Program Specialist Iii-Doe - Ses

Requisition No:867882

Agency:
Department of Education

Working Title:

PROGRAM SPECIALIST III-DOE - SES -

Pay Plan: SES

Position Number:

Salary: 45,.00

Posting Closing Date: 01/22/2026

Florida Department of Education

Division of Public Schools

Office of Safe Schools

Location:

Tallahassee, FL

Position Title:

Program Specialist III
-SES

Salary Range: $45,060.12 - $50,000.00

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

Candidate Profile (application) must be complete in its entirety.

• 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.

• 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.
• Your packet may be held up at the final review step if you are missing any of the items above.

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.

This position must be capable of handling multiple priorities in a high-volume setting relating to the various subject matter areas within the Office of Safe Schools (OSS). This is a highly responsible and professional position that will serve as an assistant to Contract Managers for the Office of Safe Schools. This position is responsible for performing technical, consultative, and administrative work.

This position will collaborate with each section within the office and be required to use independent judgement, take initiative in carrying out duties and responsibilities and should be extraordinarily detail oriented.

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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:

• Conduct grant and contract monitoring and reviews for program compliance.
• Review grants/contracts and recommend for approval change requests and invoices submitted.
• Provide technical assistance to grant applicants on program requirements.
• Monitor budget, expenditure, and reporting requirements.
• Assist in the development and implementation of grant and contract management, including budget, expenditure, report and correspondence requirements.
• Receives and approves all invoices for grants/contracts.
• Maintains records of payments and…