OPERATIONS & MGMT CONSULTANT MGR - SES - 60011109 Date: Feb 17, 2025 The State Personnel System is an E-Verify employer. For more information click on our E-Verify Website (http://www.dms.myflorida.com/workforce\_operations/human\_resource\_management/for\_job\_applicants/e\_verify) . Requisition No: 846784 Agency: Children and Families Working Title: OPERATIONS & MGMT CONSULTANT MGR - SES - 60011109 Pay Plan: SES Position Number: 60011109 Salary: $49,584.67 - $100,797.44 Posting Closing Date: 02/27/2025 Total Compensation Estimator Tool (https://compcalculator.myflorida.com/) 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. North Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center (NFETC) is a 216 bed, all male, forensic, mental health rehabilitation facility. The Center is located in northeast Gainesville, Florida on 639 picturesque acres with regular sightings of deer, turkey and other wildlife. NFETC employs a variety of entry level to leadership positions including food service, maintenance, direct care, nurses, counselors, rehab therapists, medical doctors, security, psychiatrists, and psychologists. NORTH FLORIDA EVALUATION AND TREATMENT FACILITY 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 that will serve as an Operations & Management Consultant Mgr. – SES. T his position will collaborate with each section within the state facilities and be required to use independent judgement, take initiative in carrying out duties and responsibilities and should be extraordinarily detail oriented. Specific Duties and Responsibilities include: + The incumbent shall manage the maintenance of buildings, grounds, and utilities at the facility This is work supervising and directing employees. The primary duty of the incumbent in this position is to spend the majority of their time communicating with, motivating, training and evaluating employees, planning and directing their work; and having the authority to effectively recommend actions such as: hire, transfer, suspend, layoff, promote, discharge, assign, and reward or discipline direct reports. Evaluates employees against established standards and takes appropriate actions when necessary (i.e. recognition, reward, corrective action, etc.). + Plan and schedule the maintenance work in accordance with established facility priorities and governmental agency standards such as the State Fire Marshal and the Department of Health. This will include systems such as heating, air conditioning, refrigeration, ventilation, plumbing, electrical, electronic/pneumatic controls, painting, and carpentry. Manages all upkeep of landscape and grounds development. + Delegate all work to the Maintenance Supervisor; solicit proposals for required materials and services to assure the most cost-efficient purchases. Prepare and input requisitions into the MFMP system. + Monitor and inspect employee work to assure maximum customer satisfaction and quality work is provided on a timely basis. Monitor and inspect all contracted services for compliance and timelines. + As part of our staff satisfaction efforts, maintain effective relationships between hospital staff and management to facilitate maximum productivity, as well as early problem identification and resolution. + Develop and maintain preventive maintenance programs in the Maintenance Connection System to extend the life of all systems and infrastructure. Maintain records of scheduled completion of all such programs. + Evaluates personnel job performance and provides necessary counseling or initiates disciplinary action if necessary. + Involvement in directing, developing and implementing policies, procedures, goals and objectives designed to meet the mission of the hospital. + Review and analyze periodic reports of key indicators of administrative and managerial performance, ensuring that necessary corrective actions, including change in hospital policy and procedures, are accomplished in a timely manner. Respond to and resolve administrative and operational problems such as substantial injury, allegations of abuse, staff incidents, damage to hospital property, major equipment failure, etc. Responsible for notifying the Hospital Administrator or designee as appropriate. As part of cost efficiency endeavors, ensure allocation of resources among Administrative Services areas of the hospital and make periodic adjustments due to changing operational conditions. As part of our management excellence endeavors, assist with the provision of administrative policy direction for the hospital within the context of departmental and district policies. . + Assist in the hospital strategic and annual business objectives and ensure these plans are appropriately reflected in budgetary requests and operational activities. + Performs related work as required or assigned. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required for the position: + Knowledge of basic management principles and practices. + Knowledge of the methods of data collection and analysis. + Ability to supervise people. + Ability to manage a consultative program designed to ensure the resolution of managerial and operational problems. + Ability to determine work priorities, assign work 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 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. Minimum Qualifications: + Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and two years of associated engineering experience, two years of which must have been in a health care setting; and including two years of management/supervisory/administrative experience in a health care setting. + Associate degree from an accredited college or university plus three years of associated engineering experience, two years of which must have been in a health care setting; and including three years of management/ supervisory/administrative experience in a health care setting. + High school diploma or equivalent plus six years of associated engineering experience, two years of which must have been in a health care setting; and including three years of management/supervisory/administrative experience in a health care setting. + Professional experience as described above can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the preferred college education. Preference will be given to applicants who have: + Certified Health Care Facility Manager (CHFM) Benefits of Working for the State of Florida: + Health insurance + Life insurance; $25,000 policy is free plus option to purchase additional life insurance + Dental, vision and supplemental insurance + Retirement plan options, including employer contributions + (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com ); + Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year; + Flexible Spending Accounts; + Opportunities for career advancement; + Tuition waiver for public college courses; + And more! For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com . DCF EMPLOYMENT DISCLOSURES US CITIZEN REQUIREMENT Only US citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers will be hired. SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM REGISTRATION All selected 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). Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov . RETIREE NOTICE 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 required to repay all benefits received depending upon the date of your retirement. BACKGROUND SCREENING 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, if applicable, also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and 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 not 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. 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. Location: GAINESVILLE, FL, US, 32641 Nearest Major Market:Gainesville