HIRING SPECIALIST-RECRUITMENT - 60075053

Requisition No: 882170

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: HIRING SPECIALIST-RECRUITMENT - 60075053

Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 60075053

Salary: $40,000 annually, $1,538.46 biweekly

Posting Closing Date: 08/22/2026

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Hiring Specialist

Department of Children and Families

Jacksonville, Florida

Open Competitive

Current employees will be compensated in accordance with the DCF salary policy.

What you will do :

In this important Human Resources role, you will have the opportunity to make an impact on the hiring of the critical class positions, which protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency. This position requires you to work on-site.

How you will make an impact :

• Responsible for monitoring vacancies. Assists by formulating plans to fill vacancies with viable candidate pools and recruiting/attracting new talent.
• Participate in the planning of job fairs/hiring events and building relationships with internal/external organizations to develop/enhance talent pipeline.
• Collaborate with program hiring managers to ensure a fair and consistent interview process. Coordinate with program to establish interview schedules and use of approved selection process tools. Schedule candidates for interview and send invites along with applicable interview information to interview panelists. May participate on the interview team to ensure job requirements and expectations are clearly understood and candidates are assessed against appropriate criteria as needed.
• Responsible for determining eligibility of candidates to ensure they meet the minimum requirements of the position and any applicable cutoff scores established by the programs for advancement to the next step in the selection process.

• Send automated pre-screening tests and Willingness Questionnaires to eligible candidates.
• Collect interview/work scenario results/scoring from Program and move selected candidates to the hiring process stage.

• Responsible for sending job postings to Statewide Advertising Team. Apply veterans' preference appropriately and ensures applicable scoring is awarded at each stage of the hiring process. Ensure requisitions are maintained and coordinates closure of requisitions with Statewide Advertising Team.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge and experience in recruitment and selection activities.
• Experience determining candidate eligibility using an applicant tracking system.
• Valid Driver’s License ( Travel is required to attend off-site job fairs, interviews and meetings as needed).
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.

NOTE: Please attach a copy of education documentation, diplomas, certificates, etc., to your application before you submit your application in People First. These documents are required if used to qualify for the position.

Preferences:

• Experience, education or training in hiring, employee recruitment and selection activities.
• Experience with DCF HR systems, People First Talent Management System, and MS Office Excel and Word.
• Knowledge of Department of Children & Families’ services related to child welfare, adult protection, economic self-sufficiency, or mental health treatment facilities direct care.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of the principles and techniques of effective communication. Knowledge of interviewing principles and techniques. Knowledge of the methods of data collection. Knowledge of hiring practices and understanding of fair employment practices.
• Ability to communicate effectively. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others. Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures. Ability to professional interact with both internal and external customers in a tactful, courteous and effective manner. Ability to record, collect, evaluate and analyze data. Ability to work independently by planning, organizing and coordinating work assignments. Ability to listen effectively. Ability to speak clearly and correctly. Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.
• Strong decision-making skills.

Candidate Profile (application) must be completed in its entirety.

• Include supervisor names and phone numbers for all periods of employment.
• Account for and explain any gaps in employment so that the hiring process is not delayed.
• Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications.
• It is unacceptable to use the statement “See Resume” in place of entering work history.
• If you experience problems applying online, please call the People First Service Center at View phone number on aiapply.co.

Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

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.

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Growth Opportunities:

With 12,000 employees across the state DCF promotes opportunities and training for all. Our jobs are among the most challenging, complex, and difficult in State government. They are also among the most rewarding. All employees are encouraged to take advantage of available Department opportunities for advancement and professional development.

Where you will work:

Florida is the only state that borders both the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. In other words, no matter where you land in Florida, you’re never more than 60 miles from a body of saltwater. And if the beach isn’t your scene, there are 175 state parks to explore! Meanwhile, Floridians hail from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures, ethnicities, and walks of life, making it an incredibly diverse melting pot that many residents and visitors to Florida love. The Sunshine State is a great place to live and work – Come join our team!

About Department of Children and Families:

Mission: The mission of the Department of Children and Families 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.

Vision: We are a highly skilled workforce committed to empowering people with complex and varied needs to achieve the best outcomes for themselves and their families. In collaboration with community stakeholders, we will deliver world class and continuously improving service focused on providing the people we serve with the level and quality that we would demand and expect for our own families.

Values: A workforce that operates with integrity maintains loyalty to a code of ethics that requires the courage to take responsibility for providing the highest quality of service to the vulnerable. We are a solutions-focused learning organization built on a foundation of transparency in action and accountability of results. Both within the organization and among our stakeholders, we thrive in a culture of respect for diversity of opinion that is nurtured through open communication. High performing and committed, we are unified in our goal of excellence in achieving quality outcomes for those we serve.

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• 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. For more information, please visit the SSS website:

BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT: 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 also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and, if applicable, 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.

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 View phone number on aiapply.co). 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.