REGIONAL RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT COORD - 67013594

Requisition No: 840279 

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: REGIONAL RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT COORD - 67013594

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 67013594 

Salary:  $41,000.00 - $44,290.22 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 11/28/2024 

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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

 POSITION: Human Services Program Specialist - Career Service

WORKING TITLE:  Regional Residential Placement Coordinator

POSITION NUMBER:  67013594

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

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

$41,000.00 - $44,290.22 Annually            $1,576.92 - $1,703.47 Bi-weekly

Position Summary

This is a responsible position that requires independent judgement, balancing multiple priorities, and an ability to present and communicate with families, multiple agencies, and various levels of management. The positions’ primary responsibility is to coordinate and authorize residential placements in APD licensed group and foster homes.

The Work You Will Do 

• Schedule and lead all calls related to residential planning including transition calls for individuals moving from one between community settings, chair the weekly residential planning meeting with the regional team and representatives from State Office, develop meeting agenda and send to team members one day before the call, and responding to questions concerning referrals, participate in CBC calls as the Agency representative to provide updates on referral status.
• Serve as the Agency point of contact in matters related to residential planning. Contact crisis stabilization units (CSUs) and hospitals when a consumer is slated for discharge, provide training on the residential planning process at scheduled provider waiver support coordinator meetings as requested, speak directly with families WSCs and providers to discuss pending placements.
• Conduct follow up activities related to residential plans for: clients who have received 30-day notices from providers, group home closures, emergency/respite requests. Follow up with waiver support coordinators (WSCs) who do not submit residential referral forms timely or correct and providers who are not following the planning process by submitting residential response form. As needed, request a review of the potential placement by the behavioral team to ensure health and safety of the clients can be maintained, review cost plans to ensure that the client’s current cost plan has sufficient dollars to fund the placement and alert the Regional waiver liaison if a Significant Additional Needs (SAN) is needed prior to placement being approved. Alert Regional Operations Manager (ROM) or designee if IFS funding will be needed prior to waiver enrollment of client.
• Maintain and utilize the Agency residential tracker which reflects all individuals currently in need of placement, preferred location and type of setting needed in the Region.
• Update and maintain Group Home and Residential Facilities Data (GRID) with confirmed moves as they occur to ensure the individual is properly associated with the correct living setting.
• Conduct research on the current residential placement status of individuals who are brought to the attention of APD leadership, provider update and resolve any issues which may require travel to community locations.
• Perform other related duties as directed including providing assistance with emergency/disaster preparedness activities.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or its equivalent.
• Must have a valid Driver’s License or other efficient means of transportation.
• Must have a minimum of two years of experience in working with people with disabilities, care coordination, or in the health and human services field.
• Must have experience in service needs for individuals with developmental disabilities.
• May require travel to community locations.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, SharePoint, and PowerPoint and the ability to use applications to complete daily responsibilities.
• Proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling to write coherent and complete necessary documents required as part of your job duties.
• Clinical language, APD services and resources available to clients.

Ability to:

• Apply case management practices to the facilitation of resident transition.
• Work in precise and stressful situations; to probe and obtain critical facts about residents.
• Plan, organize and coordinate work assignments; ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Describe facts and events accurately.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Effectively interact with the public, consumer families, advocates, and others effectively.
• Maintain records and write reports in a clear and concise manner.
• Work cooperatively as a member of a team.

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.