Job Description

Requisition No: 870720

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: Data Manager - SES - 60005074

Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 60005074

Salary: $2,033.07 - $3,500 Bi-weekly

Posting Closing Date: 03/01/2026

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The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) isthe 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.

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION RESPONSES TO THE QUALIFYING QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE VERIFIABLE BASED ON YOUR SUBMITTED APPLICATION.

THIS IS NOT A TELEWORK POSITION. CANDIDATE WILL BE REQUIRED TO WORK IN THE TALLAHASSEE OFFICE.

This is a highly responsible and professional position that will serve as Data Manager - SES in the Data 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.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:

• This is a highly professional and administrative position responsible for managing the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Quality Assurance Data Analysis team. This position reports to the SAMH Chief of Children Mental Health Services and will serve as an integral part of the overall quality assurance for SAMH functions necessary to support current and future activities such as the Priority of Effort, Enterprise-wide data sharing, and the replacement of the current SAMHIS data system. This position is accountable for mobilizing the data analysis team to provide independent and complex analysis and technical assistance to improve the quality of budget and planning activities. Provides supervision to ensure that team members effectively work with the various programs, Regions, facilities, and external partners such as Managing Entities. Duties include:
• Coordinates team actions to analyze and report on SAMH performance measures related to Priority of Effort, General Appropriations Act, contract measures, and other programmatic measures.
• Works independently or with other SAMH Directors to prepare executive presentations that provide leadership with key department data and information for planning and decision making. Manages and monitors day-to-day activities, performance, and productivity of FASAMS and new data system.
• Provide consultation to management and partners with respect to technology updates, technology refresh, and comparisons/options as required.
• Coordinates technical assistance and quality improvement activities statewide, as identified, to ensure that performance outcomes are met. Assists with continuous improvement plans and activities between program offices, Regions, managing care organizations and other providers to ensure consistent deployment of actions that drive performance improvement.
• Provides management duties as a hiring manager for filling program positions, including conducting interviews. Conducts performance planning, personnel evaluations and performance goals and objectives development, as well as other personnel and fiscal duties.
• Maintains effective internal communication with Division leadership, program staff, and other Divisions within the Department, keeping abreast of the Department’s standards and expectations for communication effectiveness.
• Attendance is an essential function of the position.
• Performs other related duties.

The Ideal Candidate Will Possess the Ability To:

• 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.”

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required for the position:

• Knowledge of the methods of data collection and analysis.
• Knowledge of technology trends and developments in the areas of network.
• Knowledge and skill in the use of computers and software programs used for word processing, database management, statistical and spreadsheet applications.
• Knowledge of Windows 10/11, Microsoft Office, and Office 365, Power BI, Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio
• Knowledge of program principles, laws, regulations, multiple complex technical programs.
• Ability to plan, manage, organize, and coordinate multiple work assignments and activities are required.
• Ability to process information logically and solve problems.
• Ability to articulate technical and business issues and solutions effectively to business or technical staff across organizational layers.
• Knowledge of basic management principles and practices.
• Ability to supervise people.
• 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 relating to management analysis activities.
• Ability to collect, evaluate and analyze data to develop alternative recommendations, solve problems, document workflow and other activities relating to the improvement of management practices.
• Ability to organize data into logical format for presentation in reports, documents, and other written materials.
• Ability to conduct fact-finding research.
• Ability to work independently.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree from a college or university in statistics or a related field is preferred and four years of professional experience in data management, data analytics.
• A master's degree from a college or university can substitute for one year of the required experience.
• Two years of experience supervising employees.

Candidate Profile (application) Requirements:

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.

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

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

DCF EMPLOYMENT DISCLOSURES

US CITIZEN REQUIREMENTOnly 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.

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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.