State Mental Health Treatment Facilities Employment

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. http://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. http://mybenefits.myflorida.com/financial_future/your_retirement_plan_options

Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

• Individuals must apply for this program. https://studentaid.ed.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.