SENIOR BEHAVIORAL ANALYST - 67032231

Requisition No: 857162 

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: SENIOR BEHAVIORAL ANALYST - 67032231

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 67032231 

Salary:  $49,973.44 to 80,000.00 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 07/25/2025 

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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

 POSITION: Senior Behavioral Analyst - Career Service

WORKING TITLE: Senior Behavioral Analyst

POSITION NUMBER: 67032231

INTERNAL AGENCY - ONLY CURRENT APD EMPLOYEES WILL BE ELIGIBLE

This posting may close before the posted closing date.

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

This position is a Telework position and is required to report to the APD office in the area it serves.

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

$49,973.44 - $80,000.00 Annually                       $1,922.05 - $3,076.92 Bi-weekly

Position Summary

Serves as a Senior Behavior Analyst in consultative fashion with the group home providers, behavior analysis providers, state office senior behavior analysis team and community stakeholders to ensure that behavior analysis services are implemented in accordance with statute, rule, regulations and memos of understanding.

The Work You Will Do 

Coordinates and conducts preliminary reviews of behavior plans and relevant documents for completeness and clinical soundness prior to Local Review Committee (LRC) meetings in the Region. Schedules LRC behavior presentations. Chairs LRC meetings in each field office and actively participates in the review process of behavior plans and service recipient progress. Ensure recording and maintenance of the minutes of the LRC meetings and distribution electronically to providers. Updates the tracking LRC/BASE database and generates all approval documents. Attends any other meeting as appropriate in which behavioral expertise is required.

Completes assigned Behavior Analysis Services Eligibility (BASE) forms.

Completes Regional determination of eligibility for providers of Intensive Behavior (IB) and Behavior Focus (BF) residential habilitation homes. Collaborates with regional analysts on monitoring of all Intensive Behavior (IB) and Behavior Focused (BF) residents; Provide technical assistance and support to ensure placement is successful; Facilitate resolutions to issues impacting client progress, placement, and health and safety related to behavioral needs; Completes the IB Matrix as assigned.

Reviews, compiles, and submits monthly documentation of Provider Reactive Strategies reports in a monthly regional summary report and submits it electronically to the State Office. Initiates and completes all necessary Regional Reactive Strategy follow-up as assigned.

Reviews critical incidents. Collaborate with the Quality Assurance team and other regional staff to advise on risk mitigation, health, and safety needs and to address provider /facility concerns expeditiously; Collaborate with APD Regional/facility and State Office staff to immediately address and develop solutions to concerns or issues noted and participate in transitional planning.

Provides training and technical assistance sessions to support coordinators, providers and agency staff regarding regulatory practices related to delivery of behavioral services.

Participates in Agency Hearings, meetings, and client staffing. Provides consultation for Behavior Analysis eligibility reviews, Residential Habilitation Designations, and Significant Additional Needs requests as needed.

Completes other duties and assignments/projects assigned to support regional functions

Minimum Qualifications

• Must have a valid Driver’s License or other efficient means of transportation to travel for work purposes and be willing to travel.

• Minimum 3 years of Behavior Analysis professional experience.

• Master’s degree per BCBA licensure.

• May be expected to work during emergency situations or natural disasters.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Individuals with developmental/intellectual disabilities.

• Behavior Analytic standards of care, ethical practices, crisis intervention, assessment, interventions, data collection, and data analysis.

• Florida’s developmental disabilities’ services system, statutes, regulations, and policies related to state facility and community services.

• Licensure/registration/certification requirements

Ability to:

• Create and maintain Excel spreadsheets.
• Develop policies, procedures and standards, compile, organize and analyze data, develop evaluation methodologies and to evaluate quality of services and compliance with rules, policies and statutes.

Demonstrate Skills in:

• Microsoft Office, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, and Teams.

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