SENIOR BEHAVIORAL ANALYST - 67072708

Requisition No: 856588 

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: SENIOR BEHAVIORAL ANALYST - 67072708

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 67072708 

Salary:  76,208.58 to 78,242.75 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 08/04/2025 

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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

 POSITION: Senior Behavioral Analyst - Career Service

WORKING TITLE: Senior Behavior Analyst- State Office

POSITION NUMBER: 67072708

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

*This is an ANTICIPATED VACANCY*

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

$76,208.58 - $78,242.75 Annually                       $2,931.09 - $3,009.33 Bi-weekly

Position Summary

This position is responsible for serving as a supporting consultant and policy analyst for the Agency Senior Behavior Analyst to deploy policy and rule related to standards of behavior service oversight and practices in the community and the Developmental Disabilities Centers (DDCs). The position is also responsible for assisting in the oversight provided to DDC supervising behavior analysts; community based Regional behavior analysts and behavioral service providers throughout the state by addressing consistency in local behavioral service oversight, provider practices and consumer matters, as well as providing technical assistance to agency personnel, providers and consumers.

The Work You Will Do 

The position requires comprehensive knowledge of applied behavior analysis and the rights of individuals with developmental disabilities. The position will assist in the development, deployment and interpretation of relevant rules, statute, policies, procedures, and behavior analytic information, related to requirements for the appropriate implementation of behavioral assessment, intervention methods, program review and approval, as well as use of reactive strategies.

Coordinates the gathering, compiling, stratifying and posting of key operational measures for Behavioral Services, in the State Office and for use by the Area and DDC Behavior Analysts, including reports and graphing of Reactive Strategies, census of behavioral residential services, Local Review Committee productivity, service utilization and costs associated with residential and non-residential behavioral services. Conducts other data gathering for projects and ad hoc reports, including the Medicaid Waiver Evidentiary report. This position will collaborate with the State Office Senior Behavior Analyst.

Coordinates Behavioral Services projects, including tracking of statewide assignments and reports from Area Behavior Analysts, gathering of materials from projects currently in process, providing assistance and consultation to project workgroups and continuing efforts for standardization. In addition to reactive strategies reports, also gathers and maintains reports of IB Res Hab census state wide, makes requests of Areas to report on assignments, respond to surveys for data gathering purposes, such as case loads and LRC membership, and does follow-up from monthly ABA conference calls. Tracks requests for SANS behavioral case consults for timeliness of completion and decisions or recommendations made.

Assists with training of personnel, service partners and providers within the agency umbrella of services. Topics for training may include forensic services, sexual predators, applied behavior analysis, assessments and interventions for persons with developmental disabilities, organizational behavior management, and other topics related to planning for transitions, providing quality services, and managing for behavior change. Also includes the BACB ACE provider status and oversight for training opportunities.

Assists in and directly responds to assignments: may include bill analysis, Governor's Office/ legislative staff/requests, queries received through the internet, as well as assignments made by the State Office Senior Behavior Analyst. Conducts ICF Level of Reimbursement (LOR) reviews for clients identified as eligible for LOR 3 including conducting training with APO staff and the QIO vendor. Conducts QA reviews for LOR3 submissions.

Completed other Duties as Assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of Behavior Analysis experience.

• Must have a valid Driver’s License or other efficient means of transportation to travel 50 miles or more for work purposes and willing to travel.

• Master’s degree in related sciences preferred.

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.