CHAPLAIN FORENSIC - 67013855 DDDP AND PATHWAYS

Requisition No: 853554 

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: CHAPLAIN FORENSIC - 67013855 DDDP AND PATHWAYS

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 67013855 

Salary:  $1,598.00- $1,735.00 Bi-weekly 

Posting Closing Date: 06/05/2025 

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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

POSITION: Chaplain Forensic

WORKING TITLE:  Chaplain

POSITION NUMBER: 6713855

This posting may close before the posted closing date.

This position is not a Telework position and requires reporting to DDDP in Gadsden County and Pathways in Jackson County. 

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.

APD’s Developmental Disabilities Defendant Program (DDDP) Overview

 DDDP is a forensic facility working with individuals with disabilities in a secure setting that operates on the campus of Florida State Hospital in Chattahoochee, FL, where the campus and facilities are tobacco free.  

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.  

*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

 $1,598.00- $1,735.00 Bi-weekly 

Position Summary 

Working hours: FLEXIBLE -Routine hours are established as 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM EST with flexible working hours to conduct weekly religious services on weekends and evening hours to meet the needs of the program.

The Work You Will Do 

  •           Provide pastoral care and emotional support for residents and staff up to and including daily interactions with residents. Prepares, coordinates and conducts weekly religious/worship services for residents at DDDP and Pathways. Offer reflective, non-judgmental listening to individuals. Develop and foster connections with residents and team members. Educate residents on services available from chaplain. 

•              Prepare and conduct routine activities or courses to include bible study courses. 

•              Coordinate activities and coursework for residents to include scheduling, obtaining needed class materials, seeking residents and/or accepting referrals for participation, creating class rosters,

•              Interview and counsel residents on a variety of subject matter. Follow up with residents. Provide input as applicable to resident service team, document in resident progress notes, process documentation for religious dietary needs. Maintain records related to utilization of chaplain services

The position headquarters is at DDDP-in Chattahoochee, Florida and provides services to forensic residents at campuses in Chattahoochee and Marianna.

Minimum Qualifications 

·       A valid driver’s license.

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course of study in  theology, religion, education, or one of the social or behavioral sciences, or graduation from a seminary or school of theology or professional experience as a clergyperson or related experience in conducting religious services, counseling or guidance relating to the ministry may substitute on a year for year basis.

• Provide a current written approbation or endorsement by the appropriate official of the ecclesiastical body.

• One year of professional experience as a clergyperson or related experience in conducting religious services or in providing counseling or guidance relating to the ministry.

Additional Requirements for This Position

• 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.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities 

  •           Knowledge of theological theories, philosophies and systems.

•              Knowledge of counseling and interviewing techniques.

•              Ability to conduct a variety of religious services and activities.

•              Ability to provide counseling or guidance to others.

•              Ability to conduct fact finding interviews.

•              Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work activities.

•              Ability to communicate effectively.

•              Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Recruiting Contact:           

Jodi NeSmith      

Recruitment Manager- Developmental Disabilities Defendant Program & Pathways  

Agency for Persons with Disabilities      

Telephone: (850) 793-7075

Email: jodi.nesmith@apdcares.org

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.