Job Description

Requisition No: 871942

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: CHILD PROTECTIVE FIELD SUPPORT CONSULTAN - 60075187

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 60075187

Salary: TDB per DCF Salary Policy

Posting Closing Date: 03/27/2026

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Child Protective Field Support Consultant

Department of Children and Families

Suncoast Region

Sarasota, Lee and Manatee Counties

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

WHAT YOU WILL DO

This is advanced professional work assessing and developing Child Protective Investigators (CPIs) to ensure possession of the appropriate level of professional competencies. This position will work in cooperation with CPI Supervisors and management in promoting the development of knowledge, skills, and their application for CPIs.

Observe and document investigator casework activities in providing protective investigations, assessment of service needs and referrals to service providers.

Reviews casework, assessments and safety plans with investigators, and provides consultation and direction to ensure appropriateness, clarity, quality, thoroughness and proper documentation.

Provides real-time support/guidance by scheduling field assessments (random and scheduled) during investigative activities conducted by CPIs to provide on-the-job training.

Assist in providing guidance to investigators by coaching, motivating, modeling and providing other mentoring initiatives.

Coach and assist CPIs with documenting aspects of investigations (i.e., chronological entry of case summaries), in which support was provided to investigators, by updating the appropriate information systems.

Observe, analyze, and evaluate individual CPI performance to determine their effectiveness and level of competency and provide recommendations to regional management regarding actions to improve performance.

Serves as member of leadership team responsible for developing system-based solutions to CPI training and development issues or concerns.

Based on field experience and observations, provide recommendations to the Department’s Program Office on enhancements to both CPI pre-service and in-service training to ensure the development and maintenance of a comprehensive and relevant training curriculum.

Serves as a subject matter expert in child protective investigations.

Establishes and maintains cooperative working relationships with organizations and other agenices involved with child protective investigations such as community based providers, Children’s Legal Services, law enforcement, medical personnel, schools, and other community/agency resources.

Ensures effective communication with deaf or hard-of hearing Customers or companions in accordance with the ADA and/or Section 504 and shall manage service records and report this data and any resources and/or training needs to their designated program point of contact.

Travel to observe field work or provide in-service or pre-service instruction is required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

Knowledge of theories and practicein child protection. Knowledge of professional ethics relating to child protection and counseling.

Knowledge of family-centered interviewing and counseling techniques.

Knowledge of investigative techniques.

Knowledge of interviewing and observation techniques.

Skill in considering child development in guiding placement of children.

Ability to recognize indicators of abuse and neglect.

Ability to conduct risk and safety investigations.

Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.

Ability to understand and apply relevant laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures.

Ability to actively listen to others. Ability to communicate effectively.

Ability to maintain well-executed case files. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Ability to utilize computer systems.

Ability to write accurate investigative reports.

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.

For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com

Growth Opportunities:

With 12,000 employees across the state DCF promotes opportunities and training for all. Our jobs are among the most challenging, complex, and difficult in State government. They are also among the most rewarding. All employees are encouraged to take advantage of available Department opportunities for advancement and professional development.

DCF is focused on investing in its world-class workforce!

Where you will work:

Florida is the only state that borders both the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. In other words, no matter where you land in Florida, you’re never more than 60 miles from a body of saltwater. And if the beach isn’t your scene, there are 175 state parks to explore! Meanwhile, Floridians hail from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures, ethnicities, and walks of life, making it an incredibly diverse melting pot that many residents and visitors to Florida love. The Sunshine State is a great place to live and work – Come join our team!

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.

To learn more please visit https://www.myflfamilies.com/

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.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.