RESIDENTIAL UNIT SPECIALIST-F/C

Requisition No: 871909

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: RESIDENTIAL UNIT SPECIALIST-F/C - 67072568 APD/ PATHWAYS MARIANNA, FL

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 67072568

Salary: $34,944.00 Annually Plus Shift Differential, $1,344.00 Bi-weekly Plus $1.00 hour Shift Differential

Posting Closing Date: 09/11/2026

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• 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.

• 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.

Pathways is a 34-bed all male 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. Pathways 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.

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, allowing for a smooth transition back into a non-secure residential or community setting.

• Ensures that all activities associated with the residents are documented and filed in the appropriate residence chart in accordance with Agency protocol. Immediately notify the supervisor of any issues associated with the resident(s).

• Performs 1:1 Specials in accordance with Agency protocols, ensures that appropriate and required documentation is completed in a timely and accurate manner and works with individual resident(s) as assigned or required.

• Confers with unit supervisors concerning behavioral problems of resident(s) and assists in planning corrective measures.

• Cooperates with the supervisors of wards or units ensuring that the developmentally disabled are being adequately cared for and are receiving prescribed care and training.

• Makes daily rounds of the assigned wards or units for safety and sanitation issues and reports findings in accordance with Agency policy or procedure.

• Maintain Crisis Prevention and Intervention certification and provide program techniques.

• A valid driver’s license.
• Must be able to lift 40 pounds, pull, squat, and stand for extended periods of time.

• High school diploma or its equivalent is preferred.

• Must be able to perform duties that involve direct contact with residents in a secure forensic facility.

• Certification in the Agency’s Crisis Prevention and Intervention Program. Advance training may be required.

• A pre-employment and annual TB screening.

• Annual CPR Certification.

• Appropriate business practices and protocols used in the treatment of developmentally disabled persons.

• Maintain confidentiality of resident information.

• Must be able to lift 40 pounds, pull, squat, and stand for extended periods of time.

• Assist professionals in implementing prescribed treatment and rehabilitation programs.

• Observe residents and identify and document changes and/or unusual events which could result in safety and well-being issues

• Maintain and update resident records and charts

• Work in a team environment and establish and maintain effective working relationships with residents and staff

• Effectively and timely communicate and interact with residents and staff

• Plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments.

• Maintain the required certification in the Agency Crisis Prevention and Intervention Program and/or advanced training, as necessary.

• Apply Crisis Prevention and Intervention techniques.

• Ensure that developmentally disabled residents are being adequately cared for and receiving prescribed treatment.

• Identify and give attention to understaffed wards or units and emergency situations

• Proving excellent customer service to include compassion for vulnerable and developmentally disabled individuals.

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 clicking here. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.