RESIDENT SERV SUPV-DEVELOP DISABIL - SES - 67012914

Requisition No: 817271 

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: RESIDENT SERV SUPV-DEVELOP DISABIL - SES - 67012914

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 67012914 

Salary:  $1,638.40 - $2,390.78 biweekly 

Posting Closing Date: 02/16/2024 

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Agency for Persons with Disabilities – Tacachale

RESIDENTIAL SERVICES SUPERVISOR

ALL EMPLOYMENT GAPS MUST BE EXPLAINED AND INCLUDED WITH WORK HISTORY WHEN APPLYING.

**Note: Position may close prior to advertised closing date**

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including: 

Join TACACHALE and be part of the team that MAKES A DIFFERENCE – NOT JUST A LIVING, impacting the lives of developmentally disabled adults!

For additional benefit information available to State of Florida employees, go to http://www.mybenefits.myflorida.com

Responsibilities:

This position serves as the home manager for residential homes at Tacachale and is responsible for directly supervising the duties and responsibilities of the the shift supervisors, skill acquisition program managers and custodial workers to ensure compliance with required State, Federal, and Medicaid Standards. 

Instructs subordinates in the areas of timekeeping, staff schedules, personnel issues, protocols and procedures, work performance and effective delivery of resident direct services.  Develops reports as required.  Interacts with staff daily to create and maintain a sense of teamwork. Holds routine staff meetings.  Assists staff with residents’ active treatment to include but not limited to bathing, dining, physical and nutritional management and general daily routine. 

Coordinates and participates in special activities, community outings and events that take place during and after regular business hours.  Participates in transportation of residents to and from off home programs and activities within the facility.  Monitors staff’s implementation of resident programs, service delivery and related data entry.  Ensures staff stay current with information regarding the residents.

Serves as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) and attends various meetings, including annual Individual Support Plan meetings, quarterly IDT review meetings, and other meetings that are required.  Consults with team members concerning the well-being of the residents that are served by off-home providers.  Participates in and works as a team member with professional and paraprofessionals in resolving employee and resident related issues.  Ensures staff are complying with active treatment plans as prescribed by the IDT.  Provides follow-up training to  direct care staff on the implementation of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and medical treatment plans.  Monitors proper use of residents’ prescribed adaptive equipment.

Performs recruiting activites to hire staff, including but not limited to handling hiring packets, interviewing prospective candidates, staff, obtaining work references and completing paperwork for the selected applicants.  Provides facility orientation to new hires.

Completes personnel actions to include but not limited to the review and approval of timesheets, manual tracking and submission of shift differential work hours report and the development and presentation of disciplinary actions.  Completes periodic performance reviews and completes annual performance evaluations.  Provides feedback and coaching to promote quality performance and staff retention.

Manages home staffing ratios and schedules for three shifts, leave requests and overtime.  Remains available to provide managerial supports for 24-hour operations of assigned home(s) to resolve staffing crises and other emergencies.   Works as after-hours monitor in their unit’s rotation schedule to provide on-site management during weekends and holidays. Takes necessary action, during and after regular business hours, to correct any problems or issues which occur on the three shifts.  Must monitor homes and/or work shifts after traditional work hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday thorugh Friday).

Assists and monitors staff regarding follow through of safety practices related to residents and employees.  Oversees shift change requirements to include maintaining accountability of the residents.  Works closely with the treatment team leader on incident management to include investigations and corrective action plan implementation. Monitors all physical plant areas and initiates any corrective action necessary.  Ensures the beautification of the home(s) promoting a home-like environment.

Provides training and oversight to direct care staff on infection control policies and procedures  to include respiratory precautions and isolation protocols with a focus on sanitizing the environment and appropriate use of personal protective equipment.

Ensures compliance with all required trainings as prescribed by the agency, department and facility, including but not limited to Prevention and Safety Strategies, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Direct Care In-Service, and mandatory curricula listed in the Learning Management System.  Ensures  compliance with staff’s annual health screenings.  Provides training to direct care staff on information technology and software use as it relates to the completion of mandatory on-line training and access to operating procedures, management directives and emergency operations.

Performs other related duties as required.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

Knowledge of problem-solving techniques.

Ability to operate computer programs such as Microsoft Office or other office related software. 

Ability to work with a team to implement prescribed interdisciplinary treatment plans.

Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.

Ability to supervise people.

Ability to lift a minimum of 40 pounds.

Ability to determine work priorities, assigns work, and ensures proper completion of work assignments.

Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures.

Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Minimum Requirements:

      Minimum Qualifications

• A minimum of two (2) years’ experience supervising a team of staff.
• A valid Florida Driver’s License.
• Must be willing and able to work a flexible schedule outside traditional work hours for on call duties that rotate weekend days and holidays.

Employees may be required to work additional days/hours based upon the needs of the home and center.  This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring home coverage, activities and emergency situations.

This position may be required to perform essential services before, during, and after an emergency per APD OP 2-0035.

Qualifying Questions:  Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process.

Direct Deposit Program: As a condition of employment, a person appointed to a position in State government is required to participate in the Direct Deposit Program.

Background Screening Requirement:  It is the policy of the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities that candidates being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment, and be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes, and if applicable Chapter 408, F.S.

Background screening shall include, but not be limited to: Fingerprinting for State and Federal criminal and juvenile records through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and may include local criminal records check through local law enforcement agencies.  Also, employees are subject to background re-screening at least every five (5) years.

Special Requirements:  You may be required to provide your Social Security Number to conduct required verifications. Male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion in the Career Service, or appointment in the Selected Exempt Service (SES) or Senior Management Service (SMS) unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS.

EEO Statement:  THE STATE OF FLORIDA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTIVE EMPLOYER AND DOES NOT TOLERATE DISCRIMINATION OR VIOLENCE IN THE WORKPLACE.

Reasonable Accommodation:  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 (1-877-562-7287).  NOTIFICATION TO THE HIRING AUTHORITY MUST BE MADE IN ADVANCE TO ALLOW SUFFICIENT TIME TO PROVIDE THE ACCOMMODATION.

Drug Free Workplace:  THE STATE OF FLORIDA IS 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.

E-Verify:  WE HIRE ONLY U.S. CITIZENS AND THOSE LAWFULLY AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN THE U.S.  WE PARTICIPATE IN THE U.S. GOVERNMENT’S EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION PROGRAM (E-VERIFY).  E-VERIFY IS A PROGRAM THAT ELECTRONICALLY CONFIRMS AN EMPLOYEE’S ELIGIBILITY TO WORK IN THE U.S. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION FORM (I-9).

ALL CANDIDATES SHOULD COMPLETE THE ON-LINE PROFILE PROCESS.  IF ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION, PLEASE CALL THE PEOPLE FIRST SERVICE CENTER AT 1-877-562-7287. 

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.