<p>Requisition No: 884816 </p> <p>Agency: Children and Families</p> <p>Working Title: GENERAL SERVICES SPECIALIST OPS - 60933459</p> <p> Pay Plan: Temp</p> <p>Position Number: 60933459 </p> <p>Salary: $18.90 per hour </p> <p>Posting Closing Date: 10/12/2026 </p> <p><strong>Total Compensation Estimator </strong><u><strong><a title="Total Compensation Estimator" href="https://compcalculator.myflorida.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tool</a></strong></u></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:#333333">Job Title: General Services Specialist<br>Agency: Florida Department of Children and Families<br>Location: Jacksonville, Florida<br>Position Number: 60068913<br><br></span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><em><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">What you will do:</span></u></em></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#32363a">This position is with the Northeast Region </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">General Services</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#32363a"> Team and will be filled in Jacksonville office. The Incumbent will support the </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Northeast Region performing preventative maintenance tasks, maintenance repairs, </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#32363a">records management tasks, fleet management, property inventory and management, facility oversight, and some purchasing related tasks through approved vendors. This position requires occasional travel in the Northeast Region from Madison to Deland.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><em><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">How you will make an impact</span></u></em><strong><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">:</span></u></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Duties Include:</span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Perform and document preventative maintenance tasks for DCF state-owned facilities and warehouses in the Northeast Region. This includes preventative maintenance for all HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, and Fire and Life Safety equipment. </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Perform light maintenance tasks for HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, and Door Hardware for all facilities and warehouses in the Northeast Region. This may also include obtaining quotes and scheduling vendors to assist in repairs when needed.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Provides support and assistance relating to property accountability and inventory, records management, fleet management, and any other General Services related tasks as needed.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Provides assistance with procurement and purchasing of goods and services for maintenance of state-owned buildings and Northeast Region General Services related projects. This position shall be issued a state P-card and shall manage utilization of this asset in accordance with established departmental rules.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Process records requests, coordinates pickup and transfer of records, maintains and updates inventory of records in the regional records management systems. Assists with records requests and destruction based on established retention schedules.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Assist the Northeast Region during hurricane response or activations.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Some daytime travel with occasional overnight travel within the Northeast region. </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Use of ladders and equipment to perform required maintenance duties. </span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><em><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Minimum Qualifications:</span></u></em></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><a name="_Hlk99463210"></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Two years General Services or Maintenance related work experience, a high school diploma or its equivalent can substitute for one year of the required work experience</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Must possess a valid driver’s license.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Preferred Qualifications</span></u></strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Experience with building maintenance functions and preventative maintenance tasks for multiple buildings.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">General Services and/or Facilities experience.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">State of Florida Property and Inventory experience.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">HVAC, Plumbing, or Electrical Experience.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Customer service experience.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><em><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:</span></u></em></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><a name="_Hlk80975898"></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#32363a">Principles and practices of facilities maintenance, preventative maintenance, and property management.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#32363a">Understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#32363a">Ability to use step ladder and lift up to 50 lbs.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#32363a">Develop various reports.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#32363a">Communicate effectively.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#32363a">Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#32363a">Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques and make independent decisions in accordance with documented processes.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#32363a">Ability to work independently.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#32363a">Ability to recognize and satisfy customer needs in a busy environment.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#32363a">Ability to organize work assignments.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Candidate Profile (application) must be completed in its entirety.</span></u></strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Include supervisor names and phone numbers for all periods of employment.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Account for and explain any gaps in employment so that the hiring process is not delayed.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications. </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">It is unacceptable to use the statement “See Resume” in place of entering work history.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">If you experience problems applying online, please call the People First Service Center at (877) 562-7287.</span></strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><em><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:</span></u></em></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">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:</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">No state income tax for residents of Florida;</span></strong></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Annual and Sick Leave benefits;</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Retirement plan options, including employer contributions</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">(For more information, please click </span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.myfrs.com/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563c1">www.myfrs.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">);</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Flexible Spending Accounts;</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Tuition waivers;</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">And more!</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">For a more complete list of benefits, visit </span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.mybenefits.myflorida.com/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563c1">www.mybenefits.myflorida.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><em><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Growth Opportunities:</span></u></em></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">With over 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.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><em><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Where You Will Work:</span></u></em><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><br></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">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 </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.visitflorida.com/en-us/travel-ideas/10-florida-facts.html#:~:text=It&#39;s%20the%20only%20state%20that,of%20any%20state%20in%20America." target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#00bae0;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0.0in">more than 60 miles from a body of saltwater.</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> 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!</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><em><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">About Department of Children and Families:</span></u></em></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><em><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Mission:</span></em></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> 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.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><em><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Vision:</span></em></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> 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.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><em><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Values:</span></em></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> 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. </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">To learn more please visit </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.myflfamilies.com/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563c1">https://www.myflfamilies.com/</span></a></span><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563c1">.</span></u></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><a name="_Hlk67664883"></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">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.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 32.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The position will perform all job tasks in accordance with laws, rules, regulations, policies, and requirements applicable to state and federal laws or procedures.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">We hire only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><em><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Participation in the State of Florida Direct Deposit Program is required as a condition of employment <strong>per F.S. 110.113</strong>, and enrollment must be completed within the first 30 calendar days of your appointment.</span></em></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">SELECTIVE SERVICE: </span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> 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. <strong>Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire.</strong> For more information, please visit the SSS website: </span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.sss.gov/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563c1">http://www.sss.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><a name="_Hlk67664915"></a><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT:</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> 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. <strong>No applicant may begin employment until the background screening results are received, reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Agency. </strong>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.</span></p><p>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 (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.</p> <p>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.</p>