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REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR

Date: May 29, 2025

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Requisition No: 853806

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 70004043

Salary: $54,135.64 annually

Posting Closing Date: 06/09/2025

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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

We Never Walk Alone

WORKING TITLE: Regional Communications Coordinator

This open competitive advertisement is for a Career Service position located in Region 3 in the Office of Communications.

As a member of the Office of Communications, our mission is to effectively disseminate information, foster transparency, and enhance the public's understanding of the Florida Department of Corrections. We strive to build and maintain positive relationships with the media, stakeholders, and the community, ensuring that accurate and timely information is shared to support the department's goals and initiatives .

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

JOB DUTIES:

As a regional communications coordinator, you'll have the exciting responsibility of upholding regulatory standards and contributing to the Department's reentry initiatives. You'll showcase your leadership skills and commitment to reentry efforts while maintaining a professional demeanor. Reporting to the FDC Deputy Communications Director and supported by the Office of Communications, you'll travel frequently across your designated region, with a state vehicle and equipment provided for work hours. Your dynamic role includes a variety of duties, ensuring every day brings new challenges and opportunities to make a meaningful impact.

+ Step into the dynamic role of one of the Department’s four regional communications coordinators, where you'll support the Office of Communications and make a real impact at the regional level.

+ Take charge of planning, coordinating, and facilitating media visits to correctional institutions and probation offices, aiming to generate positive and engaging press coverage.

+ Be the go-to person for managing and scheduling media requests for inmate interviews, ensuring everything runs smoothly and efficiently.

+ Unleash your creativity by capturing and creating captivating social media content (photos, videos, graphics) for FDC's platforms, and be ready to respond to emergencies to coordinate media presence.

+ Conduct compelling interviews for Agency news publications and play a key role in regional communications by compiling insightful reports, crafting persuasive talking points, and coordinating public record requests.

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:

+ Pension Plan (Traditional Retirement Pension Plan)

+ Investment Plan (401(K)-Type Retirement Plan)

+ 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.

+ Five (5) or more years of professional communication experience.

+ Postsecondary education may substitute up to four (4) years of the required experience.

+ Valid driver’s license.

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.

For online application issues, call the People First Service Center at 1-877-562-7287. Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

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 clickinghere (http://www.dms.myflorida.com/content/download/97612/566545) . All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.

Location:

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Nearest Major Market:Tampa