QSI REGIONAL COORDINATOR - 67073525

Requisition No: 846007 

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: QSI REGIONAL COORDINATOR - 67073525

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 67073525 

Salary:  $44,060.11 - $59,204.08 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 02/14/2025 

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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

 POSITION: GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS CONSULTANT II - Career Service

WORKING TITLE: QSI REGIONAL COORDINATOR

POSITION NUMBER: 67073525

INTERNAL AGENCY - ONLY CURRENT APD EMPLOYEES WILL BE ELIGIBLE

This position is not 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

$44,060.11 - $59,204.08 Annually                       $1,694.62 - $2,277.08 Bi-weekly

Position Summary

This is a professional Career Service position with the responsibility of a QSI Regional Coordinator who certifies and recertifies staff who conduct evidence-based needs assessments for the Agency for Persons with Disabilities using the QSI for all APD eligible persons. This position also has responsibility for administration of the assessment workflow for the QSI within the Region. This position reports to the Clinical Supports Regional Program Supervisor and collaborates with the Statewide QSI Coordinator.

The Work You Will Do 

• Provide initial training and orientation for new staff that will conduct the QSI using state-approved procedures.

• Conduct annual recertification procedures for QSI assessors to ensure evidence of inter-rater reliability and interview competencies; and oversee remediation processes, as applicable.

• Manage the assessment workflow for designated area(s) within the region including assigning assessments, reviewing assessment reports, tracking completion, and submitting reports to the Region and State office, as requested.

• Provide ongoing coaching and assistance for QSI assessors, including desk reviews for quality assurance monitoring.

• Successfully complete assessments using the QSI, which includes review of the person’s central record including recent assessments, progress notes from medical records, school records, previous support plans, and relevant information from other sources as appropriate; conduct of a face-to-face interview with the person with a developmental disability and the person’s guardian and family, and interviews the person’s caregivers, health care personnel, Waiver or Pre-Enrollment support coordinator or service providers as appropriate; verification of the person’s demographic information; and validation of information and scores before entering the results into the QSI online application.

• Recertify annually as a QSI assessor to demonstrate inter-rater reliability and interview competencies on the QSI protocol.

• Refer persons and family members to their Waiver or Pre-enrollment support coordinator for provider information and available resources in the community, based on needs identified during the administration of the QSI which also includes providing customer service in response to agency needs and represent the QSI process to Waiver or Pre-enrollment support coordinators, providers, and outside agencies.

• Perform other duties, as assigned, including responding to directives from the State office.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a college or university with a minimum of four years’ professional experience working with persons with developmental disabilities.

• Must have been employed for at least one year as a certified QSI Assessor and successfully recertified with current inter-rater reliability scores above the minimum (90% agreement and interview competencies rating = 3.0 average). The candidate must have documentation of the number of QSI assessments conducted in the past twelve months to maintain certification.

• The candidate will be certified as a QSI Regional Coordinator upon the successful completion of all aspects of initial training and on-the-job orientation and field training and certification of new QSI Assessor(s).

• Valid Driver’s License or other efficient means of transportation to conduct QSI assessments.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Knowledge of:

• QSI protocol: and purpose within APD; scoring and interpretation of QSI items.

• Person-centered process used in conducting interviews for the QSI; includes the ability to demonstrate this process for new assessors and to evaluate for certification purposes.

• APD processes and procedures, including i-Budget/ Waiver and Pre-Enrollment process.

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Ability to:

• Use computer-based systems, including the APD intranet: iConnect, the QSI Online Application, SharePoint, and Excel spreadsheets.

• Communicate effectively in face-to-face, electronic, and written formats.

• Use effective presentation and teaching skills in formal training and informal situations (e.g., explaining purpose and administration of the QSI, engaging participants, and using follow-up questions and providing feedback).

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with persons, families, providers, and staff within the region and statewide.

• Manage, organize, analyze, and monitor data related to the QSI.

• Prioritize and schedule work efficiently, determining work priorities of staff and ensuring completion of work assignments.

• Solve problems encountered by QSI Assessors, including those who are experiencing difficulty with administering the assessments, managing assignments, and understanding new directives.

• Develop and provide in-service training programs.

• Assist in program development, expansion, and improvement.

• Monitor QSI assessor work productivity and ensure assessors are meeting weekly assessment quotas.

• 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.

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.