Job Description

Requisition No: 876785

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES MANAGER E-SES - 64028435

Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 64028435

Salary: $58,000 - $65,000

Posting Closing Date: 06/12/2026

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Job posting category: Open Competitive

Job Title: PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES MANAGER E-SES- 64028435

Your Specific Responsibilities:

This position spends the majority of the time engaged in supervisory responsibilities. This includes communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees in addition to planning and directing employees' work. The incumbent has the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline subordinate employees or effectively recommend such action. The incumbent will also be required to develop performance expectations, meet with staff regularly to discuss performance, complete performance reviews, maintain vacation and work schedules, ensure proper coverage, and complete timesheets.

Program Leadership & Direction
• Provide overall leadership and strategic direction for the Communicable Disease Division, ensuring coordinated, effective operations across four supervised program areas: Disease Intervention Services (DIS), Epidemiology, Environmental Health (EH), and HIV/STD Surveillance & Quality Assurance.
• Supervise and mentor four program supervisors, ensuring they have the tools, guidance, and support needed to manage their individual teams effectively.
• Establish and communicate division-wide goals, priorities, and performance expectations consistent with department objectives and public health best practices.
• Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, continuous quality improvement, and data-driven decision-making.

Communicable Disease Surveillance & Response Oversight
• Ensure supervisors maintain robust surveillance, investigation, and reporting processes that meet state and federal requirements.
• Oversee integrated outbreak response activities involving DIS, epi, and EH teams, ensuring efficient coordination and timely interventions.
• Review surveillance data, trends, and quality assurance findings to prioritize resources and identify gaps or areas for improvement.
• Ensure coordination of cluster investigations, case reviews, and data quality audits across all program areas.

Program Operations & Quality Assurance
• Lead division-wide quality assurance and quality improvement initiatives, ensuring consistent and accurate documentation, reporting, and workflow processes across programs.
• Ensure the HIV/STD Surveillance & QA supervisor maintains systems for accuracy, timeliness, completeness, and compliance with reporting standards.
• Oversee development, implementation, and updates of program policies, procedures, and protocols for all communicable disease programs.
• Evaluate program performance through regular reports, dashboards, and KPI review; provide direction for corrective action or improvement strategies.

Environmental Health Integration
• Ensure the EH supervisor coordinates environmental investigations (foodborne, waterborne, vector-related, or facility-based issues) in collaboration with epidemiology and DIS teams.
• Support integration of EH findings into overall communicable disease response planning and risk mitigation.

Interdepartmental & Community Collaboration
• Serve as the primary liaison for communicable disease efforts with internal leadership, healthcare providers, laboratories, schools, and community partners.
• Support supervisors in developing partner relationships and providing technical assistance to ensure consistent reporting and collaboration.
• Represent the communicable disease division on local, regional, and state-level committees, task forces, and workgroups.

Emergency Preparedness & Incident Response
• Maintain readiness to serve in leadership roles within the Incident Command System (ICS) during public health emergencies involving communicable diseases.
• Ensure each supervisor maintains team preparedness through training, exercises, emergency protocols, and surge response planning.

Administrative & Reporting Responsibilities
• Prepare and review division reports, summaries, presentations, and briefings for agency leadership and external partners.
• Lead budget planning and resource allocation discussions in collaboration with supervisors, ensuring program needs and priorities are addressed.
• Oversee grant management and reporting requirements related to communicable disease programs.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Thorough knowledge of epidemiology and control of specified infections or chronic diseases. Considerable knowledge of and practical experience in the use of principles of epidemiology. Considerable knowledge of the maintenance of disease surveillance systems, data analysis, and interpretation. Considerable knowledge of state and local public and individual health
problems and programs.

Qualifications:
Minimum – The required knowledge, skills, and abilities listed above.

Preferred – A master’s degree in public health, epidemiology, or biological sciences.

Salary Range: $58,000 - $65,000

Florida Department of Health Mission, Vision, and Values:

Mission:

To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts.

Vision:

To be the Healthiest State in the Nation.

Values:

I nnovation: We search for creative solutions and manage resources wisely.
C ollaboration: We use teamwork to achieve common goals & solve problems.
A ccountability: We perform with integrity & respect.
R esponsiveness: We achieve our mission by serving our customers & engaging our partners.
E xcellence: We promote quality outcomes through learning & continuous performance improvement.

Where You Will Work:

Leon County Health Department, Tallahassee, Florida

The 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:
• Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions
(For more information, please click www.myfrs.com);
• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• Tuition waivers;
• And more!
For a more complete list of benefits, including monthly costs, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com

Please be advised:

Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process.

This position requires a security background check and/or drug screening and participation in direct deposit. Any misrepresentations or omissions will disqualify you from employment consideration. Note: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) in order to conduct this background check Successful completion of a drug test is a condition of employment for safety-sensitive positions.

Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov

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 canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.

The successful candidate will be required to complete the Form I-9 and that information will be verified using the E-Verify system. E-Verify is operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration to verify employment eligibility.

Incumbents may be required to perform emergency duty before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days.

All Florida Department of Health positions require the incumbent to be able to learn and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, in English. Applicants who do not meet this requirement will not be considered.

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

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-877-562-7287). 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.

Florida has the third largest population of veterans in the nation with more than 1.5 million service men and women. The Florida Department of Health (department) is committed to serving members of the United States Armed Forces, veterans and their families by encouraging them to apply for vacancies that fit their area of knowledge and/or expertise. Through the Department's VALOR program, which expedites licensing for military veterans, the Department also waives initial licensing and application fees for military veterans who apply for a health care professional license within 60 months of an honorable discharge. These initiatives help ensure that the transition from military service into the workforce is as smooth as possible and reflects our appreciation for the dedication devoted to protecting our country.

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.