People First Service Center is hiring: HIRING SPECIALIST OPS - 60933564 in Medle

Overview

Requisition No: 854412

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: HIRING SPECIALIST OPS - 60933564

This is an Open Competitive opportunity.

Working title: Hiring Specialist OPS

Department of Children and Families

Miami, Florida

Other Personal Service (OPS) classification.

Current employees will be compensated in accordance with the DCF salary policy.

This is NOT a telework position. The incumbent will be required to work in the office location, 401 NW 2ND AVE, Miami, FL 33128. Some travel may be required.

Business Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm EST, Monday - Friday. This is a full-time position, working 40 hours per week.

Required qualifications:

Responsibilities

• In this position the incumbent will be responsible for coordination of recruitment and selection activities for the Headquarters ESS Program Recruitment Team, including positions identified for critical and non-critical class titles.
• Monitor vacancies and manage internal movement process. Present plan to fill vacancy(ies) to hiring managers as it relates to internal movement of employees and the use of viable candidate pools.
• Send job postings to Statewide Advertising specialist; receive and review employment applications; evaluate applicants’ education, training and work experience; determine eligibility for appointment; and code applications accordingly for all assigned job classifications.
• Send automated pre-screening tests to eligible candidates; issue list of eligible candidates for interview and interview screening tools to interview panel.
• Participate as interview panel member to ensure job requirements and expectations are clearly understood and candidates are assessed against appropriate criteria.
• Assist in New Hire Orientation.
• Maintain 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 participate in staffing related activities and engage in cross functional projects as assigned.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of the principles and techniques of effective communication. Knowledge of interviewing principles and techniques. Knowledge of the methods of data collection. Knowledge of hiring practices and understanding of fair employment practices.
• 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 interact with 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.

Your People First Candidate Profile (application) must be completed in its entirety. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

• Include supervisor names and phone numbers for all periods of employment.
• Account for and explain any gaps in employment so that the hiring process is not delayed.
• Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications.
• It is unacceptable to use the statement “See Resume” in place of entering work history.

Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

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 including:

About Department of Children and Families:

Mission: The mission of the Department of Children and Families 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.

Vision: We are a highly skilled workforce committed to empowering people with complex and varied needs to achieve the best outcomes for themselves and their families. In collaboration with community stakeholders, we will deliver world class and continuously improving service focused on providing the people we serve with the level and quality that we would demand and expect for our own families.

Values: A workforce that operates with integrity maintains loyalty to a code of ethics that requires the courage to take responsibility for providing the highest quality of service to the vulnerable. We are a solutions-focused learning organization built on a foundation of transparency in action and accountability of results. Both within the organization and among our stakeholders, we thrive in a culture of respect for diversity of opinion that is nurtured through open communication. High performing and committed, we are unified in our goal of excellence in achieving quality outcomes for those we serve.

• We hire only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers.
• If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be suspended or voided, and you will be required to repay all benefits received depending upon the date of your retirement.
• The position will perform all job tasks in accordance with laws, rules, regulations, policies, and requirements applicable to state and federal laws or procedures.
• SELECTIVE SERVICE: Male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion into an authorized position unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire. For more information, please visit the SSS website:http://www.sss.gov .
• BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT: It is the policy of the Florida Department of Children and Families that any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment, and also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and, if applicable, Chapter 408, F.S. No applicant may begin employment until the background screening results are received, reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Agency. Background screening shall include, but be limited to, fingerprinting for State and Federal criminal records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and may include local criminal history checks through local law enforcement agencies.
• BENEFIT RECOVERY SCREENING: Candidates applying to positions in the Economic Self-Sufficiency Program will have a Benefit Recovery check completed to validate current or former public assistance case information before completing the hiring process.

If you experience problems applying online, please call the People First Service Center at (877) 562-7287.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

For assistance, call the People First Service Center at (877) 562-7287 Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Eastern time