State of Florida

HUMAN SERVICES SUPERVISOR II - F/C - SES - 60007049

State of Florida$382K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Four years of direct care experience required.
  • Knowledge of healthcare or behavioral sciences principles and practices.
  • Understanding of supervisory principles and practices.
  • Ability to conduct in-service training on self-help and personal hygiene.
  • Skill in developing reporting methods for changes in client behavior.
  • Proficiency in ensuring safety precautions and removing hazards.
  • Capacity to supervise staff and determine work priorities.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure provision of residential care and support during treatment and recovery.
  • Oversee performance of subordinates to meet professional standards and expectations.
  • Maintain a safe physical and emotional environment for clients served.
  • Direct and supervise care for clients during assigned shifts.
  • Coordinate education and training schedules for staff.
  • Document and provide feedback on staff interactions with clients.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive employee benefits package beyond salary.
  • Opportunities for professional development and training.
  • Supportive work environment focusing on teamwork and collaboration.
  • Access to state resources and employee programs.
  • Potential for career advancement within state government positions.
Full Job Description
Requisition No: 882051

Agency: Children and Families



Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 60007049

Salary: $1,462.92 Bi-Weekly

Posting Closing Date: 08/26/2026

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This is a highly responsible and professional position serving as the Human Services Supervisor II - F/C - SES within the Nursing Division. 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:
  • The incumbent of this position ensures the provision of residential care, assistance with enrichment activities and support of treatment, psychiatric rehabilitation, stabilization and recovery of people with a mental illness. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring that all subordinates treat people served in a respectful manner that preserves their dignity. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring that all subordinates develop and maintain a professional caregiver relationship with people served, and do not exceed relationship boundaries by developing personal friendships or sharing personal information.
  • Ensure that all subordinates perform duties per their position description and performance expectations: Explain each performance expectation, reviewing listed operating procedures, documents, etc., and using specific examples of expected behavior; Observe, document, and provide feedback on performance of each expectation; Review performance evaluations of employees and provide feedback to supervisors; Explain changes in operating procedures involving subordinate duties; Review all types of documentation and provide feedback on accuracy.
  • Ensure a physically and emotionally safe and secure environment for people served: Observe unit wards or pods daily, document and report safety hazards and maintenance deficiencies; Observe subordinates' interactions and interventions with people served, co-workers, and subordinate employees, looking for behavior that is respectful and professional, maintains dignity, supports recovery and teamwork, and creates a work environment free of violence and harassment; Document and provide feedback to subordinates regarding interactions and interventions with people served and interactions with co-workers.
  • Direct care of people served for the assigned shift: Ensure people served are supervised and have access to all scheduled services; Ensure work assignments provide supervision for people served; Ensure all subordinates receive required education and training; Manage shift procedures including, but not limited to, groups and ADL services, employee work scheduling, orienting and escorting people served, and preventing and managing psychiatric crises with people served; Maintain records and documentation for direct care employees on shift; Coordinate continuity of care for people served and consistency in employee operating procedures with other supervisors; create a safe recovery environment through use of verbal and non-verbal communication; create a safe recovery environment through use of physical intervention skills; document factually and objectively; manage direct care procedures for respective ward/pod; coordinate direct care employee education and training schedules; observe wards, and document and report safety hazards and maintenance deficiencies; review and observe employee performance and provide constructive verbal and written feedback; communicate and deploy information to subordinate employees in a manner that enables them to fulfill expected duties.
  • Other duties as assigned.


Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required for the position:
  • Knowledge of the principles and practices of health care or behavioral sciences.
  • Knowledge of supervisory principles and practices.
  • Ability to participate as a team member in the screening and admission of clients.
  • Ability to conduct in-service training in the areas of self-help, personal hygiene and resident living.
  • Ability to develop methods for reporting changes in clients' vital signs and behavior.
  • Ability to ensure that safety precautions are implemented and hazards are removed.
  • Ability to identify and follow through on needed maintenance work.
  • Ability to coordinate the custodial upkeep and cleanliness of a unit.
  • Ability to supervise people.
  • Ability to determine work priorities, assign work, and ensure proper completion of work assignments.
  • Ability to communicate effectively.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
  • Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures.


Minimum Qualifications:
  • Four years of direct care experience


Candidate Profile (application) Requirements:

Candidate Profile (application) must be complete in its entirety.
  • Work History - entered with the most recent/current listed first:
    • Any and all State of Florida jobs
    • Any and all Florida University jobs
    • All periods of employment
    • Periods of unemployment
    • Gaps 3 months or more*
    • Education
    • Volunteer Experience
  • Include supervisor names and phone numbers including current place of employment.
  • *Gaps 3 months or more must be addressed - you will need to account for and explain any gaps in employment including unemployment. You can either list these in your application under Period of Employment or attach a word document listing your gaps.
  • Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications.
  • If claiming Right to First Interview, candidate MUST attach a copy of your official layoff letter when applying. This only applies to employees laid off from Career Service positions.


If you experience problems applying online, please call the People First Service Center at (877) 562-7287.

Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:
  • Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State's total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits.
  • For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.


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The State of Florida is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is the third-most populous state and the 22nd largest by area. The state capital is Tallahassee and its largest city is Jacksonville. Florida is known for its warm climate, beautiful beaches, and tourist attractions such as Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, and the Kennedy Space Center. The state is also home to a number of universities and colleges, including the University of Florida, Florida State University, and the University of Miami.
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