the HR liaison, facilitating, communicating and submitting documents/requests to HR. i.e, new hire packets, Request Personnel Actions, position descriptions, Classification Request Forms, etc.
• This position applies Human Resources’ Guiding Principles of Excellent service delivery and support to our customers; Enabling our employees to help the vulnerable; Empowering HR to be more innovative; Bringing organization and standardization to the entire Department.
• This is independent work in which the incumbent will be responsible for coordination of recruitment activities for the assigned geographical Facility Recruitment Team.
• Responsible for monitoring vacancies and managing internal movement process. Position is responsible for presenting plan to fill vacancy(ies) to hiring managers as it relates to internal movement of employees and the use of viable candidate pools.
• Responsible for sending job postings to Statewide Advertising specialist; receiving and reviewing employment applications; evaluating applicants’ education, training and work experience; determining eligibility for appointment; and coding applications accordingly for all assigned job classifications.
• Sends automated pre-screening tests to eligible candidates; Issues list of eligible candidates for interview and interview screening tools to interview panel.
• Assists with scheduling interviews through coordinating participation of a diverse interview panel and participates on the interview teams to ensure job requirements and expectations are clearly understood and candidates are assessed against appropriate criteria.
• Assists in New Hire Orientation.
• Maintains internal database to include, but not limited to, open position report, time to fill, and notification to the Statewide Advertising team for disposition of applicants.
• Actively participates in staffing related activities and engages in cross functional projects as assigned.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Benefits

• Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits.
• For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level