PROGRAM SPECIALIST IV-DOE-SES (SOUTH) - 48003460

Requisition No: 845530 

Agency: Department of Education

Working Title: PROGRAM SPECIALIST IV-DOE-SES (SOUTH) - 48003460

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 48003460 

Salary:  $49,584.72 to $109,008.61 

Posting Closing Date: 02/17/2025 

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Florida Department of Education

Office of Safe Schools

Location: Palm Beach, Hendry, Lee, Collier, Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe County.

 

 

 

Position Title: Program Specialist IV-SES

Position Number: 48003460

Salary: $49,584.72

 

CANDIDATES ARE TYPICALLY HIRED AT THE MINIMUM SALARY.

 

Office of Safe Schools Mission Statement

Who we are and what we do: The Office of Safe Schools serves as a central repository for best practices, training standards and compliance oversight in all matters regarding school safety and security. Our mission is to support districts in providing a safe learning environment for students and educators.

 

Primary goals of the office: Prevention, Intervention, and Emergency Preparedness Planning

 

To read more about our office go to our webpage here.

 

Job Description

This position provides support to the Director of the Office of Safe Schools in the implementation of the Department’s safe schools mission as established by the State Board of Education, the Commissioner of Education, and Legislature, through state goals, priority objectives, the Strategic Imperative Plan, and other policy and procedural directives related to K-12 education. 

 

Additionally, this position will offer and provide training within the Office of Safe Schools that include SESIR Incidents, Florida Safe School Assessment Tool, compliance matters, threat management, bullying, and other areas related to school safety as needed. Responsibilities include knowledge of federal and state statutes and rules, researching and gathering information, and communicating with various constituents. In addition, assists the Vice Chancellor and Executive Director of the Office of Safe Schools in the development, leadership, and implementation of the state’s safe schools policy and programs as represented by state and federal laws, rules and regulations, appropriations, and policy directives.

 

Who We’re Looking For 

The employee must be productive under tight timeframes, balance multiple and competing priorities and maintain goal-directed behavior and performance sometimes under stressful conditions. The employee must interact courteously with others. The employee's performance and behavior must demonstrate consideration of the workload concerns of others and must not negatively affect productivity and morale of the unit. Attendance at work is an essential job function. This position will be assigned to the Office of Safe Schools South Region.

The incumbent must be willing and able to travel frequently throughout Florida, including th