Program Specialist Ii-Doe

Requisition No:866720

Agency:
Department of Education

Working Title:

PROGRAM SPECIALIST II-DOE -

Pay Plan:
Career Service

Position Number:

Salary: $40,320.81 - $42,336.85

Posting Closing Date: 01/19/2026

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Florida Department of Education

Bureau of Educator Certification

Location:
Tallahassee Turlington Building

Position Title:
Program Specialist II (CS)

Salary Range: $40,320.81 - $42,336.85

CANDIDATES ARE TYPICALLY HIRED AT THE MINIMUM SALARY

This advertisement may be used to fill multiple vacancies up to six months.

Application Information:

• Work History (in easy to review chronological order) Consists of:
  • Any position held by a State of Florida Agency
  • Any position held by a Florida University
  • All periods of employment from high school graduation
  • All periods of current or prior unemployment
  • Gaps 3 months or more must be accounted for*
  • Any Education
  • Any Volunteer Experience
  • Your resume and application must match
• 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.
• It is unacceptable to use the statement “See Resume” in place of entering work history. Your candidate profile will be converted to your official application.
• Include supervisor names and phone numbers for reference checks or the contact information for your Human Resources office to verify current or former employment.
• Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications.

Hiring Information and Requirements:

• The Bureau of Personnel Management reviews every application for prior State of Florida and Florida University work history in the People First system.
• If claiming Veteran’s Preference, the candidate MUST attach supporting documentation such as the DD214 and your VA Letter that reflects level of disability if applicable. Applicable to career service positions only.
• If claiming Right to First Interview, the candidate MUST attach a copy of your official layoff letter when applying. This only applies to employees laid off from Career Service positions. Applicable to career service positions only.

NOTE:

Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported by the state application and any omission, falsification, or misrepresentation in the answering of the qualifying questions will be cause for immediate elimination from the selection process.

Office Manager:

This position performs intermediate-level work under the general supervision of the Program Specialist Supervisor II in the Evaluations Section, Bureau of Educator Certification, Division of Public Schools. This position evaluates and processes individual’s credentials to determine eligibility for an educator’s certificate pursuant to Florida Statutes, State Board of Education Rules, and Department/Bureau policies covering all subject areas.

* This position is not approved for telework.*

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Note:

The omission of specific job duties does not preclude management from assigning specific duties not listed herein if such duties are a logical assignment to the position.)

The Florida Department of Education (FDOE) has an open position that is responsible for executing the following functions:

• Reviews and evaluates credentials for determination of eligibility for Temporary, Professional, and other specialty certificates.
• Research and identifies college/university programs to meet specific educator certification requirements.
• Research and identifies individual college courses for applicability to meet specific educator certification requirements established in State Board of Education Rules.
• Review and evaluation of other supporting documentation such as credential evaluations of foreign academic training, out of state teaching certificates, certification examinations, alternative and district certification programs, and prior teaching experience to meet educator certification…