Career Development Specialist - Snead, FL

Tallahassee State College (TSC), recently recognized as one of the Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges (2025), one of the Nation’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® (2025), and a Great Colleges to Work For® (2025), is seeking a Career Development Specialist for a full-time grant-funded position at Apalachee Correctional Institution in Snead, FL.

Responsibilities

• Administration and interpretation of assessments.
• Delivery of the 100-Hour Transition Skills Program curriculum.
• Delivery of other programs as determined by the Department.
• Maintaining and providing documentation of services delivered.
• Reporting monthly attendance, program enrollments, and completions on the Department’s approved form, DC5-149 “Correctional Daily Attendance Roster.”
• Providing information pertaining to pre-release connections of community providers and employers for inmate release planning services to facility release officers.
• Assisting the Pre-Release Employment Navigators with hiring events, mock interviews, pre-release job search, recruitment, and readiness portfolio development through face-to-face and technology-based interactions.

Requirements

• An Associate’s Degree from an accredited college or university or a high school diploma.
• Two (2) years of professional experience in workforce development, social services, or corrections field.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and data entry.

Preferred Qualifications

• An Associate’s Degree and one year of experience in the social services or corrections field.

Benefits

• Comprehensive State of Florida benefits, including retirement through the Florida Retirement System.
• Opportunities for professional development.
• Generous leave policy, including 11 federally paid holidays.
• Tuition waivers and tuition reimbursement programs for continuous learning.
• Free access to TSC athletics, fine arts, and performing arts events.

Pay

$41,200.00 annually.

About Us

Established in 1966, Tallahassee State College is dedicated to providing high-quality educational opportunities for students from Leon, Gadsden, and Wakulla counties, as well as from throughout the state, nation, and abroad. TSC offers a wide range of academic and workforce training programs, including associate degrees, bachelor’s degrees, and in-demand certifications. Consistently ranked as one of the top colleges in the nation, our vision is to be recognized as your College of Choice.