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Requisition No: 878850 

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: RESIDENTIAL UNIT SPECIALIST-LEAD - 67034747 - SUNLAND - UNIT 2

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 67034747 

Salary:  $36,498.02 - $40,147.90 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 07/15/2026 

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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

 POSITION: Residential Unit Specialist Lead Worker - Career Service

POSITION NUMBER: 67034747

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

This posting may close before the posted closing date.

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

This advertisement is for Unit 2

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

$36,498.02 - $40,147.90 Annually                       $1,403.77 - $1,544.15 Bi-weekly

The hiring salary may exceed the maximum posted salary.  

Position Summary

The primary function of this position is to assist in the development and the implementation of behavioral training programs for the residents in the area of personal independence.  Ability to document and ensure documentation is completed as required.

The Work You Will Do 

Implementation of personal independence training; acquisition or reduction programs to assist individuals to accomplish goals and objectives identified in the Individual Program Plan( IPP).  Provide significant hands on training of residents.

Provide stimulating leisure activities that are of interests to individual residents to promote a stimulating environment/routine to reduce maladaptive behaviors.

In the area of personal independence, the Residential Unit Specialist Lead Worker will  assist in the development of functional assessments and develop objectives for active treatment plans.  In the absence of the Human Services Senior Supervisor SES, the Residential Unit Specialist Lead Worker will be responsible to perform regular written summaries of progress, addendum's to IPP's  and discharge summaries as directed.

Provide supervision/assistance of residents and oversight to ensure that designated personal independence training and behavioral reduction procedures are followed.

Perform direct care duites as assigned to ensure resident safety and adequate care, appropriate treatment, and maintain residents living area and possessions according to policy and procedure. Act as person in charge in the absence of the HSSS to ensure that the home operates and functions according to policy and procedure.

Assists in maintaining required logbooks, progress notes and other regulatory documentation as indicated.

Completes all required training. Complete Enhanced Mandt certification within thirty (30) days of hire.  Maintain Enhanced level certification throughout employment in Unit 2. Monitor and tracks to ensure assigned staff complete required training and maintain certifications as required. 

Attends meetings as required, including annual IPP meetings, active treatment  meetings, staff meetings, etc.

Maintain timesheet, ensuring accuracy and submit timely in accordance with policy and procedure.

Assists in monitoring overall cleanliness and maintenance of training areas, including developing work orders as directed.

Performs other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• At least one year of professional experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities in a residential setting
• Willingness to be certified in Enhanced MANDT and maintain certification throughout employment in Unit 2

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

•  Knowledge of the principles and techniques of self-care program activities.

• Ability to lift forty pounds
• Ability to make behavioral assessments.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate activities.
• Ability to develop and monitor self-care behavioral modification prescriptive treatment plans, activities and programs.
• Ability to teach and apply behavior modification principles.
• Ability to evaluate client services for compliance with program objectives.
•  Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

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.

Recruiting Contact:

Lizzie Holland

Human Resource Specialist/Recruitment Manager

Sunland Human Resources

Division of Administration and Facility Operations

Email: lizzie.holland@apdcares.org

3700 Williams Drive

Marianna, FL. 32446

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.

VETERANS' PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans' Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans' Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans' Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.