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EDUCATION AND TRAINING SPECIALIST OPS - 60934087

Date: Oct 17, 2025

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Requisition No: 863268

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: EDUCATION AND TRAINING SPECIALIST OPS - 60934087

Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 60934087

Salary: AGENCY TO UPDATE

Posting Closing Date: 10/24/2025

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Educational And Training Specilaist OPS

This is an Open Competitive Opportunity.

This posting will be used to hire 2 vancies in the Southeast Region and Southern Region.

Department of Children and Families -Office of Quality and Innovation

Full Time

Salary: $23.95/Hr

What you will do:

Summary: The Office of Quality and Innovation serves as the catalyst for ensuring high levels of performance across the state to support a strong workforce and positive outcomes for Florida families. The office seeks collaborative, action-focused, and transparent professionals dedicated to putting quality at the center of serving families.

Position

Simulation Actor -Family Member and Dependency Attorney Roles in Child Welfare Training

Position Overview

The Simulation Actor will play multiple roles, including family members and Children's Legal Services (CLS) attorneys, in child welfare simulation training sessions. These simulations are crafted to help child welfare professionals gain hands-on experience in realistic, scenario-based settings. Actors will take part in approximately 45-50, 2-3 day simulations annually across various statewide locations, interacting directly with trainees to simulate complex real-world situations. This role requires strong improvisational skills, adaptability, and an understanding of family dynamics and legal processes in the child welfare system.

Key Responsibilities:

+ Portray Diverse Roles: Act as various family members (parents, siblings, grandparents, guardians, etc) and Children's Legal Services attorneys in scripted and semi-improvised child welfare scenarios, creating realistic situations for trainees.

+ Create Authentic Interactions: Engage with trainees to enhance their skills in family engagement, assessments, legal advocacy, and case management, providing an immersive learning experience that reflects the complexities of child welfare cases.

+ Adapt Performances in Real Time: Modify character responses based on trainee actions during the simulation to maintain continuity and authenticity.

+ Role-Specific Preparation: For CLS attorney roles, demonstrate basic understanding of courtroom proceedings, legal terminology, and child welfare advocacy principles to provide realistic legal counsel and representation in simulated cases.

+ Participate in Feedback and Debriefing: Offer insights on trainee engagement to training facilitators and, when requested, join post-simulation debriefs to discuss trainee performance and scenario effectiveness.

+ Statewide Travel: Commit to traveling to various training sites across the state for simulation sessions as scheduled.

Qualifications:

+ Acting and Improvisation Experience: Proven experience in acting, especially in role-play, educational, or interactive settings. Experience portraying legal professionals or engaging in complex, multi-role simulations is preferred.

+ Understanding of Family Dynamics: Ability to realistically depict family interactions and complexities, as well as emotional sensitivity to portray challenging family circumstances.

+ Knowledge of Child Welfare and Legal Procedures (Preferred): Familiarity with child welfare issues, family systems, and basic legal processes in child welfare is a plus but not required.

+ Professionalism and Reliability: Dependable, flexible, and capable of adapting to schedule changes, with a commitment to participating in multiple simulations throughout the year.

+ Communication and Listening Skills: Strong verbal and non-verbal communication skills, including active listening, with the ability to take direction and collaborate closely with trainers and facilitators.

Compensation and Scheduling:

+ Frequency: Expected to participate in approximately 45-50, 2-3 day simulations per year, scheduled in advance.

+ Travel Reimbursement: Travel expenses covered for out-of-area simulations.

+ Compensation: Compensation is provided on an hourly, $23-$26/hour based on experience

Ideal Candidates Are:

• Passionate about contributing to the professional development of child welfare workers and legal advocates by creating authentic, impactful simulation experiences.

• Skilled in portraying diverse and emotionally complex characters with empathy and sensitivity.

• Comfortable engaging in both family and legal roles, contributing to a comprehensive training environment that strengthens essential child welfare and legal skills.

This role offers a unique opportunity to impact child welfare training by helping professionals develop skills that positively affect children and families across the state.

Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State's total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits.

For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

To learn more please visit https://www.myflfamilies.com/

• If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be suspended or voided, and you will be reguired to repay all benefits received depending upon the date of your retirement.

• The position will perform all job tasks in accordance with laws, rules, regulations, policies, and requirements applicable to state and federal laws or procedures.

We hire only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers.

Participation in the State of Florida Direct Deposit Program is required as a condition of employment per F.S. 110.113, and enrollment must be completed within the first 30 calendar days of your appointment.

SELECTIVE SERVICE: Male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion into an authorized position unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov.

BACKGROUND SCREENING It is the policy of the Florida Department of Children and Families that any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment, and, if applicable, also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and Chapter 408, F.S.

No applicant may begin employment until the background screening results are received, reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Agency. Background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for State and Federal criminal records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and may include local criminal history checks through local law enforcement agencies.

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.

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:

MIAMI, FL, US, 33055 ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL, US, 33411 DELRAY BEACH, FL, US, 33486 NORTH MIAMI, FL, US, 33161 FORT PIERCE, FL, US, 34982 WELLINGTON, FL, US, 33414 HOMESTEAD, FL, US, 33032 MIAMI, FL, US, 33186 FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, US, 33315 POMPANO BEACH, FL, US, 33068 MIAMI, FL, US, 33175 LAKE WORTH, FL, US, 33462 MIAMI GARDENS, FL, US, 33169 MIAMI, FL, US, 33174 FT LAUDERDALE, FL, US, 33316 VERO BEACH, FL, US, 32966 MIAMI, FL, US, 33147 MIAMI, FL, US, 33183 OKEECHOBEE, FL, US, 34973 DAVIE, FL, US, 33314 WEST PALM BEACH, FL, US, 33417 BELLE GLADE, FL, US, 33430 OPA LOCKA, FL, US, 33054 BOYNTON BEACH, FL, US, 33437 WESTON, FL, US, 33327 SUNRISE, FL, US, 33351 HOMESTEAD, FL, US, 33030 WEST PALM BEACH, FL, US, 33460 MIAMI, FL, US, 33194 BOCA RATON, FL, US, 33487 MIAMI, FL, US, 33150 MIAMI, FL, US, 33157 FT LAUDERDALE, FL, US, 33311 COCONUT GROVE, FL, US, 33133 PORT ST. LUCIE, FL, US, 34983 STUART, FL, US, 34996 POMPANO BEACH, FL, US, 33073 FORT PIERCE, FL, US, 34950 INDIANTOWN, FL, US, 34956 DAVIE, FL, US, 33325 MIAMI, FL, US, 33145 NORTH PALM BEACH, FL, US, 33408 MIAMI, FL, US, 33134 MIAMI, FL, US, 33173 MIAMI BEACH, FL, US, 33141 FT LAUDERDALE, FL, US, 33309 POMPANO BEACH, FL, US, 33064 MARATHON, FL, US, 33050 MIAMI, FL, US, 33166 DORAL, FL, US, 33166 PORT SAINT LUCIE, FL, US, 34984 FORT PIERCE, FL, US, 32982 MIAMI, FL, US, 33177 MIAMI, FL, US, 33256 HOBE SOUND, FL, US, 33455 PLANTATION, FL, US, 33313 MIAMI, FL, US, 33131 PORT SAINT LUCIE, FL, US, 34987 WEST PALM BEACH, FL, US, 33426 JUPITER, FL, US, 33477 PORT ST. 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Nearest Major Market:Miami