Committed to Excellence
Work Where the Best is Our Standard
We are proud to make Northwest Florida State College a great place to work. The College employs more than 600 total faculty and staff, all of whom are committed to every student who comes through our doors. If you are interested in a career where the best is our standard, we invite you to submit your application today. For questions about employment, please call (850) 729-5365, or email [email protected].
Featured Administrative Job Openings
Official college/university transcripts are required before beginning employment.
Workplace Employment Posters
Benefits
Our employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package. A summary of these benefits can be viewed by clicking the links below.
Human Resources Benefits
HR Financial Benefits
Employees are eligible to participate in both the Eglin Federal Credit Union and the Okaloosa County Teacher’s Federal Credit Union. The college provides deductions for such participation.
All employees are encouraged to complete a direct deposit agreement for the electronic funds transfer of their paychecks. Employees or recent hires interested in setting up direct deposit should contact the Human Resources department.
Schedule, Holidays, and Leave
The College is closed on many federal and state holidays. Review the Academic Calendar for the complete list. The College also has extended closures for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Spring Break. The College also offers four-day workweek to many departments.
The College offers generous paid vacation and sick leave; some types of paid leave are dependent on the position you hold at the College. All full-time employees accrue eight hours of sick leave each month, thirty-two hours of which may be used for any reason annually. The College’s sick leave includes a Sick Leave Pool for eligible employees. Additionally, full-time non-instructional employees earn eight hours of vacation leave for each month of service, which increases when employees achieve long-term years of service.
Florida Retirement System (FRS) Pension Plan
This defined benefit plan provides a fixed benefit at retirement based on years of service, salary, and FRS membership class. The College makes monthly contributions to pay for this benefit.
Florida Retirement System (FRS) Investment Plan
This defined contribution plan allows employees to decide how to invest their money. The Investment Plan directs contributions to individual member accounts and employees allocate contributions and account balances among various investment funds. The employee’s retirement benefit will be based on those contributions and how well they grow when invested. Employees are vested after 1 year of service.
Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP)
This program allows a full-time employee to retire and begin accumulating retirement benefits, without terminating employment, for up to 96 months from the date of reaching normal retirement. While participating in DROP, monthly retirement benefits remain in the FRS Trust Fund, earning tax-deferred interest, while the employee continues to work. Once the DROP period ends, the employee terminates all employment with any FRS employer. At that time, the employee receives payment of the accumulated DROP benefits, and the normal monthly retirement benefit begins. Contact Human Resources for further details on the plan.
Visit myfrs.com for additional information on retirement plans.
MyFRS Resources
The College annually budgets for Staff & Program Development for two purposes: allowing employees to enroll in courses offered by any regionally accredited institution or to attend online or in-person conferences, webinars, or other professional development events
Each semester, full-time employees, as well as their spouses and dependents are eligible for six semester hours or equivalent tuition for credit-bearing courses offered at NWFSC. Spouse and dependent status are verified through Human Resources. These courses must either apply to a program of study at NWFSC or at a regionally accredited institution or enhance job skills.
State Group Insurance Program Benefits
Benefits Open Enrollment for 2025 will offer full-time NWFSC employees more choices and more coverage as we transition into the State Group Insurance Program. The State Group Insurance Program offers and manages a comprehensive package of health and welfare insurance benefits for eligible active and retired employees and their dependents, including health, dental, vision, life, and supplemental insurance plans and savings and spending accounts. Visit our State Group Insurance Program webpage for more information.
Employee Assistance Program
The Employee Assistance Program is a benefit that is provided to all full-time employees, their spouses and dependent children. The EAP encourages employees to seek prompt, professional help to resolve personal problems. The College has prepaid the cost of initial evaluation, plus three additional counseling sessions. The State Group Insurance Program also offers an Employee Assistance Program.
Workers’ Compensation
Northwest Florida State College is committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for all of its employees. The Human Resources Department administers the Workers’ Compensation Program for the College.
Annuity Vendors
- Corebridge Finanancial
Otis Thames
850-443-8048 - Plan Member Securities Corporation
Virginia Lind
850-862-5511 - Edward Jones
850-729-0329
Use of Facilities
College employees have free access to the College gym on the Niceville Campus.
Cultural Events
All employees are invited to Raider Athletics games and Mattie Kelly Arts Center events. Employees receive free tickets to many events.
Social Security Number Collection and Usage Policy
In compliance with Florida Statutes § 119.071(5), this Notification of Social Security Number Collection and Usage document serves to notify you of the purpose for the collection and usage of your Social Security Number (SSN). Northwest Florida State College collects and uses your SSN only for the following purposes in performance of the College’s duties and responsibilities. To protect your identity, NWFSC secures your SSN from unauthorized access, strictly prohibits the release of your SSN to unauthorized parties contrary to state and federal law and assigns you a unique employee identification number. This unique ID number is used for all associated employment and educational purposes at NWFSC.
Your SSN is used for legitimate business purposes for completing and processing the following:
- Federal I-9 (Department of Homeland Security)
- Federal W4, W2, 1099 (Internal Revenue Service)
- Federal Social Security taxes (FICA)
- Distributing Federal W2 (Internal Revenue Service)
- Unemployment Reports (FL Dept of Revenue)
- Florida Retirement Contribution reports (FL Dept of Revenue)
- Workers Comp Claims (FCCRMC and Department of Labor)
- 403(b), 457(b) and 401(a) contribution reports
- Group health, life and dental coverage enrollment
- Work study work assignment
- Background checks
Please note that providing your Social Security Card is a condition of employment at NWFSC.