OPS Government Operations Consultant II at Florida Department of Children and Families
Job in
Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, 32318, USA
Listing for:
Charlestonsouthern
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-01-12
Job specializations:
-
Healthcare
Community Health, Public Health
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 60000 - 80000 USD Yearly
USD
60000.00
80000.00
YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
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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 substance abuse and mental health (samh) program office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The office of samh is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders.
to be considered for this position responses to the qualifying questions are required and must be verifiable based on your submitted application.
this is a highly responsible and professional position that will serve as the ops government operations consultant ii within the samh program office. This position will collaborate with each section within the program office and be required to use independent judgement, take initiative in carrying out duties and responsibilities and should be extraordinarily detail oriented.
specific duties and responsibilities include:
this is a skilled position that will work with the state mental health treatment facilities (smhtf) to improve discharge planning of residents back into the community. This will include coordinating between the smhtf managing entities (mes) and other community partners as needed to conduct the discharge planning of civil and forensic residents returning to the community, consistent with state laws, rules, and department policies and procedures.
Provide consultation, technical assistance, and support to discharge staff at the smhtf to effectuate timely and successful discharges.participate in the monthly seeking placement list (spl) call with headquarters.participate in spl calls with the smhtf’s and the me’s.work with the smhtf’s and me’s on diverting individuals from admission to the civil smhtf as appropriate.maintain a minimum of weekly contact with the civil admission coordinators at each of the civil smhtf to check on waiting list status.track all individuals waiting for admission to a civil smhtf: anyone who has been waiting over 60 days contact the receiving facility for a status update every 2 weeks.ensure the receiving facilities are contacting the smhtf’s or me’s as soon as anyone is diverted on the waiting list for the civil smhtf.provide education regarding community resources to all the receiving facilities in your area at least bi-annually to potentially increase civil diversions.set up a process to work with the receiving facility prior to the petition being sent to the court to discuss anyone they have identified for potential admission to a civil smhtf to ensure a civil smhtf is the least restrictive environment required to treat the individual.work with all the smhtf regarding civil and not guilty by reason of insanity residents who have been at the facilities over 3 years. Set up calls at least monthly to discuss and work on solutions to assist the resident returning to the community.participate in bi-weekly calls with the continuity of care coordinator at dcf samh headquarters.an ideal candidate will be able to:
engage cooperatively and professionally with internal and external stakeholders.simultaneously manage multiple priority projects nimbly and seamlessly.be flexible and able to function and succeed both with and without extensive direction.understand and appreciate samh’s vision and demonstrate the ability to execute projects, assignments, and policy updates timely and accurately within a fast-paced environment.function both independently and in a team…
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