Society of Family Planning
Denver, CO, USA
The Society of Family Planning advances a vision of just and equitable abortion and contraception, informed by science. By leveraging the powerful tools of science and medicine, we aim to ensure that abortion and contraception practices and policies are grounded in science and center people whose access to care is constrained by systems of oppression, and that all people have access to evidence-informed and person-centered abortion and contraception.
To achieve our vision and desired impacts, we focus on the following strategies, as described in our 2023-2028 strategic plan :
Convening a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and multidisciplinary community of all engaged in the science and medicine of abortion and contraception
Supporting the production and resourcing of research primed for impact
Organizing and leveraging research primed for impact
Ensuring clinical care is evidence-informed and person-centered through guidance, medical education, and other activities
Developing and supporting leaders in abortion and contraception to transform healthcare systems, and
Aligning the organization’s governance, operations, and overall resources to be in service of the strategies designed to bring our collective vision to life.
Role description The Director of Complex Family Planning reports to the Senior Director of Healthcare Programs and Strategy and is responsible for managing and integrating the Society’s healthcare program portfolio related to complex family planning, with primary responsibility for guiding and successfully executing the organization's programs and strategies related to supporting the Complex Family Planning subspeciality, while also exploring new areas of growth that connect to strategies four and five in our strategic plan. Persons in this role are responsible for developing and executing complex, high-impact programs, communications, and/or operations that are aligned with the organization’s strategic plan. They provide leadership across key initiatives, often overseeing Committees, managing teams, and ensuring the successful implementation of organizational priorities. Additionally, directors are critical in driving fundraising efforts and external partnership development.
Ideal candidates will bring deep expertise in family planning and clinical practice, continuing education, and leadership development. As part of a membership organization, this person demonstrates sound judgment in stepping forward to represent the organization and guide programmatic decision-making when needed, and stepping back to empower members to lead initiatives within their areas of expertise, ensuring our strategic plan and DEI Vision are implemented, meet the moment, and make a meaningful impact. This is a remote position and is open to candidates living in the US who are within one hour of a major airport. It is anticipated that the person in this position will travel 15% of the time.
Specific responsibilities Activities include, but are not limited to, those described below.
Provide vision- and values- aligned leadership to advance the Complex Family Planning subspeciality — 60%
Work within and across teams to develop, provide oversight, and continually refine multi-year program plans and budgets that tightly align with the Society’s strategic plan , DEI Vision , and available resources, and are responsive to new opportunities to meet the moment.
Serve as strategic convener and steward of the Complex Family Planning subspecialty, advancing its integration within the broader family planning ecosystem and managing Fellowship pipeline development and support across sites, fellows, and Fellowship leadership.
Guide and support key activities aimed at advancing the subspecialty, including developing a plan and actionable goals for assessing the advocacy, educational, and sustainability needs of the subspecialty; creating or connecting subspecialists to that programming, and continuing to that programming.
Advance centralized efforts with key programmatic partner organizations such as ACGME, ABOG, and CREOG; ensuring Society leaders in these spaces have the resources and support needed to address emergent and ongoing issues.
Champion participation of subspecialists in Society programming.
Connect the subspecialty community to a variety of resources in the ecosystem.
Stabilize routine offerings while increasing our ability to respond to emergent topics (including updates to milestones and travel questions).
Understand and respond to supports Fellowship Directors need to address emergent challenges that impact the subspecialty (including changes to clinical care, DEI, funding, GME, research, and sustainability).
Support Fellowship Directors in advocating for institutional support for Complex Family Planning.
Continue to establish our niche as a subspecialty.
Lead and collaborate with multiple Committees, refining as needed the purpose and function of Committees to ensure maximum strategic impact.
Champion DEI practices in subspecialty programming and strategy, ensuring continuous improvement in programmatic activities.
Represent the Society in external meetings, conferences, and partner spaces as appropriate, often acting on behalf of the Senior Director of Healthcare Programs and Strategy.
Partner across internal teams to integrate evaluation, learning, and continuous improvement into program design, implementation, and refinement.
Provide vision and values-aligned leadership to advance new healthcare programs — 20%
Continually assess, maintain, and communicate an acute understanding of the healthcare challenges and opportunities that a scientific society and subspecialty are well poised to address, ensuring alignment with our vision and anticipating future needs.
Participate in exploring new areas of growth and thoughtfully expand and execute work to meet the moment.
Advance DEI practices across all healthcare programming, ensuring continuous improvement in programmatic activities.
Cultivate and steward strategic relationships with key members, external partners, philanthropic organizations, and industry partners to ensure the Society is agile and responsive to emerging needs and opportunities in the dynamic healthcare landscape.
Provide leadership and advance organizational health and development — 20%
Foster and sustain organizational culture, emphasizing accountability, learning, transparency, engagement, and collaboration across a distributed work environment.
Partner and/or supervise staff working on aligned programming, fostering coordination, shared accountability, and effective collaboration across teams.
Support the successful execution of the Annual Meeting in collaboration with all staff.
Lead and support fundraising efforts to secure resources that support strategic goals for healthcare programs and overall organizational growth.
Bring a learner’s mindset to all work and look for opportunities to identify which activities were most impactful and most used, and what strategies would improve impact and use.
Apply working knowledge of clinical environments in healthcare systems and professional education to program design.
Ensure alignment between clinical guidance, education, and subspecialty programming while maintaining clear role distinction and shared accountability.
Qualifications This role requires deep experience leading healthcare or clinical-adjacent programs, with a strong preference for work rooted in family planning, reproductive health, or clinician-led subspecialty environments. Highly qualified applicants will possess a significant breadth and depth of experience, meeting many of the qualifications below, and will have clarity on areas where growth and support would be helpful to fulfill the essential functions of this executive role. To aid in review of qualifications, we have noted which qualifications are required to be considered for the position.
Required : Palpable enthusiasm for leveraging the tools of science and medicine and insight into the role clinicians, subspecialties, and scientific societies play in shaping science and medicine.
Required : Demonstrated knowledge working within modern program infrastructure, including platforms such as Asana, Slack, and Google Workspace, with the ability to use data and systems to support program execution, learning, and improvement.
Required : Commitment to inspiring and motivating teams to set and be accountable to goals, with at least five years of experience at the director level leading teams of three or larger in a nonprofit setting.
Required : At least five years of experience in leading and learning from initiatives focused on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion within a nonprofit setting.
Required : Self-aware and responsive to one’s own learning edges; able to acknowledge and learn from mistakes.
Required : High level of computer literacy, including confidence using (or learning to use) Microsoft and Google suite, Asana, Box, Slack, and other digital platforms.
Proven ability to navigate change, build structure in growing organizations, and develop programs within nonprofit or healthcare environments.
Strong relationship-builder who can engage clinicians, fellows, board members, and staff with clarity and confidence.
Strategic thinker who can balance high-level vision with detailed execution.
Ingrained practice of seeking and recognizing the wisdom of divergent perspectives.
Ability to step forward to represent or guide members when needed, alongside the ability to judge when to step back for members to lead initiatives.
Track record of taking a concept from ideation to implementation, all while anticipating likely challenges, mitigating unanticipated challenges, and building community.
Adept at making and communicating difficult decisions with clarity and kindness.
Exemplary interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
Willingness to pitch in as needed. The Society is a small nonprofit, and everyone contributes to necessary administrative work.
Salary and benefits The salary range for this position is $120,000–$130,000. The benefits package includes:
Medical, dental, and vision insurance (100% individual premium covered, 50% dependent premium covered)
Short and long-term disability
Life insurance
24 days a year of paid time off, which increase with tenure
16 paid holidays
Abbreviated Friday schedule in July
Four weeks of fully paid family leave
401K plan with up to 3.5% employer matching contribution
$2,000/year professional development funds
$300 remote work stipend at hire
$150 remote work stipend after the first year
$100/year for expedited travel clearance programs
Up to $50 monthly internet reimbursement
Medical FSA and dependent care FSA
Employee assistance program
Pet insurance discount plans
Up to $500 employee lifestyle accounts (ELA)
How to apply Interested candidates should upload a resume or CV and statement of interest together as one PDF here by September 7, 2026.
In the statement of interest, we ask candidates to eschew the traditional cover letter format and instead answer the following in one page :
The Director role emphasizes providing "vision and values-aligned leadership to advance new healthcare programs" and "fostering and sustaining organizational culture." How would you approach developing and scaling the internal team and clinician partnerships needed to support the Complex Family Planning subspecialty and closely aligned healthcare programs (including clinician-led education, Business of Medicine work and leadership development), while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration and alignment with the Society’s DEI Vision ?
The role description highlights the importance of "stepping forward to represent and guide members when needed, and stepping back to empower members to lead initiatives when appropriate." Can you provide a specific example from your past experience where you successfully balanced these two approaches in a leadership role within a membership-driven organization or professional community, particularly in a context involving complex medical or scientific topics and clinician-led programs or Committees?
The Society is committed to championing DEI practices across all programming. What specific strategies would you implement to ensure continuous improvement in DEI within program activities and the pipeline to becoming a subspecialist?
As part of the employment process, all applicants will be required to provide proof of US residency status. Acceptable documentation includes, but is not limited to:
US passport or birth certificate for US citizens
Green card or permanent resident card
Valid work visa or documentation of employment authorization issued by USCIS
New employees must complete a Form I-9 and produce the required documents as required by the US Immigration Reform and Control Act, and employees must timely update any expired authorizations. The Society does not sponsor work-related visas.
Applicants are encouraged to submit applications as early as possible and will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Informational interviews or advance discussion via email are not offered to ensure equity in the application process.
Full Time
The Society of Family Planning advances a vision of just and equitable abortion and contraception, informed by science. By leveraging the powerful tools of science and medicine, we aim to ensure that abortion and contraception practices and policies are grounded in science and center people whose access to care is constrained by systems of oppression, and that all people have access to evidence-informed and person-centered abortion and contraception.
To achieve our vision and desired impacts, we focus on the following strategies, as described in our 2023-2028 strategic plan :
Convening a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and multidisciplinary community of all engaged in the science and medicine of abortion and contraception
Supporting the production and resourcing of research primed for impact
Organizing and leveraging research primed for impact
Ensuring clinical care is evidence-informed and person-centered through guidance, medical education, and other activities
Developing and supporting leaders in abortion and contraception to transform healthcare systems, and
Aligning the organization’s governance, operations, and overall resources to be in service of the strategies designed to bring our collective vision to life.
Role description The Director of Complex Family Planning reports to the Senior Director of Healthcare Programs and Strategy and is responsible for managing and integrating the Society’s healthcare program portfolio related to complex family planning, with primary responsibility for guiding and successfully executing the organization's programs and strategies related to supporting the Complex Family Planning subspeciality, while also exploring new areas of growth that connect to strategies four and five in our strategic plan. Persons in this role are responsible for developing and executing complex, high-impact programs, communications, and/or operations that are aligned with the organization’s strategic plan. They provide leadership across key initiatives, often overseeing Committees, managing teams, and ensuring the successful implementation of organizational priorities. Additionally, directors are critical in driving fundraising efforts and external partnership development.
Ideal candidates will bring deep expertise in family planning and clinical practice, continuing education, and leadership development. As part of a membership organization, this person demonstrates sound judgment in stepping forward to represent the organization and guide programmatic decision-making when needed, and stepping back to empower members to lead initiatives within their areas of expertise, ensuring our strategic plan and DEI Vision are implemented, meet the moment, and make a meaningful impact. This is a remote position and is open to candidates living in the US who are within one hour of a major airport. It is anticipated that the person in this position will travel 15% of the time.
Specific responsibilities Activities include, but are not limited to, those described below.
Provide vision- and values- aligned leadership to advance the Complex Family Planning subspeciality — 60%
Work within and across teams to develop, provide oversight, and continually refine multi-year program plans and budgets that tightly align with the Society’s strategic plan , DEI Vision , and available resources, and are responsive to new opportunities to meet the moment.
Serve as strategic convener and steward of the Complex Family Planning subspecialty, advancing its integration within the broader family planning ecosystem and managing Fellowship pipeline development and support across sites, fellows, and Fellowship leadership.
Guide and support key activities aimed at advancing the subspecialty, including developing a plan and actionable goals for assessing the advocacy, educational, and sustainability needs of the subspecialty; creating or connecting subspecialists to that programming, and continuing to that programming.
Advance centralized efforts with key programmatic partner organizations such as ACGME, ABOG, and CREOG; ensuring Society leaders in these spaces have the resources and support needed to address emergent and ongoing issues.
Champion participation of subspecialists in Society programming.
Connect the subspecialty community to a variety of resources in the ecosystem.
Stabilize routine offerings while increasing our ability to respond to emergent topics (including updates to milestones and travel questions).
Understand and respond to supports Fellowship Directors need to address emergent challenges that impact the subspecialty (including changes to clinical care, DEI, funding, GME, research, and sustainability).
Support Fellowship Directors in advocating for institutional support for Complex Family Planning.
Continue to establish our niche as a subspecialty.
Lead and collaborate with multiple Committees, refining as needed the purpose and function of Committees to ensure maximum strategic impact.
Champion DEI practices in subspecialty programming and strategy, ensuring continuous improvement in programmatic activities.
Represent the Society in external meetings, conferences, and partner spaces as appropriate, often acting on behalf of the Senior Director of Healthcare Programs and Strategy.
Partner across internal teams to integrate evaluation, learning, and continuous improvement into program design, implementation, and refinement.
Provide vision and values-aligned leadership to advance new healthcare programs — 20%
Continually assess, maintain, and communicate an acute understanding of the healthcare challenges and opportunities that a scientific society and subspecialty are well poised to address, ensuring alignment with our vision and anticipating future needs.
Participate in exploring new areas of growth and thoughtfully expand and execute work to meet the moment.
Advance DEI practices across all healthcare programming, ensuring continuous improvement in programmatic activities.
Cultivate and steward strategic relationships with key members, external partners, philanthropic organizations, and industry partners to ensure the Society is agile and responsive to emerging needs and opportunities in the dynamic healthcare landscape.
Provide leadership and advance organizational health and development — 20%
Foster and sustain organizational culture, emphasizing accountability, learning, transparency, engagement, and collaboration across a distributed work environment.
Partner and/or supervise staff working on aligned programming, fostering coordination, shared accountability, and effective collaboration across teams.
Support the successful execution of the Annual Meeting in collaboration with all staff.
Lead and support fundraising efforts to secure resources that support strategic goals for healthcare programs and overall organizational growth.
Bring a learner’s mindset to all work and look for opportunities to identify which activities were most impactful and most used, and what strategies would improve impact and use.
Apply working knowledge of clinical environments in healthcare systems and professional education to program design.
Ensure alignment between clinical guidance, education, and subspecialty programming while maintaining clear role distinction and shared accountability.
Qualifications This role requires deep experience leading healthcare or clinical-adjacent programs, with a strong preference for work rooted in family planning, reproductive health, or clinician-led subspecialty environments. Highly qualified applicants will possess a significant breadth and depth of experience, meeting many of the qualifications below, and will have clarity on areas where growth and support would be helpful to fulfill the essential functions of this executive role. To aid in review of qualifications, we have noted which qualifications are required to be considered for the position.
Required : Palpable enthusiasm for leveraging the tools of science and medicine and insight into the role clinicians, subspecialties, and scientific societies play in shaping science and medicine.
Required : Demonstrated knowledge working within modern program infrastructure, including platforms such as Asana, Slack, and Google Workspace, with the ability to use data and systems to support program execution, learning, and improvement.
Required : Commitment to inspiring and motivating teams to set and be accountable to goals, with at least five years of experience at the director level leading teams of three or larger in a nonprofit setting.
Required : At least five years of experience in leading and learning from initiatives focused on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion within a nonprofit setting.
Required : Self-aware and responsive to one’s own learning edges; able to acknowledge and learn from mistakes.
Required : High level of computer literacy, including confidence using (or learning to use) Microsoft and Google suite, Asana, Box, Slack, and other digital platforms.
Proven ability to navigate change, build structure in growing organizations, and develop programs within nonprofit or healthcare environments.
Strong relationship-builder who can engage clinicians, fellows, board members, and staff with clarity and confidence.
Strategic thinker who can balance high-level vision with detailed execution.
Ingrained practice of seeking and recognizing the wisdom of divergent perspectives.
Ability to step forward to represent or guide members when needed, alongside the ability to judge when to step back for members to lead initiatives.
Track record of taking a concept from ideation to implementation, all while anticipating likely challenges, mitigating unanticipated challenges, and building community.
Adept at making and communicating difficult decisions with clarity and kindness.
Exemplary interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
Willingness to pitch in as needed. The Society is a small nonprofit, and everyone contributes to necessary administrative work.
Salary and benefits The salary range for this position is $120,000–$130,000. The benefits package includes:
Medical, dental, and vision insurance (100% individual premium covered, 50% dependent premium covered)
Short and long-term disability
Life insurance
24 days a year of paid time off, which increase with tenure
16 paid holidays
Abbreviated Friday schedule in July
Four weeks of fully paid family leave
401K plan with up to 3.5% employer matching contribution
$2,000/year professional development funds
$300 remote work stipend at hire
$150 remote work stipend after the first year
$100/year for expedited travel clearance programs
Up to $50 monthly internet reimbursement
Medical FSA and dependent care FSA
Employee assistance program
Pet insurance discount plans
Up to $500 employee lifestyle accounts (ELA)
How to apply Interested candidates should upload a resume or CV and statement of interest together as one PDF here by September 7, 2026.
In the statement of interest, we ask candidates to eschew the traditional cover letter format and instead answer the following in one page :
The Director role emphasizes providing "vision and values-aligned leadership to advance new healthcare programs" and "fostering and sustaining organizational culture." How would you approach developing and scaling the internal team and clinician partnerships needed to support the Complex Family Planning subspecialty and closely aligned healthcare programs (including clinician-led education, Business of Medicine work and leadership development), while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration and alignment with the Society’s DEI Vision ?
The role description highlights the importance of "stepping forward to represent and guide members when needed, and stepping back to empower members to lead initiatives when appropriate." Can you provide a specific example from your past experience where you successfully balanced these two approaches in a leadership role within a membership-driven organization or professional community, particularly in a context involving complex medical or scientific topics and clinician-led programs or Committees?
The Society is committed to championing DEI practices across all programming. What specific strategies would you implement to ensure continuous improvement in DEI within program activities and the pipeline to becoming a subspecialist?
As part of the employment process, all applicants will be required to provide proof of US residency status. Acceptable documentation includes, but is not limited to:
US passport or birth certificate for US citizens
Green card or permanent resident card
Valid work visa or documentation of employment authorization issued by USCIS
New employees must complete a Form I-9 and produce the required documents as required by the US Immigration Reform and Control Act, and employees must timely update any expired authorizations. The Society does not sponsor work-related visas.
Applicants are encouraged to submit applications as early as possible and will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Informational interviews or advance discussion via email are not offered to ensure equity in the application process.
Alachua County Board of County Commissioners
5620 NW 120th Lane, Gainesville, FL, FL
Minimum Qualifications Graduation from high school or the equivalent and one year experience in painting or mechanical work; or any equivalent combination of related training and experience. Applicants within six months of meeting the education/experience requirement may be considered for trainee status. A Valid Florida Driver License is required and a Motor Vehicle Record that meets the requirements of Alachua County policy #6-7; Motor Vehicle Records will be reviewed prior to employment. If, in the past 24-month period, the applicants Motor Vehicle Record has more than three (3) moving traffic infractions or three (3) or more at fault motor vehicle accidents (or combination of both and /or a conviction/pending charge for driving under the influence) or is in violation of any standard mandated by Federal or State Law or Regulation, the minimum qualifications are not met for the position. Successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen & physical examination and successful completion of all applicable background checks pre-hire and ongoing are required. Position Summary This is skilled technical work requiring the application of techniques used in manufacture, installation and maintenance of traffic and street signs for the Alachua County Department of Public Works. An employee assigned to this classification performs tasks requiring the use of advanced painting techniques such as fabrication of traffic signs and special zone markings. Work is performed under the direction of a higher level supervisor and is reviewed through conferences, reports, and observation of results obtained. Examples of Duties ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS This is an emergency essential classification. Upon declaration of a disaster and/or emergency, all employees in this classification are required to work. Exudes a positive customer service focus. Advocates building organizational culture through aligning decisions with the County's core values. Serves as job foreman in the field. Enforces use of safety devices. Erects traffic signs and sign posts; repairs damaged signs and straightens bent posts; removes and refurbishes signs that are not legible. Uses acetylene torch to cut sign posts for various applications. Paints pavement markings and special zone markings with airless paint machines and hand roller accurately guiding machine over designated areas; carefully controls flow of paint. Measures and marks street and curb areas to be painted, including parking stalls, bus stops, loading zones, stop bars and directional arrows; paints with hand brush and airless paint machine. Fabricates traffic signs and street name signs, railroad crossings, and school zones. Applies sign faces to metals using squeeze roller applicator. Performs routine and special traffic counts. Stencils and marks County vehicles. Participates in the maintenance of the sign and paint shop and keeps all materials, supplies, and equipment in good order. Locates and installs street name signs on streets and highways to conform to 911/EMS location systems. Drives a County and/or personal vehicle to perform required duties. Performs the duties listed, as well as those assigned, with professionalism and a sense of urgency. NOTE: These examples are intended only as illustrations of the various kinds of work performed in positions allocated to this class. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES Knowledge of methods, materials, supplies and equipment used in fabricating and erecting traffic signs. Knowledge of the geography of the County. Skill in the use and operation of an applicator/roller, drawing square, T-square, post driver, airless paint machine, traffic counters, drill press, acetylene torch, and metal shears. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Ability to work outdoors, occasionally under adverse weather conditions. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts, and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic conditions, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment usually ranges from moderate to loud. An organization is only as good as the people it employs. To attract and retain the best team possible, the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners offers a competitive benefit program. We believe that if we expect our employees to support the County, we must first support the health and financial well-being of our employees and their families, now and as they plan for their future. BoCC-Contributed Benefits Medical/Health Insurance Employee Life Insurance Florida Retirement System Employee Assistance Program Optional Benefits Dental Insurance Vision Insurance Supplemental & Dependent Life Insurance Deferred Retirement Program Flexible Spending Accounts Roth IRA Tuition Assistance Program NOTE: For detailed information regarding available benefits click here. You may also view Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding benefits. FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM (FRS) The Florida Retirement System is a retirement plan designed to provide an income to a vested employee and his/her family when the employee retires, becomes partially or totally disabled, or dies prior to retirement. A defined benefit or defined contribution option may be chosen by the employee. TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Permanent, full-time employees are eligible for educational assistance funds. Contact the Human Resources Office for program details. HOLIDAYS Holidays are as follows: New Years Day Martin Luther King Day Memorial Day Juneteenth Independence Day Labor Day Veterans' Day Thanksgiving Day Friday following Thanksgiving Christmas Eve (IAFF*) Christmas Day Additional Christmas Holiday (All non-IAFF employees) 2 Floating Holidays (All non- IAFF employees) *IAFF – International Association of Firefighters Pay periods are every two weeks, Monday through Sunday. Payday is Friday. International Association of Firefighters follow the General Contract 7k regarding holidays. Vacation Leave – Generous vacation accrual rates with payout of unused accrued leave, with some restrictions. For more detailed information regarding vacation leave refer to Employee Policy Manual, Section 7-2 . Sick leave is earned at a rate of 4 hours per pay period by all permanent, full-time employees*. At the end of each fiscal year, eligible employees can convert up to 10 days of accrued sick leave to vacation leave on a 2:1 basis. For more detailed information regarding sick leave refer to Employee Policy Manual, Section 7-3 *Accruals slightly different for IAFF employee.
Full-time
Minimum Qualifications Graduation from high school or the equivalent and one year experience in painting or mechanical work; or any equivalent combination of related training and experience. Applicants within six months of meeting the education/experience requirement may be considered for trainee status. A Valid Florida Driver License is required and a Motor Vehicle Record that meets the requirements of Alachua County policy #6-7; Motor Vehicle Records will be reviewed prior to employment. If, in the past 24-month period, the applicants Motor Vehicle Record has more than three (3) moving traffic infractions or three (3) or more at fault motor vehicle accidents (or combination of both and /or a conviction/pending charge for driving under the influence) or is in violation of any standard mandated by Federal or State Law or Regulation, the minimum qualifications are not met for the position. Successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen & physical examination and successful completion of all applicable background checks pre-hire and ongoing are required. Position Summary This is skilled technical work requiring the application of techniques used in manufacture, installation and maintenance of traffic and street signs for the Alachua County Department of Public Works. An employee assigned to this classification performs tasks requiring the use of advanced painting techniques such as fabrication of traffic signs and special zone markings. Work is performed under the direction of a higher level supervisor and is reviewed through conferences, reports, and observation of results obtained. Examples of Duties ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS This is an emergency essential classification. Upon declaration of a disaster and/or emergency, all employees in this classification are required to work. Exudes a positive customer service focus. Advocates building organizational culture through aligning decisions with the County's core values. Serves as job foreman in the field. Enforces use of safety devices. Erects traffic signs and sign posts; repairs damaged signs and straightens bent posts; removes and refurbishes signs that are not legible. Uses acetylene torch to cut sign posts for various applications. Paints pavement markings and special zone markings with airless paint machines and hand roller accurately guiding machine over designated areas; carefully controls flow of paint. Measures and marks street and curb areas to be painted, including parking stalls, bus stops, loading zones, stop bars and directional arrows; paints with hand brush and airless paint machine. Fabricates traffic signs and street name signs, railroad crossings, and school zones. Applies sign faces to metals using squeeze roller applicator. Performs routine and special traffic counts. Stencils and marks County vehicles. Participates in the maintenance of the sign and paint shop and keeps all materials, supplies, and equipment in good order. Locates and installs street name signs on streets and highways to conform to 911/EMS location systems. Drives a County and/or personal vehicle to perform required duties. Performs the duties listed, as well as those assigned, with professionalism and a sense of urgency. NOTE: These examples are intended only as illustrations of the various kinds of work performed in positions allocated to this class. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES Knowledge of methods, materials, supplies and equipment used in fabricating and erecting traffic signs. Knowledge of the geography of the County. Skill in the use and operation of an applicator/roller, drawing square, T-square, post driver, airless paint machine, traffic counters, drill press, acetylene torch, and metal shears. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Ability to work outdoors, occasionally under adverse weather conditions. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts, and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic conditions, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment usually ranges from moderate to loud. An organization is only as good as the people it employs. To attract and retain the best team possible, the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners offers a competitive benefit program. We believe that if we expect our employees to support the County, we must first support the health and financial well-being of our employees and their families, now and as they plan for their future. BoCC-Contributed Benefits Medical/Health Insurance Employee Life Insurance Florida Retirement System Employee Assistance Program Optional Benefits Dental Insurance Vision Insurance Supplemental & Dependent Life Insurance Deferred Retirement Program Flexible Spending Accounts Roth IRA Tuition Assistance Program NOTE: For detailed information regarding available benefits click here. You may also view Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding benefits. FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM (FRS) The Florida Retirement System is a retirement plan designed to provide an income to a vested employee and his/her family when the employee retires, becomes partially or totally disabled, or dies prior to retirement. A defined benefit or defined contribution option may be chosen by the employee. TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Permanent, full-time employees are eligible for educational assistance funds. Contact the Human Resources Office for program details. HOLIDAYS Holidays are as follows: New Years Day Martin Luther King Day Memorial Day Juneteenth Independence Day Labor Day Veterans' Day Thanksgiving Day Friday following Thanksgiving Christmas Eve (IAFF*) Christmas Day Additional Christmas Holiday (All non-IAFF employees) 2 Floating Holidays (All non- IAFF employees) *IAFF – International Association of Firefighters Pay periods are every two weeks, Monday through Sunday. Payday is Friday. International Association of Firefighters follow the General Contract 7k regarding holidays. Vacation Leave – Generous vacation accrual rates with payout of unused accrued leave, with some restrictions. For more detailed information regarding vacation leave refer to Employee Policy Manual, Section 7-2 . Sick leave is earned at a rate of 4 hours per pay period by all permanent, full-time employees*. At the end of each fiscal year, eligible employees can convert up to 10 days of accrued sick leave to vacation leave on a 2:1 basis. For more detailed information regarding sick leave refer to Employee Policy Manual, Section 7-3 *Accruals slightly different for IAFF employee.
Alachua County Board of County Commissioners
5121 NE 63rd Avenue, Gainesville, FL
Minimum Qualifications Completion of the eighth grade; or any equivalent combination of related training and experience. Successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen & physical examination and successful completion of all applicable background checks pre-hire and ongoing are required. Position Summary This is responsible manual work in the inspection and disposal of refuse, and the monitoring of recycling, household hazardous waste and the reuse area at the County's Collection Centers. An employee assigned to this classification ensures that refuse, recycling and household hazardous waste entering the collection centers as well as items left for the reuse area, are acceptable, sorted properly, and of an acceptable daily volume. Work is performed without direct supervision but is under the direction of a higher level supervisor and is reviewed through conferences, reports, and observation of results obtained. Examples of Duties ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS This is an emergency essential classification. Upon declaration of a disaster and/or emergency, all employees in this classification are required to work. Exudes a positive customer service focus. Advocates building organizational culture through aligning decisions with the County's core values. Inspects loads and directs customers to sort items or materials into bins according to type, size, condition, color, marking, or other characteristics. Assists with disposal of materials as requested. Assists customers with disabilities as needed with disposal of materials. Maintains hourly (vehicles entering center) and weekly (reuse area) logs. Monitors household hazardous waste collection (waste oil, oil filters, paint, auto/marine/dry cell batteries, fluorescent tubes, etc) and recycling (newspaper, corrugated cardboard, magazines, green, brown, and clear glass, aluminum and steel cans, milk jugs, soda bottles, mixed paper, etc). Makes minor repairs to scrap containers as needed. Inspects vehicles entering the site to ensure that refuse is acceptable, and within volume limits. Maintains office cleanliness and ensures collection area is clear of all debris and spillage. Opens and closes collection centers following routine security procedures. Operates garbage compaction equipment. Performs the duties listed, as well as those assigned, with professionalism and a sense of urgency. NOTE: These examples are intended only as illustrations of the various kinds of work performed in positions allocated to this class. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES Ability to convey rules regarding use of the facility to the general public. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with fellow workers. Ability to follow household hazardous waste safety/emergency procedures. Ability to deal with the general public with tact and patience. Ability to effectively express ideas, both in written and verbal communications. Ability to follow written and oral instructions. Ability to complete report forms. Ability to climb ladders. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; talk or hear; use hands to handle, feel and reach. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and climb ladders. The employee is regularly required to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts, and is regularly exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The employee occasionally works in precarious places, and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, hazardous materials and toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. An organization is only as good as the people it employs. To attract and retain the best team possible, the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners offers a competitive benefit program. We believe that if we expect our employees to support the County, we must first support the health and financial well-being of our employees and their families, now and as they plan for their future. BoCC-Contributed Benefits Medical/Health Insurance Employee Life Insurance Florida Retirement System Employee Assistance Program Optional Benefits Dental Insurance Vision Insurance Supplemental & Dependent Life Insurance Deferred Retirement Program Flexible Spending Accounts Roth IRA Tuition Assistance Program NOTE: For detailed information regarding available benefits click here. You may also view Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding benefits. FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM (FRS) The Florida Retirement System is a retirement plan designed to provide an income to a vested employee and his/her family when the employee retires, becomes partially or totally disabled, or dies prior to retirement. A defined benefit or defined contribution option may be chosen by the employee. TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Permanent, full-time employees are eligible for educational assistance funds. Contact the Human Resources Office for program details. HOLIDAYS Holidays are as follows: New Years Day Martin Luther King Day Memorial Day Juneteenth Independence Day Labor Day Veterans' Day Thanksgiving Day Friday following Thanksgiving Christmas Eve (IAFF*) Christmas Day Additional Christmas Holiday (All non-IAFF employees) 2 Floating Holidays (All non- IAFF employees) *IAFF – International Association of Firefighters Pay periods are every two weeks, Monday through Sunday. Payday is Friday. International Association of Firefighters follow the General Contract 7k regarding holidays. Vacation Leave – Generous vacation accrual rates with payout of unused accrued leave, with some restrictions. For more detailed information regarding vacation leave refer to Employee Policy Manual, Section 7-2 . Sick leave is earned at a rate of 4 hours per pay period by all permanent, full-time employees*. At the end of each fiscal year, eligible employees can convert up to 10 days of accrued sick leave to vacation leave on a 2:1 basis. For more detailed information regarding sick leave refer to Employee Policy Manual, Section 7-3 *Accruals slightly different for IAFF employee.
Full-time
Minimum Qualifications Completion of the eighth grade; or any equivalent combination of related training and experience. Successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen & physical examination and successful completion of all applicable background checks pre-hire and ongoing are required. Position Summary This is responsible manual work in the inspection and disposal of refuse, and the monitoring of recycling, household hazardous waste and the reuse area at the County's Collection Centers. An employee assigned to this classification ensures that refuse, recycling and household hazardous waste entering the collection centers as well as items left for the reuse area, are acceptable, sorted properly, and of an acceptable daily volume. Work is performed without direct supervision but is under the direction of a higher level supervisor and is reviewed through conferences, reports, and observation of results obtained. Examples of Duties ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS This is an emergency essential classification. Upon declaration of a disaster and/or emergency, all employees in this classification are required to work. Exudes a positive customer service focus. Advocates building organizational culture through aligning decisions with the County's core values. Inspects loads and directs customers to sort items or materials into bins according to type, size, condition, color, marking, or other characteristics. Assists with disposal of materials as requested. Assists customers with disabilities as needed with disposal of materials. Maintains hourly (vehicles entering center) and weekly (reuse area) logs. Monitors household hazardous waste collection (waste oil, oil filters, paint, auto/marine/dry cell batteries, fluorescent tubes, etc) and recycling (newspaper, corrugated cardboard, magazines, green, brown, and clear glass, aluminum and steel cans, milk jugs, soda bottles, mixed paper, etc). Makes minor repairs to scrap containers as needed. Inspects vehicles entering the site to ensure that refuse is acceptable, and within volume limits. Maintains office cleanliness and ensures collection area is clear of all debris and spillage. Opens and closes collection centers following routine security procedures. Operates garbage compaction equipment. Performs the duties listed, as well as those assigned, with professionalism and a sense of urgency. NOTE: These examples are intended only as illustrations of the various kinds of work performed in positions allocated to this class. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES Ability to convey rules regarding use of the facility to the general public. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with fellow workers. Ability to follow household hazardous waste safety/emergency procedures. Ability to deal with the general public with tact and patience. Ability to effectively express ideas, both in written and verbal communications. Ability to follow written and oral instructions. Ability to complete report forms. Ability to climb ladders. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; talk or hear; use hands to handle, feel and reach. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and climb ladders. The employee is regularly required to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts, and is regularly exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The employee occasionally works in precarious places, and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, hazardous materials and toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. An organization is only as good as the people it employs. To attract and retain the best team possible, the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners offers a competitive benefit program. We believe that if we expect our employees to support the County, we must first support the health and financial well-being of our employees and their families, now and as they plan for their future. BoCC-Contributed Benefits Medical/Health Insurance Employee Life Insurance Florida Retirement System Employee Assistance Program Optional Benefits Dental Insurance Vision Insurance Supplemental & Dependent Life Insurance Deferred Retirement Program Flexible Spending Accounts Roth IRA Tuition Assistance Program NOTE: For detailed information regarding available benefits click here. You may also view Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding benefits. FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM (FRS) The Florida Retirement System is a retirement plan designed to provide an income to a vested employee and his/her family when the employee retires, becomes partially or totally disabled, or dies prior to retirement. A defined benefit or defined contribution option may be chosen by the employee. TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Permanent, full-time employees are eligible for educational assistance funds. Contact the Human Resources Office for program details. HOLIDAYS Holidays are as follows: New Years Day Martin Luther King Day Memorial Day Juneteenth Independence Day Labor Day Veterans' Day Thanksgiving Day Friday following Thanksgiving Christmas Eve (IAFF*) Christmas Day Additional Christmas Holiday (All non-IAFF employees) 2 Floating Holidays (All non- IAFF employees) *IAFF – International Association of Firefighters Pay periods are every two weeks, Monday through Sunday. Payday is Friday. International Association of Firefighters follow the General Contract 7k regarding holidays. Vacation Leave – Generous vacation accrual rates with payout of unused accrued leave, with some restrictions. For more detailed information regarding vacation leave refer to Employee Policy Manual, Section 7-2 . Sick leave is earned at a rate of 4 hours per pay period by all permanent, full-time employees*. At the end of each fiscal year, eligible employees can convert up to 10 days of accrued sick leave to vacation leave on a 2:1 basis. For more detailed information regarding sick leave refer to Employee Policy Manual, Section 7-3 *Accruals slightly different for IAFF employee.