Investigator Supervisor - Ses; Opbi

Position: INVESTIGATOR SUPERVISOR - SES (OPBI) - 60060347
Requisition no: 879784

Agency: children and families

Working title:

investigator supervisor - ses (opbi)
- Pay plan: ses

Position number:

Salary: $47,668.01, in accordance with dcf salary policy

Posting closing date: 08/03/2026

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This is an internal agency opportunity.

Only current department employees are eligible to apply.

This is an anticipated vacancy

Investigator supervisor - ses

Department of children and families

This is a statewide vacancy - positon location will be determined by selected candidate location.

The florida department of children and families (dcf) is the 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 economic self sufficiency (ess) program helps to promote strong and economically self-sufficient communities by determining eligibility for food, cash and medical assistance for individuals and families on the road to economic recovery.

Under the ess program, the office of public benefits integrity (opbi) is responsible for investigating public assistance fraud or misuse regarding snap (food assistance), d-snap (disaster food assistance), tanf (cash assistance), and medicaid programs by individuals or merchants.

To be considered for this position responses to the qualifying questions are required and must be verifiable based on your submitted application.

* the requested information must be disclosed on the state of florida candidate profile. It is not acceptable to write "see resume" on the candidate profile (application).
* Applicants must meet the minimum requirements to be hired for this position.

Investigator supervisor -  - ess office of public benefits integrity- benefit recovery

This is not a telework position.

The selected candidate will be required to work at the closest available office location.

This position is a statewide vacancy and the position's location will be determined by the selected candidate's location.

Some travel may be required.

This is a full-time position working 40 hours per week.

Business hours are 8:00 am - 5:00 pm est, monday - friday.

The incumbent is a member of the dcf d-snap disaster response team and, in that capacity, may be required on short notice to perform duties and travel in support of disaster relief. During such events, incumbent may be required to work more than 8 hours per day.

Minimum qualification

* must be a current dcf employee

* must have a minimum of 2 (two) years florida dcf experience determining eligibility for government assistance programs (temporary cash assistance, food assistance, medicaid and refugee assistance) and 3+ years of opbi experience. Previous supervisory experience with a state agency within florida can substitute for opbi experience on a year-for-year basis.

* must have a valid state-issued driver's license and access to reliable transportation.

* a willingness to travel extensively, including overnight and use of personal vehicle may be required.

Preference will be given to candidates with the following:

* previous experience following human resources procedures or experience resolving personnel issues.

Job duties and responsibilites

This is a professional position responsible for supervising and training employees of the office of public benefits integrity (opbi) benefit recovery (br) program within the economic self sufficiency program. The incumbent must have expertise in the use of the computer systems and have detailed knowledge of the rules and regulations governing the   program. The person occupying this position works to ensure the   is administered in conformity with federal and state policies.

The primary job duties of the incumbent will be to ensure the job duties and responsibilities are completed in a timely manner and with a high accuracy rate. It is important for the applicant to display a professional attitude and strong work ethic. The primary duty of the incumbent in this position is to spend the majority of their time communicating with, motivating, training and evaluating employees;

planning and directing their work, and having the authority to effectively recommend actions such as: hiring, transfer, suspend, layoff, promote, discharge, assign, and reward or discipline direct reports, as well as evaluating employees against established standards and taking appropriate actions when necessary (i.e. Recognition, reward, corrective action, etc.). Duties include assisting in fraud investigations and providing support in the recovery of funds lost due to waste, fraud, or abuse.

This position is qualified to be exempt from public records. Duties include,…