FDC-PLACEMENT & TRANSITION SPECIALIST-70047563-OKEECHOBEE CI

Requisition No: 842317 

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: FDC-PLACEMENT & TRANSITION SPECIALIST-70047563-OKEECHOBEE CI

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 70047568 

Salary:  $56,135.30 annually 

Posting Closing Date: 12/12/2024 

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FDC-PLACEMENT & TRANSITION SPECIALIST-70047563-OKEECHOBEE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION

 

                                                             ***OPEN COMPETITIVE ADVERTISEMENT***

 

Placement & Transition Specialist – 70047563

 

This advertisement is for a Career Service position located at Okeechobee Correctional Institution in the Education Department.

 

Salary Rate: $56,135.30 annually

 

SALARY WILL BE APPLIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PAY POLICY. THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE APPOINTED AT THE ABOVE LISTED APPOINTMENT RATE.

 

SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position involves professional work in counseling and testing inmates. Duties include but will not be limited to the following:

• Conducts education orientation program for new arrivals, administers and scores achievement and placement tests. Responsible for the administration of General Education Development (GED) testing. This duty includes responsibility for proper security of tests and related materials and compliance with prescribed testing procedures.
• Maintains educational records, test scores and education progress of inmates. Ensures that computerized educational records and reports are current.
• Assists in the development of individualized education and transition plans.
• Interviews and counsels with inmates regarding education, transition, and personal needs.
• Ensures that achievements of inmates are recorded and recognized.

BENEFITS:

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Comprehensive health insurance and life insurance with accidental death and dismemberment benefits.
• Supplemental Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and Hospitalization insurance.
• Tuition-Free college courses.
• Retirement Plans with the Florida Retirement System:
  • Pension Plan (Traditional Retirement Pension Plan)
  • Investment Plan (401(K)-Type Retirement Plan)
  • Deferred Retirement Option Program (Drop)
  • Deferred <