RESIDENTIAL LICENSING SPECIALIST - 67056770

Requisition No: 874755 

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: RESIDENTIAL LICENSING SPECIALIST - 67056770

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 67056770 

Salary:  $1,471.70 - $2,002.29 Bi-weekly/$38,264.07 - $52,059.54 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 05/01/2026 

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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

 POSITION: HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAM SPECIALIST - Career Service

WORKING TITLE: RESIDENTIAL LICENSING SPECIALIST

POSITION NUMBER: 67056770

INTERNAL AGENCY - ONLY CURRENT APD EMPLOYEES WILL BE ELIGIBLE

*This is an ANTICIPATED VACANCY*

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

$38,264.07 - $52,059.54 Annually                       $1,471.70 - $2,002.29 Bi-weekly

Position Summary

This is a regional position that has responsibility for reviewing all new residential facility licensure applications received and process within required timeframes. This position is also responsible for conducting on-site initial licensing visits to ensure the prospective group home is in compliance with F.S. 65G-2 and other applicable rules prior to issuance of a new facility license.

The Work You Will Do 

• Receives new licensing application and review for completeness. Review the iConnect prospective applicant queue for pending licensing application requests. Responsible to vet, promote, reject, or close the application within a timely manner. Approve or deny the completed application within 90 days of receipt of a complete application in compliance with F.S. 65G-2 and 120.60.

• Complete the Florida Safe Family Network (FSFN) search for each licensing application received and update the iConnect record. Ensure that the licensee or applicant has provided documentation to verify that the licensee or application has checked the FDLE sex offender/ predator database to determine if there are any registrants within a one-mile radius of the licensed/proposed licensed home.

• Create and update all licensing information in APD systems including GRID and APD iConnect. Ensure GRID is updated after finalization of each new facility licensure.

• Conduct monitoring visits for each home with residents using the Residential Monitoring Checklist. Conduct a quarterly monitoring onsite visit for each licensed home with no residents using the Residential Monitoring Checklist.

• Ensure that all personnel records are reviewed prior to initial licensure and annually as part of the license renewal process using the Personnel Record Checklist.

• If the home is applying to be licensed to serve individuals with mobility issues, verify at time of initial site visit or renewal site visit that the home meets the accessibility needs of the current residents.

• Document deficiencies noted in the applicant’s documentation or observance during the site visit in writing.

• Perform other related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Highschool Diploma or its equivalent

• Experience with monitoring or conducting quality assurance activities.

• Valid Driver’s License or other efficient means of transportation to travel to community locations to conduct monitoring and licensing visits.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities 

Knowledge of:

• Licensing requirements for residential group homes

Knowledge of and ability to:

• Use Microsoft Office Programs

Knowledge of and experience in:

• Ensuring compliance with state rules and regulations.

Ability to:

• Travel for work purposes.

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.

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.