Government Operations Consultant Iii - 48007120

GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT III -

Date:
Jul 31, 2026

Requisition No:879086

Agency:
Department of Education

Working Title:

GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT III -

Position Number:

Salary: $50,584.68 to $55,643.15 Annually

Bureau of Client Services & Program Support

Location:
Turlington Building/Tallahassee (Leon County)

Position Title:
Government Operations Consultant III (Career Service)

Salary Range: $50,584.68 to $55,643.15 Annually

CANDIDATES ARE TYPICALLY HIRED AT THE MINIMUM SALARY

This advertisement may be used to fill multiple vacancies up to six months.

• Your Candidate Profile (application) must be complete in its entirety.
• Work History (in easy to review chronological order) Consists of:
  • Any position held by a State of Florida Agency
  • Any position held by a Florida University
  • All periods of employment from high school graduation
  • All periods of current or prior unemployment
  • Gaps 3 months or more must be accounted for*
  • Any Education
  • Any Volunteer Experience
  • Your resume and application must match
• * 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.
• It is unacceptable to use the statement “See Resume” in place of entering work history. Your candidate profile will be converted to your official application.
• Include supervisor names and phone numbers for reference checks or the contact information for your Human Resources office to verify current or former employment.
• Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications.

NOTE:

Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported by the state application and any omission, falsification, or misrepresentation in the answering of the qualifying questions will be cause for immediate elimination from the selection process.

This position is located in the Division of Blind Services (DBS), State Office in Tallahassee, Florida
. Under the direction of the Program Administrator, and the Chief of Client Services and Program Support, this position is responsible for the complete processing, investigating, assessing, and analyzing of all Social Security Reimbursements for the Division’s monies spent on qualified DBS Visually Impaired Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) participants receiving SSA benefits by researching and identifying eligible clients; independently planning, initiating and implementing administrative activities such as creating and managing databases, inputting data, providing technical assistance training to database users, independently preparing reports and typing routine correspondence.

This position performs independent administrative and program work for the Florida Rehabilitation Council for the Blind (FRCB) in fulfilling its obligations as required under Chapter 413.405 Florida Statutes, and Section 105, Part A of Title I of the Rehabilitation Act, and Chapter  of its implementing regulations.

• Develop, implement, coordinate, assess, investigate and complete all administration of the SSA reimbursement program and tracks reimbursements, denials, appeals and all correspondence.
• Provide Annual Fiscal Year Cost Formula Calculations application to SSA to be applied to VR Provider Claims requests for Administration Counseling Placement costs.
• Submit reports on the SSA and TTW activity as directed by the Bureau Chief of Client Services.
• Maintain database systems for tracking of information related to Bureau and Division operations for SS reimbursements.
• Review, analyze and interpret federal regulations and laws pertaining to the SSA/VR Claims Reimbursement System and Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act.
• Compile and submit monthly SSA budget reconciliation reports.
• Maintain detailed electronic and a hardcopy record system for the SSA VR Reimbursements Claims processing.
• Conduct an ongoing review and analysis of the SSA Claims Reimbursement System.
• Provide technical assistance to SSA offices, investigating and responding to requests for additional claim information.
• Compile and maintain data used for analyses and reporting of SSA claims submissions and awards.
• Prepare and disseminate statistical reports.
• Complete and administer Ticket to Work requests when requested by SSA for the completion of related SSA Claims for reimbursement entitlements and delegates to local District Offices.
• Serves as the DBS liaison to SSA and their contract program manager as well as to the Florida Department of Health (DOH) Office of Disability Determinations.
• Coordinate with staff from the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (data collection) on verification of State Wages.
• Verify client benefits for Division of Blind Services staff.
• Arranges FRCB meetings and public hearings…