The one rule
The new job must be a regularly established position with an FRS employer. OPS, temporary, seasonal, and adjunct jobs earn no FRS service — none are listed here.
⏰ Two deadlines are days awayFLVS Sr Support Rep (remote) closes Oct 19 and the FLVS Project Manager (remote) closes Oct 21. If either appeals, apply to those first — everything else on this page is continuous or open until filled.
Before resigning
Call MyFRS: 1-866-446-9377. Get vesting, service years, which years count toward average final compensation, and the DROP window — in writing.
University trap
Some university jobs offer a one-time SUSORP election instead of FRS. Electing it leaves the pension plan. Never elect it; confirm FRS with HR/MyFRS first.
Verified openings — checked October 17, 2026
The openings list
Search, filter, and sort the real postings. Mark each one Interested, Applied, or Not interested and add a private note (closing dates, who you called) — picks and notes save only in this browser. Every card shows why it keeps her in FRS.
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Who’s NOT hiring for her right now (checked Oct 17)
So she doesn’t waste time: these FRS employers had no suitable non-classroom opening this week. Set the alerts in the playbook and let the postings come to her — both counties are also in a reported non-safety hiring slowdown ahead of the Amendment 3 vote, and Sarasota eliminated many instructional specialist/coach roles in its 2026 budget — though its classified board (media centers, the technical college, program and office roles) is actively posting, as the list above shows.
Manatee County Schools
No verified non-classroom opening this week — the district fine-arts/curriculum specialist roles exist but are filled. Watch the careers page for specialist, coordinator, and family-liaison postings.
USF Sarasota-Manatee
No suitable staff opening found (the campus is in a teach-out/transition). Also ask about any role’s longevity before applying there.
New College of Florida
Current postings are faculty searches and an OPS role (excluded — no FRS). Watch for admissions, student-affairs, and library staff roles.
Sarasota County Libraries
The youth-services librarian postings circulating online are months old. Professional librarian titles usually need a master’s (MLS); assistant/specialist titles don’t. Manatee’s library system has the live part-time programming opening above.
State of Florida (Bradenton/Sarasota)
No suitable local opening this week on jobs.myflorida.com. DCF eligibility roles are hiring in Tampa ($36,216.96, closes Oct 22) if a longer commute is ever acceptable.
Florida Virtual School — teaching bridge
FLVS is also hiring remote instructors (e.g., HS English, closes Oct 21) — still teaching, and it requires Florida certification in that subject, so it’s a bridge at best, not the exit she wants.
The 6-move action plan
The short version — the full plan is on the Action plan page.
- Call MyFRS (1-866-446-9377)Vesting, service years, average-final-compensation years, DROP window — before anything else.
- Apply to the two FLVS remote roles before their deadlinesSr Support Rep by Oct 19; Project Manager by Oct 21 — if they fit.
- Apply to the top local fitsRingling Performance Producer, SCF Disability Resource Center Coordinator, and the Sarasota media technician posting.
- Translate the résuméProgram language: students served, events run, budget managed, teachers mentored, families served. Certificate and years of service up top.
- Set alerts on all six lanesExact portals and search terms are on the Search playbook page — specialist postings can close in 5–10 days.
- Verify in writing, then move onceWritten confirmation the winning position is regularly established and FRS-covered, the real employer’s name, the start date — and at a university, no SUSORP election.