BEHAVIORAL PROGRAM SPECIALIST-F/C - 60006231

Requisition No: 830283 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: BEHAVIORAL PROGRAM SPECIALIST-F/C - 60006231

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 60006231 

Salary:  $32,760.00 to $55,297.55 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 12/15/2024 

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The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida’s social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. The agency’s mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.

Within DCF, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders.

Florida State Hospital (FSH) is a mental health treatment facility owned and operated by the State of Florida and is part of the Department of Children and Families. The department’s mission is to “work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.”

 

FLORIDA STATE HOSPITAL IS A TOBACCO FREE FACILITY.

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION RESPONSES TO THE QUALIFYING QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE VERIFIABLE BASED ON YOUR SUBMITTED APPLICATION.

THIS ADVERTISEMENT WILL BE USED TO FILL MULTIPLE CIVIL AND FORENSIC VACANCIES.

 

This is a highly responsible and professional position that will serve as Behavioral Program Specialist – F/C. This position will collaborate with each section within the state facilities and be required to use independent judgement, take initiative in carrying out duties and responsibilities and should be extraordinarily detail oriented. 

 

Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:

• This position requires lifting, pulling, and squatting. Duties of this position require the incumbent to be knowledgeable of and utilize the principles of Total Quality Management. Assists in the development of curriculum and provides competency restoration and Psychiatric Rehabilitation services to residents throughout Florida State Hospital. Provides instruction utilizing a variety of methods including classroom instruction, lesson plan development, individual and group behavior modification and modeling of appropriate staff/resident interactions. Connects with residents to develop a close therapeutic relationship. The incumbent in this position will spend a minimum of 75% of time performing duties as outlined on the official description in a Forensic facility or institution.
• Under consultation with other professional staff, will provide direct resident services including, but not limited to competency restoration and Psychiatric Rehabilitation (developing a trusting relationship with residents, assisting residents in choosing desired roles and acquiring skills and supports needed for goal achievement). Utilizes behavior modification techniques to assist residents to achieve their goals and objectives.
• Documents progress and resident reactions/perspective of individual progress by completing progress notes according to the mental health