Family Team Staffing Specialist

Role Overview

• Facilitate the LRT staffing/meeting, which includes: Open staffing/meeting with introductions and purpose, track attendance, review objectives, and outline participation guidelines.
• Guide discussions in a structured, inclusive, and time-efficient manner.
• Ensure all participants have an opportunity to contribute while maintaining focus on agenda topics.
• Manage conflicts or differing viewpoints constructively.
• Maintain neutrality and uphold the integrity of the decision-making process.
• Conduct Local Review Team pre-staffing/meeting preparation including: Coordination of the staffing schedule to ensure maximum participation and invitation of all appropriate parties.
• Prepare, review and distribute background materials to in advance, if appropriate and in compliance with policy.
• Document written summaries of each staffing/meeting, inclusive of action items and upload into appropriate system as required.
• Ensure post-staffing/meeting follow up inclusive of: obtaining updates on action items, monitoring outcomes, and data collection.
• At the request of the Director of Partnerships & Prevention or Executive Leadership, assist Community Development Administrators in researching cases for specialized case reviews on high-profile or high needs cases, identifying case-specific, service-specific, and systemic challenges that must be addressed to drive meaningful change
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Exceptional communication, listening, and conflict management skills.
• Proficiency with virtual meeting tools (e.g., Zoom, MS Teams)
• Critical Thinking
• Highly organized and efficient with time management
• Experience with FSFN and other child welfare related systems
• Proficiency in Excel.

Benefits

• 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.
• 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 will be required to repay all benefits received depending upon the date of your retirement.
• The position will perform all job tasks in accordance with laws, rules, regulations, policies, and requirements applicable to state and federal laws or procedures.
• We hire only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers.
• Participation in the State of Florida Direct Deposit Program is required as a condition of employment per F.S. 110.113, and enrollment must be completed within the first 30 calendar days of your appointment.
• SELECTIVE SERVICE: 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) before their 26th birthday or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS.
• Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire.
• 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.
• The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.
• 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.
• 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.