MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM ANALYST - 60005785

Requisition No: 879164 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM ANALYST - 60005785

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 60005785 

Salary:  $1,688.00 - $2,052.39 Bi-Weekly 

Posting Closing Date: 07/22/2026 

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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 Mental Health Program Analyst within the Recovery Planning Department. 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 position requires lifting, pulling and squatting.  Duties of this position require incumbent to be knowledgeable of and utilize the principlies of Quality Management. This is a highly responsible clinical/adminitrative position that serves as a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) and involves the coordination of resident service implementation.   Areas of responsibility include specific duties to be performed before, during and after recovery plan meetings as well as maintaining appropriate documentation and records to ensure compliance with applicable federal, state and facility rules, regulations, procedures, guidelines, and directives.  The Qualified Mental Health Professional maintains an ongoing meaningful relationship with each resident and advocates for the resident at all times.  This position is the single point of accountability for ensuring overall recovery planning and service delivery for the resident.  
• Maintains ongoing recovery plan schedule system. Informs residents and team members of meeting time and location in writing and in a timely manner.  Meets with each resident to be reviewed prior to the recovery plan meeting to prepare them for the meeting, and to identify relevant issues/concerns that the resident would like to have addresed.  Reviews prior evaluation reports, progress notes. and assessments of each resident to identify issues, needs, and/or inconsistencies that need to be addresssed (including but not limited to, psychiatric, medical, discharge planing, rehabilitation and enrichment issues).  Prepares written meeting agenda and disperses to team members at least 1 day prior to the scheduled meeting.  Conducts initial screening and makes appropriate referrals based on screening results.
• Serves as facilitator of recovery plan meetings.  Facilitates the team process by reviewing with the individual his/her progress since the last review.  Integrates input from the resident, team members