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CHILD PROTECTIVE FIELD SUPPORT CONS OPS - 60932474

Date: Oct 7, 2025

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Requisition No: 862554

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: CHILD PROTECTIVE FIELD SUPPORT CONS OPS - 60932474

Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 60932474

Salary: $26/hr

Posting Closing Date: 10/17/2025

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Anticipated Vacancy

This is advanced professional work assessing and developing Child Protective Investigators

(CPIs) to ensure possession of the appropriate level of professional competencies. This

position will work in cooperation with CPI Supervisors and management in promoting the

development of knowledge, skills, and their application for CPIs. This position is part of the

Professional Development and Training unit for the Northwest Region within Circuit 1.

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Incumbent may be housed anywhere within the Circuit depending on office space

availability. Travel around the circuit and region will be required.

Tasks associated with this position include:

-Observe and document investigator casework activities in providing protective

investigations, assessment of service needs and referrals to service providers.

-Reviews casework, assessments and safety plans with investigators, and provides

consultation and direction to ensure appropriateness, clarity, quality, thoroughness and

proper documentation.

-Provides real-time support/guidance by scheduling field assessments (random and

scheduled) during investigative activities conducted by CPIs to provide on-the-job training.

-Assist in providing guidance to investigators by coaching, motivating, modeling and

providing other mentoring initiatives.

-Coach and assist CPIs with documenting aspects of investigations (i.e., chronological entry

of case summaries), in which support was provided to investigators, by updating the

appropriate information systems

-Observe, analyze, and evaluate individual CPI performance to determine their

effectiveness and level of competency and provide recommendations to regional

management regarding actions to improve performance.

-Serves as member of leadership team responsible for developing and delivering systembased

solutions to CPI training and development issues or concerns.

-Based on field experience and observations, provide recommendations to the

Department’s Program Office on enhancements to both CPI pre-service and in-service

training to ensure the development and maintenance of a comprehensive and relevant

training curriculum.

-Serves as a subject matter expert in child protective investigations.

-Establishes and maintains cooperative working relationships with organizations and other

agencies involved with child protective investigations such as community based providers,

Children’s Legal Services, law enforcement, medical personnel, schools, and other

community/agency resources.

-Ensures effective communication with deaf or hard-of hearing Customers or companions in

accordance with the ADA and/or Section 504 and shall manage service records and report

this data and any resources and/or training needs to their designated program point of

contact.

-Deliver pre-service and in service training to staff in the classroom setting.

Knowledge, skills and abilities required for this position include: Knowledge of theories and

practice in child protection. Knowledge of professional Ethics related to child protection and

counseling. Knowledge of family-centered interviewing and observation techniques.

Knowledge of investigative techniques and Florida's Safety Practice Model. Skill in applying

child development concepts in guiding placement of children. Ability to recognize indicators

of abuse and neglect. Ability to conduct risk and safety assessments. Ability to plan,

organize and coordinate work assignments. Ability to understand and apply relevant laws,

rules, regulations, policies and procedures. Ability to listen and communicate

effectively. Ability to work well with others and the ability to utilize computer systems for

documentation of child welfare activities as well as conduct and design training. Ability to

write accurate assessments and provide feedback is a must.

Licensure/registration/certification requirements: IncumBents of this job must possess and

maintain a Child Welfare Certification. Incumbents will also be required to obtain

certification as a Child Welfare Trainer within the first year of employment. Incumbents of

this job are required to use a personal vehicle to conduct field work or transport clients and

must maintain a valid driver's license, vehicle registration and appropriate automobile

insurance. Incumbents will receive a Vehicle Insurance Allowance. See CFOP 40-4,

Vehicle Insurance Allowance for Selected Child Welfare and Adult Protective Services Staff,

for additional information.

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.

Location:

PENSACOLA, FL, US, 32501

Nearest Major Market:Pensacola