Job Description

Requisition No: 875695

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: RECRUITMENT SUPERVISOR - SES - 60043804

Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 60043804

Salary: $1,923.08 - $3,000.00 Bi-weekly

Posting Closing Date: 05/17/2026

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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 serving as the Recruitment Manager within the Business Operations 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:

Recruitment Oversight & Hiring Coordination

• Manage and oversee recruitment activities for SAMH Headquarters, and the Regional Operations, including advertising, applicant screening, interviewing, and onboarding.
• Ensure recruitment processes comply with personnel rules, collective bargaining agreements, and agency standards.
• Collaborate with management to identify staffing needs, develop accurate job descriptions, and implement strategies for hard-to-fill positions.
• Supervise staff responsible for preparing requisitions, advertisements, interview scheduling, and selection packets.
• Manage and oversee technical assistance and monitoring activities for all Human Resources actions for SAMH.

Personnel Actions & Budget Processing

• Oversee the preparation and processing of all personnel actions, position action budget forms, and related budget requests across SAMH programs and facilities.
• Meet with management team members to determine appropriate personnel actions and coordinate approvals with the Office of Human Resources.
• Ensure timely and accurate processing of appointments, separations, transfers, and reclassifications.

Employee & Labor Relations Liaison

• Serve as the initial point of contact for all employee relations and labor relations matters within SAMH.
• Coordinate with the Office of Human Resources Employee Relations and Labor Relations units to ensure consistent and compliant handling of issues.
• Assist management with disciplinary actions, including documentation review, investigatory interviews, counseling memoranda, written reprimands, predetermination letters, final action letters, and dismissals.
• Provide day-to-day consultation and guidance to staff and management on personnel policies, rules, and procedures.

Supervision & Leadership

• Provide leadership, guidance, and support to recruitment staff, ensuring balanced workloads and accountability for deadlines.
• Monitor staff performance, establish performance expectations, and provide coaching and feedback.
• Promote a collaborative and respectful workplace culture that supports productivity and morale.

Additional Responsibilities

• Assist with the development and delivery of training for supervisors and staff on employee relations, disciplinary processes, and recruitment procedures.
• Maintain accurate, confidential records of personnel actions and employee relations matters.
• Generate reports on staffing, recruitment metrics, disciplinary trends, and vacancy rates for leadership review.
• Participate in job fairs, outreach initiatives, and special projects to support recruitment and retention efforts.
• Review and approve timesheets, ensuring compliance with leave policies and attendance standards.

Work Expectations

• Perform effectively under tight deadlines, balancing multiple and competing priorities.
• Demonstrates a strong attention to detail by consistently ensuring accuracy in their work, carefully reviewing information before submission, and identifying and correcting errors to maintain high-quality results.
• Demonstrate courteous and professional communication with colleagues, leadership, and external partners.
• Maintain confidentiality and discretion in handling sensitive employee and personnel matters.
• Attendance is an essential function of this position and consistently demonstrates reliability by reporting to work as scheduled, maintaining punctuality, and minimizing unscheduled absences to ensure continuity of operations.

Salary commensurate with experience.

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 basic management principles and practices.
• Ability to collect, evaluate and analyze data to develop alternative recommendations, solve problems, document work flow and other activities relating to the improvement of operational and 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 utilize problem-solving techniques.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to operational and management analysis activities.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Valid Driver License.
• Two years of experience with Technical Assistance and Monitoring of Human Resources activities.
• Two years supervising or serving in a leadership role.
• A bachelor's degree from a college or university in Business Administration or Public Administration is preferred and four years of professional experience performing and/or managing human resources/personnel.
• A master's degree from a college or university can substitute for one year of the preferred experience.
• Professional experience as described above can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required college education.

Preference will be given to applicants who have:

Currently employed in a Human Resources position with the State of Florida.

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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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.