FNW PROGRAM SPECIALIST III - DACS - 42000782

Requisition No: 864922 

Agency: Agriculture and Consumer Services

Working Title: FNW PROGRAM SPECIALIST III - DACS - 42000782

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 42000782 

Salary:  $47,830.64 

Posting Closing Date: 11/17/2025 

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FNW PROGRAM SPECIALIST III - DACS

 

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

 

FOOD, NUTRITION AND WELLNESS

 

***OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY*** 

 

CONTACT:

 

Lis Rytlewski  (850) 617-7157

 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

 

A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and three (3) years professional experience in consumer complaint program work, business administration, customer or public relations, investigations; or administrative work and/or professional regulation, or a field related to the area of responsibility.

 

A master's degree from an accredited college or university can substitute for one (1) year of the required experience.

 

Professional or technical experience as described above can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required college education.

 

Requires possession of a valid Driver’s License.

 

EDUCATIONAL NOTE: Graduates utilizing education attained in the United States to meet the minimum requirements of a position will not be appointed until verification of the applicable degree has been obtained. Foreign trained graduates utilizing a degree attained outside of the United States to meet the minimum requirements of a position must be prepared to provide a copy of a credential evaluation conducted by an Approved Credential Evaluation Agency.  A list of approved agencies can be viewed at “Approved Credential Evaluation Agencies, Florida Department of Education.” Approved Credential Evaluation Agencies (fldoe.org)

Please Note: There will be a standard numerically based work sample administered with an established minimum required passing score to all eligible candidates in order to move to the next phase of consideration as part of the hiring process for this position.

 

***ATTENTION CANDIDATES***

 

To be considered for a position with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services:

 

• All fields in the Candidate Profile must be completed (an attached resume is not a substitution for the information required on the candidate profile).
• Work history, duties and responsibilities, hours worked, supervisor, and formal education fields, etc. must be filled out to determine qualifications for this position.
• Responses to Qualifying Questions must be verifiable in the Candidate Profile.

 

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services values
and supports employment of individuals with disabilities. Qualified
individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

 

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

 

Moderate travel required. 

 

Travel will vary based on activities scheduled.

 

Must be willing to obtain additional training appropriate to job functions.

 

Some weekend and evening travel required for attendance at conferences and meetings.

 

NOTES:

 

To maintain fairness and integrity in our hiring process, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to answer qualifying questions or participate in interviews is strictly prohibited. Applicants must provide their own, authentic responses during all stages of the evaluation and recruitment process. Any candidate found using AI to assist in