HUMAN RESOURCE SPECIALIST

Requisition No: 885478

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: HUMAN RESOURCE SPECIALIST

Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 70901015

Salary: $21.19 hourly

Posting Closing Date: 10/21/2026

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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

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ADVERTISING TITLE: HUMAN RESOURCE SPECIALIST

This open competitive advertisement is for an OPS position located at Central Office in the Office of Human Resources.

The purpose of this position is to provide comprehensive support and guidance for agency employees and HR staff by administering retirement and benefits processes, certifying payroll and salary actions, managing deductions and premium adjustments, maintaining personnel records, responding to benefits and retirement inquiries, and assisting with related HR programs and events.

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

JOB DUTIES:

- Act as a consultant for Central Office OHR and other Human Resources staff to include contacting People First, Division of Retirement, and other departments within FDC on their behalf and on behalf of employees in their area.

- Process and certify retirement applications (Service Retirement, Disability Retirement, DROP, Investment Plan, Special Risk

- Administrative Support Class) for agency employees.

- Complete Final Salary Certifications.

- Set-up payroll deductions for underpaid retirement contributions in People First for employees.

- Voucher agency underpaid health premiums and request refunds for overpaid health premiums for both employees and agency.

- Respond to inquiries and requests received via email, voicemail, or phone from employees, managers, and HR personnel

- regarding issues pertaining to benefits enrollment, premiums, eligibility, QSCs, and errors in a timely manner as well as retirement

- plans, classes, eligibility, vesting, and error in a timely manner.

- Receive, process, verify, and maintain personnel related documents, related to retirement and benefits.

- Serve as lead for the DROP Split reporting in FRS Online System.

- Assist lead with for Service Pins Award.

- Assist with FDC Open Enrollment Benefits Fair.

- Assist the Benefits Manager and Payroll and Administration Manager as needed.

BENEFITS:

OPS employees who work an average of 30 hours or more per week are eligible to enroll in state group insurance plans. Standard PPO/HMO Options include:

- Employee Only: $25 biweekly

- Spouse Program: $15 biweekly

- Employee & Family: $90 biweekly.

- Dental - FDC offers five separate dental plans with multiple options and rates for each plan type with monthly premiums as low as $12.64.

- Vision - FDC offers one single vision plan through Humana with monthly premiums as low as $5.92.

- Life - FDC offers a $25,000 group term life insurance plan to eligible OPS staff through Securian at the low monthly premium of $3.78. When enrolled in basic life, employees may also elect child life and spouse life insurance plans.

- Retirement - As an OPS employee, the Florida FICA Alternative Plan with Corebridge Financial affords you an excellent opportunity to help accumulate money for a secure retirement. You contribute 7.5% of your compensation to this tax deferred plan. All OPS employees are required to participate in this plan and are automatically enrolled.

REQUIREMENTS:

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

- Must possess High School Diploma or its equivalent.

- Must possess two (2) years of professional Human Resources/Personnel experience.

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.

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.

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.