INSTITUTIONAL SECURITY SPECIALIST II - 67070683 APD/ DDDP CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL

Requisition No: 878062 

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: INSTITUTIONAL SECURITY SPECIALIST II - 67070683 APD/ DDDP CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 67070683 

Salary:  $1,848.00- $2,370.68 Biweekly 

Posting Closing Date: 06/24/2026 

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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

 POSITION: Institutional Security Specialist II- Career Service

POSITION NUMBER: 67070683

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

SALARY: $1,848.00- $2,370.68 Biweekly

 

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

 

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.

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The Agency seeks team members who demonstrate the qualities of being humble, hungry, and smart, and leading 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 on the workplace culture, our community, and the population we serve as we continuously strive to achieve the Agency’s mission.

 

Program Overview

The Developmental Disabilities Defendant Program operates on the campus of Florida State Hospital in Chattahoochee and at Sunland in Marianna under the auspices of The State of Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD). The Developmental Disabilities Defendant Program (DDDP) is dedicated to empowering people with developmental disabilities charged with a felony crime to:

1.         Acquire the skills and support that will prepare them for success in their future environments.

2.         Acquire the skills needed to become competent to stand trial.

 

Position Summary

Serves as officer in charge of a designated area on assigned shifts and disseminates performance related information verbally/written to the Shift Supervisor(s) concerning the activities of the subordinate Institutional Security Specialists assigned within the designated area. Provides intermediate guidance for Institutional Security Specialists by directing their work and as well as performing the duties of the Specialist I's, as needed. 

In the absence of the Shift Supervisor, performs required duties relating to the planning and operations of the designated shift.

 

The Work You Will Do 

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.

 

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