Job Description

Requisition No: 875215

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: Recruitment and Background Specialist

Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 70023001

Salary: $47,667.36 - $48,776.26 Annually

Posting Closing Date: 05/22/2026

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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

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ADVERTISING TITLE: Recruitment and Background Specialist

This open competitive advertisement is for a SES (Selected Exempt Service) position located in the Office of Human Resources.

The team focuses on ensuring that the workforce is professional, skilled, and dedicated to the department's values and goals, while providing essential support services that enhance the safety and security of the correctional environment.

This position is not a telework position and is required to report to the FDC office in the area it serves.

Job Duties:

• Supports Management: Provide sound research, analysis, and reports that enhance recruitment efforts.
• Recruitment and Selection: Handle all tasks related to hiring and recruitment for the Florida Department of Corrections. This includes understanding and using personnel rules and agreements. Research and advertise job openings in the People First System according to department policies.
• Guidance and Analysis: Guide managers and employees on using the Hiring Center in the People First System. Check documents to ensure they follow federal and state hiring guidelines.
• Conducts and researches backgrounds: Conduct background investigations on potential employees and discuss results with hiring managers. Review job applications to determine if candidates are eligible. Ensuring all candidates are fairly considered. Discuss any concerns with hiring managers.
• Administrative Task: Prepare Personnel Action Requests (PARs) in People First, use various computer programs to manage recruitment data and create reports. Provide supervisors with management reports and create visual aids like graphs and charts for presentations. Maintains and compiles data related to recruitment and other management areas. Provide supervisors with reports and create visual aids for presentations.

Basic Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required:

• Knowledge of recruitment and selection best practices.
• Knowledge of hiring compliance requirements (e.g., F.S. 110, F.A.C. 60L).
• Ability to conduct and document background investigations.
• Ability to analyze candidate qualifications and make eligibility determinations.
• Ability to prepare accurate and timely personnel actions (PARs) in People First.
• Strong research, data analysis, and report‑writing skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) for reporting, data management, and creating charts or visual aids.
• Ability to communicate effectively with supervisors, managers, and applicants via telephone and email.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Benefits

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Comprehensive health insurance and life insurance with accidental death and dismemberment benefits.
• Supplemental Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and Hospitalization insurance.
• Tuition-Free college courses.
• Retirement Plans with the Florida Retirement System:

• • Pension Plan (Traditional Retirement Pension Plan)
  • Investment Plan (401(K)-Type Retirement Plan)
  • Deferred Retirement Option Program (Drop)
  • Deferred Compensation
  • Recently Retired? Beginning July 1, 2024, there is no longer a reemployment limitation; beginning with the 7th calendar month from the member's distribution date, there are no restrictions on working for an FRS employer. You will not be required to repay any prior distributions, and you may continue receiving distributions from the Investment Plan or Pension Plan without interruption.

Requirements:

• Must possess a high school diploma or its equivalent.
• One year of human resource experience, preferably in areas such as recruitment, onboarding, personnel administration, or related HR functions involving applicant processing, or providing support to hiring managers.
• One year of experience conducting background checks or employment eligibility reviews and making determinations based on findings.
• Must be willing to work in office Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience using HR information systems; People First experience preferred.
• Experience interpreting and applying federal and state employment laws, personnel policies and procedures.

Support of knowledge, skills, and abilities should be demonstrated on the application, in the education, in the work experience, in the work sample, in the interview and/or during reference checks.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT

The Florida Department of Corrections requires all job applicants and volunteers to pass a Level 2 background check as per Chapter 435, Florida Statutes. This check must be completed before they can start working or volunteering.

EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY

The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) only hires U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. FDC uses E-Verify to confirm an employee’s eligibility to work after completing the I-9 form.

For online application issues, call the People First Service Center at 1-877-562-7287. Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.

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.