Employee Development and Wellness Manager

Employee Development And Wellness Manager

Under the administrative direction of the Director of Human Relations, the Employee Development and Wellness Manager provides leadership and oversight for agency-wide employee development, performance management, career pathway initiatives, employee recognition programs, recruitment, and behavioral wellness and occupational health programs (SHIELD). This position is responsible for coordinating supervisory and leadership development programs, supporting organizational wellness initiatives, and fostering employee engagement and professional growth throughout the agency.

The Employee Development and Wellness Manager serves as a consultant to supervisory personnel regarding performance documentation, corrective action processes, and performance improvement plans to ensure consistency, accountability, and compliance with agency standards and policies. This position collaborates with agency leadership to develop and implement programs and initiatives that support employee retention, workforce development, and overall organizational effectiveness.

The Employee Development and Wellness Manager supports and promotes the Sheriff's Office mission, vision, and organizational objectives while adhering to the agency's core values of honesty and integrity, accountability, teamwork, trust and respect, and commitment to excellence. This position is responsible for the oversight and administration of employee development, recruitment, wellness, and organizational support initiatives. To be successful in this position, the employee must demonstrate strong leadership and organizational abilities, along with proficiency in data entry and information retrieval, time management, and the use of computer systems and databases. The position also requires effective written and verbal communication skills, strong interpersonal and customer service skills, and sound problem-solving abilities when addressing personnel issues in a professional law enforcement setting. This job description is not intended to be, and should not be construed as, an all-inclusive list of the responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with this position. While it is intended to accurately reflect the position's activities and requirements, management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties.

Essential duties include evaluating and overseeing the agency's performance evaluation program, coordinating, developing, and administering employee growth and development programs, providing guidance and support to employees regarding career development opportunities, serving as the agency's educational liaison, supporting the development, validation, implementation, and administration of promotional testing and assessment processes, maintaining promotional eligibility lists and related documentation, overseeing the maintenance and updating of agency job descriptions, pay plans, compensation structures, career development mapping initiatives, and organizational charts, maintaining and coordinating the agency's formal mentor program, providing direct supervision, leadership, and guidance to assigned personnel, overseeing the coordination and delivery of employee wellness initiatives, behavioral health programs, peer support services, chaplaincy support programs, and employee assistance resources, establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with contracted providers, mental health professionals, community partners, and agency representatives to support employee wellness and organizational objectives, providing consultation and support to agency leadership, supervisors, and employees regarding wellness resources, crisis response, employee support services, and workplace interventions, assisting in the development, implementation, and oversight of agency wellness strategies, crisis management plans, and employee support initiatives, coordinating program planning, implementation, and evaluation to ensure effectiveness and alignment with agency goals and employee needs, assisting with budget planning, expenditure monitoring, and resource allocation for employee development and wellness initiatives, facilitating quarterly supervisory training sessions and developing, instructing, and coordinating training on specialized topics as needed, assisting supervisors in identifying performance deficiencies and providing guidance regarding employee evaluations, performance documentation, performance improvement plans, and available training support programs, monitoring probationary and annual performance evaluations to ensure timely completion and providing status updates to agency leadership, coordinating employee recognition programs in collaboration with Human Resources and Media Relations to ensure timely and accurate recognition of Employees of the Month, retirements, annual awards, and other special recognitions, overseeing and supporting agency recruitment initiatives to ensure the attraction, selection, and retention of qualified candidates aligned with agency standards and workforce needs, assisting in the development and implementation of strategic recruitment plans, outreach initiatives, and hiring processes designed to support organizational staffing goals, supervising and coordinating recruitment activities including applicant processing, interview coordination, candidate communications, career fairs, and community outreach events, collaborating with agency leadership to identify staffing needs, hiring trends, workforce gaps, and succession planning opportunities, performing administrative duties including preparation of reports, correspondence, and other related documentation, providing guidance, leadership, and support to assigned personnel, completing special projects and performing related duties as assigned, ability to work effectively and collaboratively with others in a team-oriented environment, ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, ability to prepare and present clear, accurate, concise, and objective written and oral reports, ability to maintain required licensures, certifications, and agency-required in-service training, ability to adhere to the agency's core values, standards, and professional expectations while representing the agency in a professional manner, ability to report to work timely, consistently, and as scheduled, ability to perform all essential functions of the position without posing a direct threat to the health or safety of others in the workplace.

Eligibility criteria include a Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S.) within a related field, minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible professional experience in employee development, recruitment, wellness programs, organizational development, or a related field, minimum of two (2) years of supervisory experience, equivalent combinations of education, training, and/or experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the position may be considered, supervisory or management experience in a public sector, law enforcement, corrections, or similarly structured organization is preferred.

Necessary special requirements include the ability to lift, push, carry or pull a minimum of 25 pounds independently, work is primarily performed in a secure office environment, duties often performed sedentary at desk for long periods of time, position may require travel to attend various meetings and functions related to performance of tasks.

Full-time benefits include health insurance with an employer contribution between 77.5% - 87.5%, life insurance equal to 1 X annual salary paid 100% by LCSO, retirement via the Florida Retirement System with a choice of pension or investment plan, paid vacation, sick and personal leaves, tuition assistance program for advanced degrees, education incentive for advanced degrees (only sworn positions), other ancillary benefits including but not limited to deferred compensation, dental/vision insurance, cafeteria savings plan, short/long term disability and identity theft protection.