HUMAN RESOURCE SPECIALIST - OPS

HUMAN RESOURCE SPECIALIST - OPS

Date: Oct 29, 2026

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Requisition No: 886607

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: HUMAN RESOURCE SPECIALIST - OPS

Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 70900442

Salary: $21.19 Hourly

Posting Closing Date: 11/06/2026

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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

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ADVERTISING TITLE : Human Resource Specialist- OPS

This internal advertisement is for an OPS (Other Personal Services) position located at Central Office in the Non-Security Recruitment department.

The team focuses on ensuring that the workforce is professional, skilled, and dedicated to the department's values and goals, while providing essential support services that enhance the safety and security of the correctional environment .

JOB DUTIES:

• Supports Management: Provide sound research, analysis, and reports that enhance recruitment efforts.

• Recruitment and Selection: Handle all tasks related to hiring and recruitment for the Florida Department of Corrections. This includes understanding and using personnel rules and agreements. Research and advertise job openings in the People First System according to department policies.

• Guidance and Analysis: Guide managers and employees on using the Hiring Center in the People First System. Check documents to ensure they follow federal and state hiring guidelines.

• Conducts and researches backgrounds: Conduct background investigations on potential employees and discuss results with hiring managers. Review job applications to determine if candidates are eligible. Ensuring all candidates are fairly considered. Discuss any concerns with hiring managers.

• Administrative Task: Prepare Personnel Action Requests (PARs) in People First, use various computer programs to manage recruitment data and create reports. Provide supervisors with management reports and create visual aids like graphs and charts for presentations. Maintains and compiles data related to recruitment and other management areas. Provide supervisors with reports and create visual aids for presentations.

BENEFITS:

OPS employees who work an average of 30 hours or more per week are eligible to enroll in state group insurance plans.

• Standard PPO/HMO Options include:

• Employee Only: $25 biweekly

• Spouse Program: $15 biweekly

• Employee & Family: $90 biweekly.

• Dental - FDC offers five separate dental plans with multiple options and rates for each plan type with monthly premiums as low as $12.64.

• Vision - FDC offers one single vision plan through Humana with monthly premiums as low as $5.92.

• Life - FDC offers a $25,000 group term life insurance plan to eligible OPS staff through Securian at the low monthly premium of $3.78. When enrolled in basic life, employees may also elect child life and spouse life insurance plans.

• Retirement - As an OPS employee, the Florida FICA Alternative Plan with Corebridge Financial affords you an excellent opportunity to help accumulate money for a secure retirement. You contribute 7.5% of your compensation to this tax deferred plan. All OPS employees are required to participate in this plan and are automatically enrolled.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Must possess one year of direct human resource experience

• Must possess a high school diploma or its equivalent

Support of knowledge, skills, and abilities should be demonstrated on the application, in the education, in the work experience, in the work sample, in the interview and/or during reference checks.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT

The Florida Department of Corrections requires all job applicants and volunteers to pass a Level 2 background check as per Chapter 435, Florida Statutes. This check must be completed before they can start working or volunteering.

EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY

The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) only hires U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. FDC uses E-Verify to confirm an employee’s eligibility to work after completing the I-9 form.

The Florida Department of Corrections does not currently support H-1B Visa Sponsorship.

For online application issues, call the People First Service Center at 1-877-562-7287. Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.

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.

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 clickinghere (http://www.dms.myflorida.com/content/download/97612/566545) . All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.

Location:

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