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MyFlorida BEHAVIORAL SPECIALIST - 67015173 in ORLANDO, Florida
BEHAVIORAL SPECIALIST - 67015173
Date: Sep 16, 2024
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Requisition No: 837661
Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities
Working Title: BEHAVIORAL SPECIALIST - 67015173
Pay Plan: Career Service
Position Number: 67015173
Salary: $34,534.39 - $42,000.00 Annually
Posting Closing Date: 09/23/2024
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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
POSITION: Behavioral Specialist - Career Service
WORKING TITLE: Behavioral Specialist
POSITION NUMBER: 67015173
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:
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.
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
$34,534.39 - $42,000.00 Annually $1,328.85 - $1,615.39 Bi-weekly
Position Summary
This position assists and consults with the Regional Behavioral Analyst, ensuring behavioral services are implemented in accordance with statutes and rules.
The Work You Will Do
Maintain spreadsheet of High Watch individuals and input necessary data to document High Watch visits. Assist with completion of weekly summaries/reports of High Watch individuals. Participate in all regional calls for High Watch individuals and documents minutes of meeting. Assist in developing any new spreadsheets as deemed necessary by supervisor. Correspond with providers as needed to follow up on any issues pertaining to cost plan/services. Assist with expedition of services approved by Regional Behavior Analyst. Correspond with staff within unit as necessary.
Coordinate all activities related to the Local Review Committee (LRC) including, but not limited to: developing and disseminating the monthly schedule; participating in meetings, recording clear and concise meeting minutes; ensuring all LRC recommendation forms are completed, signed, distributed and filed; reviewing and maintaining current, accurate, and complete files on all LRC related documents, which includes behavior plans, monthly and annual behavior reports, requests for Behavioral Assistant Services, and other documents via the dedicated email assigned for the submission of Behavioral Plans.
Assist with the development and maintenance of an LRC database. This may include, but is not limited to, data entry to establish records of all Central Region consumers who receive behavior services, LRC results, and updating current information for all Central Region behavior providers.
Assist the Medicaid Waiver Team with cost plans for individuals determined to meet Intensive Behavior and Behavior Focus criteria which will include changing service authorizations based on Notice of Agency Action (NOAA) and other projects as assigned.
Assist with the completion of a monthly summary on the use of reactive strategies for the Central Region. This may include the distribution and filing of such reports.
Maintain current information lists for consumers designated as intensive behavioral and behavior focus and keep State office personnel updated on these lists.
Perform other duties as required related to assisting with the oversight of behavior services in in the Central Region.
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Minimum Qualifications
Valid driver’s license or other efficient means of transportation to travel for work purposes.
Must have experience with Microsoft Office programs including Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Word, SharePoint, and Excel.
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
Knowledge of:
The principles and techniques of program activities.
Knowledge and experience working with the Local Review Committee.
Ability to:
To plan, organize and coordinate activities.
To evaluate client services for compliance with program objectives.
To communicate effectively.
To establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
Additional Information
Profile Completion
To qualify for this position, applicants must complete all fields in the Candidate Profile, including their work history with the month and year.
Resumes and other documentation can be attached to provide additional information but will not replace the required completed Candidate Profile.
Retiree Notice
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 your retirement date.
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. This will be accomplished by Electronic Funds Transfer. 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.
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.
Pursuant to S. 110.1127(1), Florida Statutes, this position requires a background investigation, including fingerprinting.
APD only hires U.S. citizens and those lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. APD participates in the U.S. government’s employment eligibility verification program (E-Verify), which electronically confirms an employee’s eligibility to work in the U.S. after completing the employment eligibility verification form (I-9).
All applicants should complete the online application process. If you need assistance applying for this position, please call the People First service center at 1-877-562-7287.
Responses to the qualifying questions are required to be considered for this position. Answers to the qualifying questions must be verifiable based on your submitted application.
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 (1-866-663-4735). 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 112.0455, 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 (http://www.dms.myflorida.com/content/download/97612/566545) . All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.
Location:
ORLANDO, FL, US, 32801
Nearest Major Market:Orlando
