Investigation Specialist I (Opbi) - 60046191

Position: INVESTIGATION SPECIALIST I (OPBI) - 60046191
Requisition no: 881000

Agency: children and families

Working title:

investigation specialist i (opbi)
- Pay plan: career service

Position number:

Salary: $41,639.37, in accordance with dcf salary policy

Posting closing date: 08/15/2026

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This is an open standard opportunity.

Investigation specialist i

Department of children and families

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

Multiple positons may be filled from this advertisement.

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 the 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.

Investigation specialist i -  - ess opbi benefit recovery program

This is not a telework position.

The selected candidate will be required to work at the closest available office 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 qualifications:

* must be a current department of children and families employee or must have been formerly employed with department of children and families within the last year (12 months) or less.

* must have a minimum of 1 year (12 months) florida dcf ess experience determining eligibility for government assistance program (temporary cash assistance, food assistance, medicaid and refugee assistance).

Preference will be given to:

* candidates with a minimum of two years (24 months) of state of florida economic self sufficiency experience

* candidates with office of public benefits integrity experience

* candidates with experience monitoring and/or reviewing cases for accuracy and correct application of food assistance, cash, and/ or medicaid policy.

* candidates who are proficient in using the florida system and microsoft office suite.

Job duties and responsibilities:

This is a professional position in the benefit recovery program within the economic self sufficiency program that is responsible for investigation, calculation and recovery of over payment claims for public assistance programs (temporary cash assistance, food assistance, medicaid, and refugee assistance) as a result of pre-eligibility and eligibility investigations for public assistance applicants/recipients, community complaints or edibility staff referrals. The incumbent must have a detailed knowledge of the eligibility process and procedures for the temporary cash assistance, food assistance, medicaid, and refugee assistance programs, and have expertise in the use of the system of record…