State Mental Health Treatment Facilities Employment
Florida State Hospital
Three Hospitals. One Mission.
Protect the Vulnerable, Promote Strong and Economically Self-Sufficient Families and Advance Personal and Family Recovery and Resiliency
If you are interested in employment as a Human Services Worker at a mental health treatment facility, contact Cindy Young at (904) 330-2231 for more information. Please, no calls checking on the status of your application. The facility will contact the applicant if they are selected for an interview.
Application
- People First, State of Florida HR
Candidate Profile / Resume
- A candidate profile is required to apply for state job positions.
- A resume may be uploaded to assist with the candidate profile completion and to supplement the profile
- Resume Writing Tips. Examples of sections to include
- Contact information (Include at top—Name, Email, Phone number)
- Education
- Work Experience
- Knowledge and skills relevant to job that you are applying
- Try to keep resume to one page
- Check your spelling, grammar, and punctuation for errors
Employee Benefits
Annual Leave
- Career Service Employees earn leave each pay period. The amount of hours earned each pay period is determined by length of time with the state.
- 0-5 years of service = 4.0 hours
- 5-10 years of service = 5.0 hours
- 10+ years of service = 6.0 hours
Sick Leave
- Career service employees earn 4 hours each pay period.
Personal Holiday
- Full-time employees are granted one personal holiday each year. The holiday is given on July 1 and must be used by June 30. Personal holidays do not rollover to the next fiscal year.
Health Insurance
- Health insurance is available to full time Career Service, SES, and OPS employees. Out-of-pocket costs are dramatically lower than many other health insurance plans. Click here for more information. https://www.mybenefits.myflorida.com/health
Retirement
- Employees pay only 3% toward a retirement account. Two plans are offered by the Florida Retirement System. Click here for more information. https://www.mybenefits.myflorida.com/financial_future/your_retirement_plan_options
Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
- Individuals must apply for this program. https://studentaid.gov/sa/sites/default/files/public-service-employment-certification-form.pdf
- Individuals will qualify for the PSLFP after making 120 qualifying payments while employed full time by certain public service employers.
- Student loans eligible include any non-defaulted Direct Loans.
- Other types of loans may become eligible if they are consolidated into a Direct Consolidation loan.
- Federal Family Education Loans.
- Certain Health Professions and Nursing Loans.
- Visit studentaid.gov/publicservice for more information.
Tuition Fee Waiver
- State employees are able to enroll up to 6 credit hours/semester at any state college with tuition fees waived. This enables employees to pursue further career options with the needed credit hours/degree and have the ability to move up within the facility.
- Undergraduate and graduate programs are eligible for the fee waivers.
State Life Insurance
- Full time employees receive a benefit of $25,000 for the state sponsored life insurance plan at no cost.