HUMAN SERVICES COUNSELOR III - 60025205

Requisition No: 852198 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: HUMAN SERVICES COUNSELOR III - 60025205

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 60025205 

Salary:  33,759.96 

Posting Closing Date: 05/06/2025 

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Agency:  Department of Children and Families

Working Title: HUMAN SERVICES COUNSELOR III - 60025209

Position Number: 60025205

Salary:  $33,759.96 

Posting Closing Date:  05/06/2025

Human Services Counselor III

 

 

OCCUPATION PROFILE

This position primarily covers Nassau, Duval and Clay Counties

JOB FAMILY: COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES

CCUPATIONAL GROUP: COUNSELING AND SOCIAL WORK

OCCUPATION: COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICE SPECIALISTS, ALL OTHER

SALARY:  This position will be hired at the salary of $1298.46 bi-weekly; $33,759.96 annually.

 

BENEFITS

Annual and Sick Leave Package
Ten Paid Holidays
Health, Dental, Disability, Life Insurance and Optional Supplemental Insurance
Educational Benefits (tuition waiver)
Contributory Retirement Plan
Deferred Compensation plans offered

 

DESCRIPTION

Vulnerable adults in crisis need quick action from strong, compassionate individuals dedicated to ensuring their safety. This demanding and challenging career could be your opportunity to speak for those adults who cannot protect themselves and fight to help ensure their safety and independence as much as possible.

We are looking for individuals who are detail-oriented, possess good decision-making skills, and are able to thrive in a challenging, high-pressure, fast-paced environment. When seconds count, your decision may be the critical difference in the lives of Florida’s vulnerable adult population.

The Human Services Counselor III is responsible for the arrangement and/or the provision of services to eligible Adult Protective Services clients, living in the community or in state licensed facilities.  The counselor provides case management for the following programs:  CCDA (Community Care for Disabled Adults), HCDA (Home Care for Disabled Adults), Protective Intervention and Protective Supervision.

This work requires a high degree of tact, patience, and courtesy dealing with vulnerable adults. Incumbents in this class must be able to maintain a calm, professional demeanor while handling a variety of emergency and non-emergency calls. The work requires independent judgment and initiative to complete field assignments. Additionally, this work requires the ability to complete tasks and assignments with minimal direct supervision. Typing and good time management skills are necessary for this job. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 

An Associate’s degree or minimum of 60 semester hours and two years of professional experience in education, mental health, counseling, guidance, social work, health or rehabilitative programs; or a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university;
Professional experience as described above can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required college education;
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