SENIOR HIRING SPECIALIST - 60061312 - ESS Program Headquarters 1

Requisition No: 878478

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: SENIOR HIRING SPECIALIST - 60061312 - ESS Program Headquarters 1

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 60061312

Salary: $45,060-$52,000 annually, commensurate with experience; DCF Salary Policy applies

Posting Closing Date: 09/17/2026

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Senior Hiring Specialist

Class title: Government Operations Consultant II

Position Number: 60061312

This is a full-time Career Service position.

Schedule : Monday – Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm EST.

Salary: $45,060-$52,000 annually, commensurate with experience and qualifications; DCF Salary Policy will apply.

Travel: Occasional statewide and local travel required - less than 10% of work time spent traveling.

Location: On-site at 2415 N. Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL 32303. (Telework is not permitted)

The Department of Children and Families (DCF) is seeking an experienced Human Resources (HR) professional to perform as a Senior Hiring Specialist within the Economic Self Sufficiency (ESS) Program at Headquarters (HQ). This senior-level role functions as a hands-on recruiter and HR subject matter expert, supporting high-volume hiring needs across program units, and team leadership role for the HQ Recruitment Team.

This position serves as a senior individual contributor with lead worker responsibilities, providing guidance, training, and quality assurance support to the Recruitment Team. The role reports to one of two ESS Recruitment Supervisors.

This position is designated as essential and may require extended or nonstandard work hours during declared emergencies, including participation in Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DSNAP) operations.

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• Three years of full-time professional HR experience conducting full cycle recruitment and selection activities, such as job advertising, candidate screening, interviewing, talent outreach, policy research, and handling confidential personnel information; experience using applicant tracking systems.

• Proficiency in MS Office 365 (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint.)

• Possession of a valid driver's license.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience performing in a formal leadership role with delegate authority and responsibilities.

• Experience performing classification and compensation actions including reorganizations, position changes, pay changes, or interpreting salary policy.

• Experience analyzing data, preparing reports, and presenting findings and making recommendations for improvement.

• Experience with the State Personnel System (People First) or a government HR entity.

• Proficiency in ServiceNow, Smartsheet, MS Visio, or Power BI software.

• Notary Public certification (or a willingness to obtain).

Desired traits for applicants:

• Demonstrated ability to lead peers and support team development.

• Strong relationship-building skills with leadership and stakeholders.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• High attention to detail and accuracy.

• Comfortable managing high-volume workloads.

• Able to work independently with minimal supervision.

Your People First 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.

The position will perform all job tasks in accordance with laws, rules, regulations, policies, and requirements applicable to state and federal laws or procedures.

The DCF 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. To learn more about DCF please visit

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 including:

• No state income tax for residents of Florida.

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits.

• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year.

• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.

• Retirement plan options, including employer contribution (For more information, please click

• Flexible Spending Accounts.

• Tuition waivers.

• And more!

• For a more complete list of benefits, visit

EMPLOYMENT DISCLOSURES:

• US CITIZEN REQUIREMENT: Only US citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers will be hired.

• RETIREE NOTICE: 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.

• SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM REGISTRATION : All selected 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). Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire. For more information, please visit the SSS website:

• BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMEN T: It is the policy of the Florida Department of Children and Families that any candidate being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment, and also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and, if applicable, Chapter 408, F.S. Employment may be terminated based on the background investigation results if the candidate begins employment before the background results are received, reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Department. Background investigations shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for state and national criminal records check 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. Employees will be retained in state and national RAP Back program, providing real-time arrest hit notifications.

• BENEFIT RECOVERY SCREENING: Candidates applying to positions in the Economic Self-Sufficiency Program will have a Benefit Recovery check completed before completing the hiring process.

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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.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.