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Sarasota County Government Contracted Human Services Specialist - Human Services Department in Sarasota, Florida

Department:

Health & Human Services

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Are you a skilled professional with experience in contracts, policies and procedures? Could you stand as a representative, working effectively with executive directors and their team from non-profit organizations, community leaders from neighborhood groups, foundations, corporations, and the government sector? Sarasota County Contracted Human Services is looking for a Contract Specialist, and the ideal candidate has strong administrative and organizational skills. This position starts out paying between $52,936.00 - $55,000.00, based upon experience, it's a Monday - Friday role with NO weekends, and benefits begin within 60 days of hire! Apply today and take the first step toward a stable, long-term career, knowing that your work impacts our community as a whole!

About the Position

In this role you will work in the development and administration of competitive and non-competitive human services contracts and other local, state, or federal grant programs (as assigned). Examples of job responsibilities include, but are not limited to...

  • Assist funding applicants and recipients to establish/develop performance measures, discuss contractual requirements and reporting procedures, and explain the process involved in obtaining funding under one or more of the programs available.

  • Provide technical assistance in preparing funding applications, periodic reports, and requests for payment in compliance with program requirements.

  • Prepare funding applications and reporting forms.

  • Determine technical compliance of each request with the requirements of the applicable funding source(s).

  • Maintain master files on contracts including documentation of programmatic performance and expenditures.

  • Develop, negotiate, and manage interagency agreements and contracts with non-profit organizations and amendments, including program budgets and schedules to carry out program activities.

  • Create systems for assuring compliance with program requirements.

  • Conduct agency and program monitoring for individual programs on an annual basis through on-site visits, file reviews, payment and performance documentation reviews to ensure contract compliance.

  • Facilitate or assist with the coordination of service delivery with community partners for special local, state and federal projects as needed.

  • Prepare and lead meetings, as needed.

  • Collect, analyze and prepare complex reports, plans and other documents related to the program and/or submission to the federal, state or local funding agencies within specified timelines.

About the Schedule

Work Hours:

  • Full-Time, 40 hours per week.

  • Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (no weekends!)

About You

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Two (2) year Degree and three (3) years of related work experience.

  • -OR- Bachelor's Degree in a related field and one-year of related work experience.

  • -OR- Five (5) years of related professional experience, at management discretion.

  • Valid Florida Driver's License by date of hire.

Physical Demands: This position must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 lbs.

About Everything Else

Starting Pay Range: $52,936.00 - $55,000.00 based upon experience.

Benefits:

  • Enjoy great benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Florida Retirement System (FRS) and many, many more! Starting January 2024, choose one of three great medical plans, including one with a $0 premium option, with completed preventative visits!

  • For more information about employee benefits, please click this link or visit SCGov.net (https://www.scgov.net/government/human-resources/employee-health-and-benefits) for additional information.

  • Utilize our award-winning wellness program including free gyms and classes at multiple Sarasota County Government locations.

  • Enjoy 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days and 16 paid vacation days in the first year of full-time employment with increasing accrual rates with years of service. (That adds up to a possible 30 days off in your 1st year!)​​

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We celebrate and value the experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, talents and strengths that make us different.

Our vision is to attract, develop, retain and engage a talented workforce broadly representative of the citizens and communities we serve. To further value creativity, innovation, collaboration and great customer service – internally and externally.

A job applicant with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to participate in the application/selection process is requested to make known the need for an accommodation to Human Resources or appropriate county staff members. For assistance with the application, please call 941-861-5353.

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net (keywords: ADA Compliance).

Sarasota County Government is a Tobacco-Free/Drug-Free Workplace.

Do you like leaving things better than you found them? We serve the greater good! Our team is here to make Sarasota the premier community to live, work and play!

Sarasota has 37 miles of award-winning beaches, over 80 parks and 100 golf courses, and is known as the cultural capital of Florida with museums of art, theaters, an aquarium, botanical gardens and the annual international film festival. Unsurpassed beauty, rich cultural offering, diverse educational opportunities, wide-ranging recreational possibilities make Sarasota a great place to live and work!

We believe in work-life balance with a generous leave plan.

“US News & World Report: Sarasota is No. 1 in Florida and No. 18 in the country for best place to live.”

We need YOU to help create wonderful experiences for residents and vacationing guests enjoying Sarasota! Apply today!

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