PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES DIRECTOR-DCF - 60004815

Requisition No: 865303 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES DIRECTOR-DCF - 60004815

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 60004815 

Salary:  $125,000.00 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 11/20/2025 

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The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida’s social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. The agency’s mission 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.

Within DCF, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders.

Florida State Hospital (FSH) is a mental health treatment facility owned and operated by the State of Florida and is part of the Department of Children and Families. The department’s mission 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.”

 

FLORIDA STATE HOSPITAL IS A TOBACCO FREE FACILITY.

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION RESPONSES TO THE QUALIFYING QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE VERIFIABLE BASED ON YOUR SUBMITTED APPLICATION.

 

This is a highly responsible and professional position serving as the Psychological Services Director - DCF within Clinical Services. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative team player who works seamlessly across all sections within the program office. This role requires the use of independent judgment, a proactive approach to responsibilities, and exceptional attention to detail. If you are driven, organized, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply.

 

Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:

• This is a highly responsible administrative and consultative position that reports to the Medical Executive Director and has functional oversight of civil psychological services at Florida State Hospital. The incumbent is a Florida licensed psychologist who functions as Chief Psychologist over Civil and provides psychological consultation to the civil hospital executive team. This is advanced professional work supervising and directing employees. The primary duty of the incumbent in this position is to spend the majority of their time communicating with, motivating, training and evaluating employees, planning and directing their work; and having the authority to effectively recommend actions such as: hire, transfer, suspend, layoff, promote, discharge, assign, and reward or discipline direct reports. Evaluates employees against established standards and takes appropriate actions when necessary (i.e. recognition, reward, corrective action, etc.).
• Areas of responsibility include setting and maintaining professional standards for civil psychological services; monitoring and supervision of civil service staff who provide psychological assessment and treatment including behavioral treatment programs; research and measurement consulting; providing consultation on special treatment and evaluation issues; Contract Management; Performance Planning and Improvement activities directed toward agency and facility Strategic Plan initiatives and outcomes. The position involves direct contact with residents.
• Monitors designated process and outcome measures at the facility, departmental, and individual level using clinical expertise combined with principles of quality management; develops data-based analysis; implements solutions; monitors action plans through to completion.
• Plans, develops, and implements accurate, efficient, ethical discharge-focused psychological asse