Job Description

Requisition No: 876571

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: HUMAN TRAFFICKING SPECIALIST-POLICY - 60075074

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 60075074

Salary: $65,000

Posting Closing Date: 06/04/2026

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Human Trafficking Services Specialist

Office of Community Services - Human Trafficking

Location:Northwest Region

Salary: $65,000

This is not a teleworking position. Candidate will be required to report to the office.

The Human Trafficking Services Specialist will serve as the Department’s dedicated lead for coordinating services, maintaining engagement, and supporting youth survivors of human trafficking as they transition through and beyond the child welfare system. This role is essential to bridging the gap between child-serving systems and adult systems of care and ensuring long-term continuity of care and protection from re-victimization.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred) in social work, psychology, public administration, human services, or related field.

• Knowledge of Florida’s Human Trafficking statutes, MDT process, and child welfare system.

• Experience working with youth survivors of human trafficking, transition-age youth, or high-risk adolescents.

• Knowledge of trauma-informed, survivor-centered practices and youth engagement strategies.

• Lived experience or experience working with survivor leaders preferred.

Essential Job Functions

• Provide anti-human trafficking expertise in policy development and implementation.

• Ensure quality service array through engagement in statewide and national collaboratives.

• Develop short-term and long-term strategic planning utilizing data to guide strategies and actions.

• Provide analysis and recommendations on anti-human trafficking and prevention populations in the state, including children, adults, vulnerable adults, and young adults formerly in foster care, in Extended Foster Care or in the Road to Independence Postsecondary Education Services and Support program.

• Maintain knowledge of operations and policies of the anti-human trafficking and prevention programs and of the Department; maintain current and detailed knowledge about laws, policies, and regulations affecting services to anti-human trafficking survivors in Florida.

• Provide assistance in reviewing FAC rules and CFOP to reflect changes in policies related to Safe Harbor Homes.

• Serve as a liaison between the Department and Safe Home staff and provide ongoing updates regarding legislatively mandated requirements, proper documentation, and staff trainings.

• Participate in quarterly meetings with Safe Home and Safe Therapeutic Foster Homes staff.

• Assist in out-of-state placements for victims of CSEC.

• Provide assistance in reviewing FAC rules and CFOP to reflect changes in policies related to Adult Safe Houses.

• Serve as a liaison between the Department and Adult Safe Houses staff and provide ongoing updates regarding legislatively mandated requirements, proper documentation, and staff trainings.

• Participate in quarterly meetings with Adult Safe House staff and ensure ongoing support for staff working with survivors of human trafficking.

• Assist in developing a network of adult services and supports for adult survivors of human trafficking and for adult safe house providers.

• Effectively coordinate activities and resolution of human trafficking issues between the Office of Community Services and circuits/regions, community-based care lead agencies and other programs within the Department.

• Assist with the development and maintenance of positive relationships and integrated response and services delivery across state agency partners and community-based organizations.

• Attend local and state events focused on human trafficking prevention, including presentations at public events to raise awareness of anti-human trafficking survivor services.

• Training: Assist in the development a robust anti-human trafficking training resource library including identification of national, state, and Department developed trainings.

• Deliver trainings on anti-human trafficking and prevention and provide train the trainer to build capacity.

• Human Trafficking Screening Tool: Ensure proper identification and application of the screening tool and utilize data to guide strategies for prevention, services, and training. Ensure ongoing training is provided.

• Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) Staffings: Participate and provide oversite to the human trafficking MDT staffings on all verified and suspected cases of CSEC. Provide necessary trainings on the CFOP and MDT staffing process.

• Complete 6-month follow-up calls to all victims in verified human trafficking investigations.

• Serve as the statewide point of contact for survivor engagement and transition planning post-CPS involvement, including conducting and documenting required 6-month follow-ups with verified CSEC victims or their caregivers/case managers using trauma-informed, developmentally appropriate approaches.

• Build and maintain a centralized system to track follow-ups, long-term service engagement, and statewide trends; provide regular updates and data to inform DCF leadership, regional operations, and the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking.

• Prioritize outreach for transition-age youth (16–24), especially those aging out or not in foster care, and partner with regional teams, Human Trafficking Coordinators, providers, and community agencies to ensure coordinated transitions into adult service systems.

• Identify gaps in access to housing, therapy, mentorship, education/employment resources, and survivor-led supports, while ensuring survivor voices shape engagement strategies and services.

• Serve as back-up for Regional Human Trafficking Coordinators as needed, including during disaster response.

Educational Requirements: Bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred) in social work, psychology, public administration, human services, or related field.

Work Experience Requirements: at least 3 years in the areas of child welfare or services for the survivors of human trafficking

Software Proficiency: Possess basic working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, with the ability to create documents, manage data, and prepare presentations to support daily operations.

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.

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

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

Candidate Profile (application) must be completed in its entirety.

• 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.

The position will perform all job tasks in accordance with laws, rules, regulations, policies, and requirements applicable to state and federal laws or procedures.

EMPLOYMENT DISCLOSURES

1. US CITIZEN REQUIREMENT Only US citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers will be hired.

2. 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.

3. 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

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.