Current Job Opportunity

Date: October 27, 2009

Closing Date: November 9, 2009

Position Number: 09067

Position Title: Court Operations Consultant

Job Location: Office of the State Courts Administrator, Office of Court Improvement, Tallahassee, Florida

Salary Range: $4,370.40 - $8,303.76 (Monthly*)

*The successful candidate will be hired at the minimum salary.

The essential function of the position within the organization is to plan and manage projects and provide assistance to judges and staff to facilitate efficient dependency court operations. The position is responsible for supervising staff, managing projects of responsibility, budgeting, developing written and graphic content/materials, serving as a court liaison to other related state agencies and county governments, attending meetings, and performing related administrative functions. The position works independently, reporting major activities through periodic meetings.

Education and Training Guidelines:

Additional relevant experience may substitute for the recommended educational level on a year-for-year basis and additional relevant education may substitute for the recommended experience on a year-for-year basis.

Bachelor’s degree in information technology, business management, public or business administration, social science or a closely related field five years of related experience.

Competencies:

Data Responsibility:
Directs others in major events and reports on activities and results.

People Responsibility:
Exchanges ideas, information, and opinions with others to formulate policies and programs, or arrive jointly at decisions, conclusions, or solutions.

Assets Responsibility:
Requires responsibility and opportunity for achieving moderate economies and/or preventing moderate losses through the management or handling of supplies of high value or moderate amounts of money.

Mathematical Requirements:
Uses practical application of fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions, measurements, or logarithms; may use algebraic solutions of equations and equalities, deductive geometry, and/or descriptive statistics.

Communications Requirements:
Reads professional publications; composes complex reports and manuals; speaks formally to groups outside the organization.

Complexity of Work:
Performs work involving the application of principles of logical thinking, scientific or legal practice to diagnose or define problems, collect data and solve abstract problems with widespread unit or organization impact; requires sustained, intense concentration for accurate results and continuous exposure to unusual pressure.

Impact of Decisions:
Makes decisions with moderately serious impact - affects work unit and may affect other units or citizens.

Equipment Usage:
Leads or handles machines, tools, equipment or work aids involving moderate latitude for judgment regarding attainment of a standard or in selecting appropriate items, such as computers, peripherals, or software programs such as word processing, spreadsheets or custom applications.

Safety of Others:
Requires some responsibility for safety and health of others and/or for occasional enforcement of the standards of public safety or health.

Special Comments:

*Preference will be given to applicants with knowledge and experience in the area of child welfare and/or the dependency court process.

*This position is grant funded (through the federal Dependency Court Improvement Program) and provides project management of grant deliverables.

*This position provides direct supervision of three other professional positions.

How To Apply:

Submit a current and complete State of Florida application and verification of required education (i.e., copy of college degree or college transcript) to:

Office of Personnel Services
Florida Supreme Court Building
500 South Duval Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1900
Phone: (850) 487-0778; Fax: (850) 488-3744

An application must be submitted for the position listing the appropriate class title and position number for which you are applying. Your application must be received by 5:00pm on the closing date.

The successful applicant will be subject to a criminal background check.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or disability.

If you need an accommodation to participate in the application/selection process, please call the contact person at the number indicated for each respective position. Persons using a TDD may call the contact person through the Florida Relay Service 1-800-955-8771.