Job Description

Requisition No: 859080 

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: ON-SITE CONTRACT MONITOR

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 70047584 

Salary: $49,749.18 Annual Rate 

Posting Closing Date: 09/09/2025 

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WORKING TITLE: On-Site Contract Monitor

This open competitive advertisement is for a Career Service position located at Lake City Correctional Facility. 

The mission of the Office of Administration at the Florida Department of Corrections is to provide efficient and effective administrative support to ensure the smooth operation of the department. This includes managing financial resources, human resources, procurement, and other essential administrative functions. The office aims to enhance organizational performance, ensure compliance with policies and regulations, and support the overall mission of the department in maintaining public safety and promoting successful offender rehabilitation. 

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

JOB DUTIES:

• Serves as the Contract Monitor at the 893-bed youthful male correctional facility in Lake City, FL, ensuring compliance with the vendor’s contract, ACA standards, FAC rules, and Department of Corrections policies. 
• Hold weekly meetings with the Warden or Facility Administration to discuss observations and concerns. 
• Work independently and communicate effectively with peers, facility staff, and Department of Corrections staff, building strong working relationships.
• Prepare and submit reports regularly, detailing non-compliant issues and positive programs. Monitor deficient issues until corrected.
• Plan daily visits, including nights and weekends, to check facility operations through observation and/or documentation. Travel to other private facilities as needed.

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:

• At least two (2) years of adult correctional and/or law enforcement experience.
• Able to travel to provide monitoring assistance at other contractor-operated correctional facilities, sometimes requiring overnight stays.
• Must be capable and comfortable working independently, geographically separate from your team.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience demonstrating the ability to conduct independent fact-finding research and objectively report those findings.
• Contract administration and oversight 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. 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 clicking here . All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement. 

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