Program Administrator-Ses Blind Services

Position:
Program Administrator – Blind Services (Selected Exempt Service) – Pay Plan SES – Salary $66,300.00 to $70,000.00 –

Location:

Tallahassee – Turlington Building – Closing Date: 02/12/2026

Florida Department of Education – Division of Blind Services

Office Contact:
Bridget Giles, Bureau Chief – Phone:

• Your 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.

If you are missing any of the items above, your packet may be held up at the final review step.

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 works in the Bureau of Client Services and is responsible for planning, monitoring and evaluating statewide rehabilitative programs within the Division of Blind Services. The employee will confer with internal and external individuals to determine needs and provide recommendations to management to meet those needs. The employee will ensure organizational policies are up to date, consistently written, and maintained on the intranet and internet.

The employee will provide management with status reports on programs, services, and quality initiatives. Additionally, the employee will ensure consistency is maintained across districts regarding policies and procedures.

• Oversee the Social Security Reimbursement process, including regular follow‑up with staff responsible for this process and review monthly reports to ensure DBS gets the maximum reimbursement amount due.
• Collaborate with the District Administrators and district staff on the activities performed by the Human Services Program Consultants to ensure successful employment outcomes and ensure performance standards are consistently achieved with elevated levels of customer satisfaction.
• Communicate with, motivate, provide or coordinate training, and direct the workload of his/her subordinates. Utilize effective counseling and coaching strategies in accordance with agency personnel policies and procedures to ensure acceptable job performance of subordinates. In addition, the employee must complete performance appraisals, develop accurate work plans, and approve monthly attendance and leave for each position under his/her direct report. The…