senior residential unit specialist-f/c - CHATTAHOOCHEE, United States - MyFlorida

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SENIOR RESIDENTIAL UNIT SPECIALIST-F/C APD/ DDDP CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL


Date:
Apr 28, 2024


Location:
CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL, US, 32324

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Requisition No:

Agency:
Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title:
SENIOR RESIDENTIAL UNIT SPECIALIST-F/C APD/ DDDP CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL


Pay Plan:
Career Service


Position Number:
Salary: 1, ,597.82 BIWEEKLY

Posting Closing
Date:
08/01/2024

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CONTINUOUS ADVERTISEMENT FILLING ALL VACANCIES ON ALL SHIFTS

Join the Developmental Disabilities Defendant Program (DDDP) Team.

We are dedicated to empowering persons with developmental disabilities charged with a felony crime to acquire the skills needed to become competent to stand trial, and to acquire the skills and supports that will prepare them for success in their future environments.

DDDP is a forensic facility working with individuals with disabilities in a secure setting.

These individuals have been adjudicated by the courts as incompetent to proceed to trial and have significant behavioral and psychiatric issues.

DDDP provides rehabilitative, vocational, and daily living skills training to the individuals served which allows for a smooth transition back into a non-secure residential or community setting.

Duties of a Senior Residential Unit Specialist F/C include:

Responsible for the custody, personal care, safety, security and well-being of residents ordered by the Court to the custody of the Developmental Disabilities Defendant Program.

Functions as a senior member of the resident care team monitoring behavioral modification programs and consulting with the treatment team to ensure that behavioral programs designed for individual residents are consistent with the Contingency Manual.

Functions as a role model for residents to reinforce the behavioral and social skills required to be successful in integrating into community and/or residential environments.

• Monitors/evaluates the behaviors of individual residents and provides feedback to the treatment team to ensure that behavioral programs and CVM's are implemented in a consistent manner. Provides consultation and feedback to the treatment team with respect to recommendations for modifications to the CVM's based on interaction, observation, and communication with the resident.
• Functions as a team leader in the absence of the Human Services Senior Supervisor and takes a leadership role in mentoring new employees. Assists the Human Services Senior Supervisors in training staff in the deployment of new policies, procedures and/or protocols. Serves as a mentor to staff that require additional training and or instruction to enhance skill sets or improve levels of performance.
• Implements and deploys Behavioral Programs designed for each resident in an appropriate, fair and impartial manner. This includes but is not limited to adhering to all policies, maintaining ongoing updates of all program changes and collecting and recording required data in a timely and accurate manner.
• Ensures that all activities associated with the resident are documented in chronological order in accordance with agency protocol, with all relevant facts which includes, who, what, when where and why. Immediately notify supervisor of any issues associated with the resident which are unusual and/or may require additional followup and investigation. Files associated documents in the appropriate resident chart.
• Prepares assignment sheets and assumes a leadership role in providing personal care, supervision, escort, training, and treatment for residents.
• Performs 1 to 1 Specials in accordance with agency protocols, ensures that appropriate and required documentation is completed in a timely and accurate manner and works with individual residents as assigned or required.
• Provides assistance to the treatment team in deploying training, instruction, recreational and other therapeutic interventions to the residents as assigned and/or required.
• Informs the supervisor of current operating conditions on ward/unit through reports and conferences.
• Consults with other departments in the solution or treatment of residents' problems.
• Makes daily rounds of the assigned wards or units informing supervisors on the wellbeing of residents and condition of facility.
• Monitors unit/ward for safety and/or sanitation issues and reports findings to supervisor/management.
• Ensures that all essential documents are completed and submitted to the supervisor in a timely and accurate manner.
• Completes all required training. Maintain agency approved crisis prevention and intervention program certification as required.
• Maintain timesheet, ensuring accuracy and submit timely in accordance with policy and procedure.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities, including utilization of equipment, required for the position:

• Knowledge of appropriate business practices and protocols used in treatment of developmentally disabled persons.
• Ability to assist professionals in implementing prescribed treatment and rehabilitation programs.
• Ability to observe residents and identify and document changes and/or unusual events which could result in safety and wellbeing issues.
• Ability to maintain and update resident records and charts.
• Ability to perform various administrative functions related to the operation of resident wards or units.
• Ability to supervise a group or individual residents.
• Ability to work in a team environment and establish and maintain effective working relationships with residents and staff.
• Ability to effectively and timely communicate and interact with residents and staff.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to maintain the required certification in the agency approved crisis prevention and intervention program.
• Ability to lift 40 pounds.

Other job-related requirements for this position:

• Certification in the agency approved crisis prevention and intervention program at the advanced level is required unless the incumbent requests reasonable accommodation supported by an annual medical certification. Incumbent is required to submit to pre-employment TB screening and on an annual on-going basis as prescribed by DDDP.
• Maintain confidentiality of employee and/or resident information. This specific standard is mission critical as the Agency is entrusted with information about employees and residents which is protected by HIPAA and other federal and state laws. The Agency's ability to maintain and protect confidential information has a direct relationship to our ability to gain and sustain the public trust.
• Based on the duties and essential functions of this position, incumbents will be required to spend a minimum of 75% of work time performing duties which involves direct contact with residents in a secure forensic facility. This position requires lifting, pulling, and squatting.
• To support the goal of establishing APD as the most soughtafter place to work in Florida, the employee will create an environment that cultivates people and transforms teams by increasing transparency and providing opportunities for professional development. The employee actively works to demonstrate the qualities of being humble, hungry, and smart and leads others to embody the same. The team member lacks excessive ego, shares credit, is selfmotivating and exercises good judgement and intuition around the subtitles of group dynamics.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENT(S)

• One year's experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities or mental health issues in a residential setting.
• High school diploma or GED.
• A valid driver's license. License suspended or revoked for any reason, work permits (Business purpose/ Employment/Education only license) and some types of restricted license are not acceptable. Licenses that have "Corrective Lenses Restricted," are acceptable, provided the driver wears the corrective lenses while operating the vehicle.
• Compassion for vulnerable and developmentally disabled individuals.

Our campus and facility are tobacco-free.


WORK SCHEDULE
This position is located at a 24-hour facility. Team members must be agreeable to working a shift schedule; regular, evening, or night.


Days Off:
Varies.

Employees may be required to work additional days/hours based upon the needs of the facility and those we serve.

This includes, but is not limited to ensuring facility coverage, activities, holidays, and emergency situations.

DUE TO THE COVID -19 CRISIS, SHIFT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS NEEDED TO CARE FOR THE INDIVIDUALS WE SERVE.

Direct Deposit Program - As a condition of employment, a person appointed to a position in the State government is required to participate in the Direct Deposit Program.

Recruiting Contact:
Jodi NeSmith Recruitment Manager- Developmental Disabilities Defendant Program & Pathways Agency for Persons with

Disabilities Telephone:
Email:

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than just a paycheck.

The state's total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of 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 )

Flexible Spending Accounts

College tuition waivers and more

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The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

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 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 , F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

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.

THIS POSITION REQUIRES A BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION INCLUDING FINGERPRINTING, PURSUANT TO S , FLORIDA STATUTES.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

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 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 , 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 clickinghere ) . All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.


Nearest Major Market:
Tallahassee