Requisition No: 882122
Agency: State Courts System
Working Title: SENIOR COURT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT - 22011592
Pay Plan: State Courts System
Position Number: 22011592
Salary: $74,930.04
Posting Closing Date: 09/04/2026
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Position Title
Senior Court Operations Consultant
Job Location
Office of the State Courts Administrator, Office of Family Courts, Tallahassee, Florida
Salary Range
$74,930.04 Annually
The Senior Court Operations Consultant works independently planning, implementing, and managing Dependency Court Improvement Program projects. The position supervises and directs the work of staff on a variety of problem-solving court technical assistance activities; evaluates and recommends methods for providing the delivery of dependency court services; and coordinates, facilitates, and conducts training programs for judges, court staff, and child welfare stakeholders. The position supports the management of grant deliverables, budgeting, and contract management. The position establishes and maintains collaborative working relationships with judges, magistrates, court personnel, child welfare system partners, clerks of court, attorneys, and the general public. This position participates on numerous interagency workgroups to improve court processing and the delivery of services to children and families in the child welfare system.
The primary duties of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:
Education and Training Guidelines
Education
Refers to job specific training and education that is recommended for entry into the position. Additional relevant experience may substitute for the recommended educational level on a year-for-year basis.
Bachelor’s degree in public administration, business administration, court/judicial administration, court/judicial management, business management, legal studies, or a closely related field.
Experience
Refers to the amount of related work experience that is recommended for entry into the position that would result in reasonable expectation that the person can perform the required tasks. Additional relevant education may substitute for the recommended experience on a year-for-year basis, excluding supervisory experience.
Six years of related work experience, including two years in a supervisory or managerial capacity.
Special Comments
This position is funded through the federal Dependency Court Improvement Program grant. This position may be full-time remote eligible if the selected candidate resides in an area outside of Tallahassee, Florida.
To be considered for the position, all applicants must:
Please note that applicants who do not provide all the necessary information will not be considered for this position.
The Florida State Courts System offers a comprehensive selection of State of Florida employee benefits: membership in the Florida Retirement System, optional enrollment in a subsidized health insurance plan, optional enrollment in life, dental, and disability insurance plans, and paid term life insurance.
The Florida State Courts System is a criminal justice agency. The successful applicant will be fingerprinted for the purpose of conducting a criminal history record check.
Employment in this position is contingent upon a satisfactory criminal background check.
In accordance with Section 110.205(2)(c), Florida Statutes, positions with the Florida State Courts System (judicial branch) are not covered under the Career Service System.
How to Apply
Submit a current and complete online State Employment Profile Application through the People First State of Florida Jobs website, and view the State Courts System page at jobs.myflorida.com/go/State-Courts-System/2814300/
An application must be submitted for the position, listing the appropriate class title and position number for which you are applying. Your application must be received by 11:59 p.m. on the closing date. When using the People First State of Florida Jobs website to apply, and assistance is needed with using the system, contact the People First Service Center by phone at 1-866-663-4735.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, sex or gender, religion or creed, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, or political opinions or affiliations.
We hire only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers.
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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.
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