Requisition No: 854422 

Agency: Justice Administrative Commission

Working Title: PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, 10TH CIRCUIT- DISPOSITION SPECIALIST I - 21001052

 Pay Plan: Public Defndrs JAC

Position Number: 21001052 

Salary:  $35,000.00 

Posting Closing Date: 09/03/2025 

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  Disposition Specialist

 

Position Title: Disposition Specialist Annual Salary Range: $35,000 plus benefits

Geographic Location: Bartow, FL

Starting Date: immediately

 

Summary of Duties:

• Identify individual client needs such as housing instability, transportation, mental health, substance use disorder, trauma, or other
• Provide critical support to attorneys by addressing the social, psychological, and environmental factors impacting clients
• Develop individualized care plans for clients to connect those clients with appropriate community resources and providers
• Advocate for alternatives to incarceration such as diversion or rehabilitation programs
• Support clients through the legal process to promote fair and just outcomes
• Assist clients in learning how to access community resources and services
• Work with attorney to coordinate community-based housing and treatment options for clients on conditional release plans
• Maintain and update electronic client files
• Make client referrals for services to other agencies as appropriate
• Maintain liaison with community agencies and service organizations to connect clients with those community services

 

Qualifications:

• Experience preferred but not required

• Good knowledge of community resources
• Ability to assist clients in accessing community resources and services
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to appraise and organize facts to present materials in written and oral form
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with office staff, clients, and the general public
• Ability to manage a large caseload while maintaining adequate levels of communication and attention to individual clients

• Proficient computer skills
• Bachelor's degree in social work or a related field preferred

 

THE BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA:

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:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
• Paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions

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• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• Tuition waivers;
• And more!

For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

 

THE BENEFITS OF WORKING IN THE 10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT:

Polk, Hardee, and Highlands Counties are ideally located:

• On the I4 corridor midway between Tampa and Orlando
• Less congested than major metropolitan areas
• Less than an hour drive to the Gulf beaches and Florida’s theme parks
• Low cost of living
• High quality schools
• Beautiful Bok Tower, Legoland, and spring training home of the Detroit Tigers
• World famous fishing and water sports on hundreds of lakes
• See the real Florida in numerous state and local parks with hiking trails and bountiful wildlife

 

 

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