SENIOR HUMAN SERVIC COUNSELOR SUPV - SES - 60005161

Requisition No: 852115 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: SENIOR HUMAN SERVIC COUNSELOR SUPV - SES - 60005161

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 60005161 

Salary:  $46,200.18 to $50,820.12 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 05/12/2025 

Total Compensation Estimator Tool

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 that will serve as a Senior Human Services Counselor Supervisor – SES. This position will collaborate with each section within the state facilities and be required to use independent judgement, take initiative in carrying out duties and responsibilities and should be extraordinarily detail oriented. 

 

Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:

• This position requires lifting, pulling, and squatting.  Duties of this position require the incumbent to be knowledgeable of and utilize the principles of Total Quality Management.  The employee in this position is responsible for providing supervision to their subordinates and reports to the Residential Services Director.  This position will interact with their social services staff and the residents. This position requires specialized knowledge related to services of individuals committed under Florida Statutes, Chapter 394 and Chapter 916.  They must have a working knowledge of court procedures and the Florida Mental Health laws.  This position requires skills in the areas of administration, consultation, organization, and supervision; in addition to the direct service skills traditionally attributed to the field of professional social work.  This position requires that the employee demonstrate good rapport and cooperative working relationships with residents, visitors, co-workers, and supervisors.  The employee will adhere to conventional norms of courtesy and ethics in interaction with others.
• Supervisory duties include:
• Supervises all Human Services Counselors and motivates employees to improve the quality and quantity of work performed.  Provides individualized clinical supervision as needed. 
• Assists in screening for Human Services Counselor applicants.
• Provides in unit training of new Human Services Counselor