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Requisition No: 877573 

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: CDC+ PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR - 67011483

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 67011483 

Salary:  $64,000.00 to $70,000.00 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 07/27/2026 

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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

 POSITION: COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES MANAGER I - Selected Exempt Service (SES)

WORKING TITLE: CDC+ PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR

POSITION NUMBER: 67011483

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

*This is an ANTICIPATED VACANCY*

08/31/26

CANDIDATE POOL: Future vacancies may be filled from this advertisement for a period of up to six months.

This position is not a Telework position and is required to report to the APD office in the area it serves.

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for eligible employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits, including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits.
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year.
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com).
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Tuition waivers.
• And more! For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave.

The Agency seeks team members who demonstrate the qualities of being humble, hungry, and smart and lead others to embody the same. This entails lacking excessive ego, sharing credit, being self-motivated, and exercising good judgment and intuition regarding the subtleties of group dynamics. 

This position with APD will serve staff and management across the Agency. Your work will impact the workplace culture, our community, and the population we serve as we continuously strive to achieve the Agency’s mission.

*Responses to the qualifying questions are required and must be verifiable based on your submitted application, and “see resume” will not be considered an acceptable response.

SALARY RANGE

$ 64,000.00- $70,000.00 Annually                       $2,461.53 - $2,692.30 Bi-weekly

Position Summary

This position spends the majority of their time communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees, and planning and directing employees’ work, and has the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline subordinate employees or effectively recommend such action.

The Work You Will Do 

This position serves as an administrator that is responsible for the programmatic aspects of the Consumer Directed Care Plus (CDC+) Program which directly serves APD clients and supports them in the self-direction of their services. Serves as the Program team leader responsible for identifying and developing solutions to programmatic issues within the CDC+ Program.

Reviews and develops policies, procedures, and guidelines to be implemented and evaluates impact on CDC+ program and/or other areas within the Agency. Provides technical assistance and policy interpretation to APD state and regional office staff regarding the CDC+ Program.

Develops, plans and implements activities including but not limited to consumer/representative; enrollment/disenrollment, purchasing plan, training, technical assistance, and outreach. Monitors purchasing plan updates, health and safety issues, background screening activities, and alerts appropriate staff and management as needed for corrective action.

Work with State and federal reporting entities and represents the Agency in departmental workgroups as it relates to CDC+ as needed. Participates in administrative, planning, budgeting activities for the Program.

Coordinates and makes CDC+ programmatic data requests to management. Identifies areas of system enhancements and develops program functional requirements for APDIT to code, perform user acceptance testing as appropriate, completing necessary materials to support enhancement/changes.

Assists with oversight and direction in the establishment and implementation of the quality assurance functions for the CDC+ Program. Ensure that the Federal 1915j assurances are responded to and met. Assists with the issuances of the annual Participant Satisfaction Survey, Program Self-Assessment and any resulting Plan of Actions to satisfy the 80% federal assurance measure.

Assists with CDC+ Program audit requests and prepares responses as required. Responsible for providing research and developing responses on the associated agency correspondence as it pertains to the CDC+ Program.

Performs other duties as necessary.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree OR 4 years of experience in health and human services or education.

• Three or more years’ experience supervising two or more staff.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Methods of compiling, organizing, and analyzing data for the purpose of monitoring and evaluating staff.

• The structure and content of the English language, including meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

• Developmental disability services system in Florida and the mission of the program.

• The advocacy network, family groups and organizations in Florida.

• Generic community supports and services.

Ability to:

• Communicate effectively, orally and in writing, and the ability to prepare reports.

• Lead, supervise and manage people.

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external customers.

• Deal with the public in a tactful, courteous, and effective manner.

• Analyze problems comprehensively and recommend solutions /change(s) quickly and effectively.

• Demonstrate sound judgment and decision making, weighing the costs and benefits of a potential action.

• Be flexible and prioritize workloads.

Additional Information

Profile Completion

To qualify for this position, applicants must complete all fields in the Candidate Profile, including their work history with the month and year. 

Resumes and other documentation can be attached to provide additional information but will not replace the required completed Candidate Profile.

Retiree Notice

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be suspended or voided, and you will be required to repay all benefits received depending upon your retirement date.

Direct Deposit Program

As a condition of employment, a person appointed to a position in the State Personnel System is required to participate in the Direct Deposit Program.  Rather than receiving a paper paycheck, your funds will be deposited directly into your account at your financial institution. This will be accomplished by Electronic Funds Transfer. Banks, savings and loan associations, and credit unions are eligible to accept such deposits. Retirement funds are also required to be in the Direct Deposit Program.

Background Screening Requirement

It is the policy of the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities that applicants for employment undergo Level 2 employment screening in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes, as a condition of employment or being permitted to serve as a volunteer.

No applicant for a designated position will be employed or permitted to volunteer until the Level 2 screening results are received, reviewed, and approved by the Agency.
Level 2 background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for Statewide criminal and juvenile records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Federal criminal records checks through the Federal Bureau of Investigation and may include local criminal records checks through local law enforcement agencies.

Pursuant to S. 110.1127(1), Florida Statutes, this position requires a background investigation, including fingerprinting.

APD only hires U.S. citizens and those lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. APD participates in the U.S. government’s employment eligibility verification program (E-Verify), which electronically confirms an employee’s eligibility to work in the U.S. after completing the employment eligibility verification form (I-9).

All applicants should complete the online application process. If you need assistance applying for this position, please call the People First service center at 1-877-562-7287. 

Responses to the qualifying questions are required to be considered for this position. Answers to the qualifying questions must be verifiable based on your submitted application.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.