About this opportunity
State of Florida lists this HUMAN SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR-F/C - SES - 67072380 APD/ DDDP CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL opportunity in tallahassee, Florida. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
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Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities
HUMAN SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR-F/C - SES - APD/ DDDP CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL
AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Human Services Administrator F/C- SES
2nd shift, 3:00 PM to 11:30 PM Eastern Standard Time
CANDIDATE POOL: Future vacancies may be filled from this advertisement for a period of up to six months.
This position is not a Telework position and is required to report to DDDP in Chattahoochee, FL.
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.
The Agency seeks team members who demonstrate the qualities of being humble, hungry, and smart and lead others to embody the same. 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.
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 persons with developmental disabilities charged with a felony crime to:
Acquire the skills and supports that will prepare them for success in their future environments.
The duties and responsibilities of a Human Services Administrator are:
The incumbent assigned to this position is the single point of contact and responsible for all operational aspects of the individual Community during their respective shifts.
Ensures staffing is adequate for the shift assignment based on resident population. Motivates and evaluates subordinate staff through establishing criteria and performing the necessary training to ensure their success.
Coordinates and works in partnership with colleagues, medical, security, behavioral services, and resident and support services managers to ensure that all residents receive quality and timely services which will enable them to live in a safe and secure environment while participating in programs and activities designed to assist them in achieving competency.
Assists in directing the programs offered by the Rehabilitation staff to ensure that residents are fully engaged in events and activities that reinforce competency training elements, provide leisure activities to improve resident satisfaction and involve residents in activities and events to reinforce good behavior and minimize behavioral issues.
Provides consultation and recommendations to the Community Manager to enable them to work in partnership with the Resident Services Director to ensure that support coordination activities and resident training programs achieve desirable results for the resident population. Provides feedback and input regarding the service delivery and quality of services provided to the residents.
Provides consultation and advice to the Community Manager to enable them to work effectively and in partnership with the Behavioral Services Department to ensure that the Contingency Manual is consistently and fairly administered to document and manage resident behaviors. Provides consultation and recommendations to the Community Manager to enable them to work in partnership with the Chief of Security to ensure that staff, residents and visitors adhere to all security protocols to minimize contraband introduction and maintain a secure and safe environment for residents and staff. Works in partnership with the medical and nursing staff on assigned shifts to ensure that residents receive timely and quality health care services.
Works in partnership with the Support Services Manager to ensure that all facility administrative, training resident complaints and technology issues are identified and addressed in a timely and effective manner.
Provides consultation and recommendations to the Community Manager to enable them to work in partnership with the Budget Manager to ensure that budget resources are maximized to accomplish the mission of the agency and provide for the well-being and needs of the resident population.
Provides consultation and recommendations to enable the Community Manager to work in partnership with the Human Resources Manager to ensure that staffing, recruitment, selection, employee benefits, classification, compensation, payroll, and employee relations issues are addressed and resolved in a timely and appropriate manner.
Participates as a member of the Community Manager’s management team to provide effective and decisive leadership and direction to facility residents and staff.
Monitor, in-service, motivate and direct staff in areas of job performance. Complete employee’s performance evaluations and performance expectations within established timeframes as required.
Completes all required training. Monitor and track to ensure assigned staff complete required training.
Maintain timesheet, ensuring accuracy and submit timely in accordance with policy and procedure. 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.
Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
License suspended or revoked for any reason, work permits (Business purpose/ Employment/Education only license) and some types of restricted license are not acceptable. MANDT at the Advanced level is required unless the incumbent requests reasonable accommodation supported by an annual medical certification. 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 maintain the public’s 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 forensic facility.
To support the goal of establishing APD as the most sought-after 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 self-motivating and exercises good judgement and intuition around the subtitles of group dynamics.
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.
Recruitment Manager- Developmental Disabilities Defendant Program & Pathways
Agency for Persons with Disabilities
Telephone:
Applicants must complete all fields in the Candidate Profile, including their work history within the month and year, to qualify for this position.
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 the date of your retirement.
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. 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.
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.
(1), Florida Statutes, this position requires a background investigation, including fingerprinting.
S. citizens, and those lawfully authorized to work in the U.All applicants should complete the online application process. If assistance is needed to apply for this position, please call the people first service center at .
Answers to the qualifying questions must be verifiable based on your submitted application.
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 ( ). The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section , F.
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