OPS BEHAVIORAL SPECIALIST - 67923307

Requisition No: 848082 

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: OPS BEHAVIORAL SPECIALIST - 67923307

 Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 67923307 

Salary:  $20.00 Hourly 

Posting Closing Date: 03/18/2025 

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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

 

 POSITION: Behavioral Specialist - Other Personal Services (OPS)

 

POSITION NUMBER: 67923307

 

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

 

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:

 

• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.

 

• Retirement plan options, (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com).

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• And more! For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

 

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

 

$20.00 Hourly

 

Position Summary

 

This is an OPS (Other Personnel Services) position titled, The Behavior Specialist, that will work to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of individuals supported by APD. This role involves conducting on-site health and welfare checks, assessments, and investigations in response to allegations of abuse, neglect, or exploitation. The position will also provide technical assistance and case management to ensure compliance with health and safety regulations, including reviewing incident reports, reaching out to providers, and monitoring behavior-related supports and services.

 

The Work You Will Do 

 

• Conduct on-site health and welfare checks responding to an allegation of abuse, neglect, exploitation and sexual misconduct of an APD client involving an APD provider or staff. Conduct assessments, observations, and interviews within 24 hours to ensure immediate actions are taken to protect the health, safety and welfare of all potentially affected consumers.

 

• Prepare health and safety summary reports and check lists and submit electronically within hours of visit. <