CORRECTIONAL SERVICES ASST CONSULTANT

State of Florida; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 39,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation, sick leave, and renew

Comprehensive health insurance and . .

Supplemental Dental, Vision, Life, Dis

Tuition-Free college courses

Retirement Plans with the Florida RET

Deferred Retirement Option Program (D

Deferred Compensation

Job summary

The Florida Department of Corrections seeks a CORRECTIONAL SERVICES ASST CONSULTANT to audit commitment documents, calculate release dates, and resolve court-related issues. This role requires attention to detail and strong data handling to ensure accurate sentence structures and release timing.

You will train staff, coordinate with legal and law enforcement partners, and maintain daily productivity while reporting findings. This is an on-site position serving Central Office facilities.

Qualifications

• Strong administrative and organizational skills, including file management and multitasking.
• Effective communication and interpersonal abilities, supporting teamwork.
• Proficiency with office applications and accuracy in gathering, analyzing, and reporting data.
• Ability to understand and apply rules, policies, and procedures with strong problem-solving.
• Reliable work habits and priority management, ensuring task completion.

Responsibilities

• Audits and verifies all commitment documents to ensure accurate sentence structure and release date calculations.
• Processes and resolves court-related sentencing documents, correcting inconsistencies.
• Manually calculates and confirms release dates in accordance with court mandates and Department rules.
• Provides support and training, guides new Admission & Release staff, and explains complex sentencing structures.
• Serves as liaison with legal and law enforcement partners, managing assignments and maintaining reports.

Skills

Administrative skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Rule understanding

Job description

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The State Personnel System is an E-Verify employer. For more information click on our E-Verify Website .

Requisition No:886422

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: CORRECTIONAL SERVICES ASST CONSULTANT

Position Number:70043842

Salary: $39,321.10 - $57,182.06 Annually

ADVERTISING TITLE: Correctional Services Assistant Consultant

***MULTI-HIRE***

This Open Competitive advertisement is for a Career Service position located at Central Office,in the Office of Institutions, Bureau of Admission & Release.

The purpose of this position is to ensure the accuracy and integrity of inmate sentencing and release processes by auditing commitment documents, calculating release dates, resolving court-related issues, providing training and support, and serving as the l iaison with internal and external partners.

This position is not a telework position and is required to report to the FDC office in the area it serves.

JOB DUTIES:

• Audits and verifies all commitment documents to ensure accurate sentence structure, lawful release date calculations, proper jail credit application, correct sequence chaining, and documentation of all adjustments.
• Processes and resolves court-related sentencing documents, correcting inconsistencies and technical issues to maintain integrity of internal release dates.
• Manually calculates and confirms release dates in accordance with court mandates, statutes, case law, and Department rules.
• Provides support and training, assists with emergency releases, guides new Admission & Release staff, and explains complex sentencing structures to institutional classification staff.
• Serves as the liaison, managing project assignments, communicating with legal and law enforcement partners, resolving documentation discrepancies, ensuring detainer coordination, and maintaining daily productivity and tracking reports.

Knowledge, skills and abilities, including utilization of equipment, required for the position:

• Strong administrative and organizational skills, including file management, developing office systems, multitasking, and meeting
• deadlines.
• Effective communication and interpersonal abilities, supporting teamwork and productive relationships.
• Proficiency with office computer applications and accuracy in gathering, analyzing, and reporting data.
• Ability to understand and apply rules, policies, and procedures, supported by strong problem-solving and attention to detail.
• Reliable work habits and priority management, including assigning tasks, ensuring completion, and maintaining consistent quality.

BENEFITS:

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Comprehensive health insurance and life insurance with accidental death and dismemberment benefits.
• Supplemental Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and Hospitalization insurance.
• Tuition-Free college courses.
• Retirement Plans with the Florida Retirement System:
• Deferred Retirement Option Program (Drop)
• Deferred Compensation
• Recently Retired? Beginning July 1, 2024, there is no longer a reemployment limitation; beginning with the 7th calendar month from the member's distribution date, there are no restrictions on working for an FRS employer. You will not be required to repay any prior distributions, and you may continue receiving distributions from the Investment Plan or Pension Plan without interruption.

REQUIREMENTS:

Please note, when submitting a college/university degree, if selected for this position official transcripts will be required.

• Must possess a high school diploma or its equivalent.
• Must possess 1 year experience auditing sentencing data/calculating release dates.

Support of knowledge, skills, and abilities should be demonstrated on the application, in the education, in the work experience, in the work sample, in the interview and/or during reference checks.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT

The Florida Department of Corrections requires all job applicants and volunteers to pass a Level 2 background check as per Chapter 435, Florida Statutes. This check must be completed before they can start working or volunteering.

EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY

The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) only hires U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. FDC uses E-Verify to confirm an employee’s eligibility to work after completing the I-9 form.

The Florida Department of Corrections does not currently support H-1B Visa Sponsorship.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes,candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here . All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.

Location

TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32399 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32305 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32302 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32316 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32303 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32310 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32309 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32317 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32308 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32301 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32311 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32307 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32304 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32312

Pursuant to Florida Law, 110.211 F. S., the State of Florida is an EEO employer.