
Benefits
We offer competitive benefits that include:
Adoption Benefits
Employee Assistance Program
When you need professional advice to manage life's troubles, KEPRO, the state’s contracted Employee Assistance Program provider, offers 24-hour telephone access to confidential help from trained counselors. The KEPRO counselors talk with you about your concerns, giving guidance and providing you with the right resources. The KEPRO staff is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, for counseling, consultation, appointment scheduling, and referrals for the following:
- Family Caregiving Services
- Childcare and Parenting
- Eldercare
- Convenience Services
- Home
- Entertainment
- Education
- Travel
- Personal
- Legal Services
- Financial Services
- Legal Mediation Consultations
- Identity Theft Prevention and Response
All benefits-eligible state employees can use the Employee Assistance Program immediately upon hire. Participation is always voluntary and is totally confidential by law. All records are maintained by the EAP provider; no records are maintained by DVR or DOE. This provides the maximum safeguard so that employees may use the program with complete confidence that their privacy is maintained.
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Leave Time
- 10 paid holidays annually
- Career Service employees with up to 5 years of creditable service earn 8.667 hours per month, with 5 to 10 years earn 10.833 hours per month, and those with over 10 years of service earn 13 hours per month.
- Career Service employees earn 8.667 hours of sick leave credits per month
- SES and SMS employees receive 176 hours of annual leave, and 104 hours of sick leave upon employment, and once a year on each subsequent anniversary date.
Retirement
- State of Florida retirement - 3% employee contribution required
- Division of Retirement
- Deferred Compensation
- 401(a) FICA Alternative Plan For OPS Employees
State Employee Tuition Waiver Program
State Group Insurance
- Health Insurance for Individual or Family Coverage – state pays 80% of premium
- Life Insurance – state pays premium for $25,000 basic term life insurance for full-time employee
- Additional supplemental insurances available (e.g., dental, vision)
- Division of State Group Insurance
Tax Deferred Savings and Spending Accounts
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Health Savings Account (HAS)
- Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
Shared Savings Program
- Health Savings and Spending Accounts
- Healthcare Bluebook
- Surgery Plus