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THERAPY AIDE SUPERVISOR - SES - 67011679 - SUNLAND - CENTRALIZED SUPPORT SERVICES

Date: May 2, 2025

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Requisition No: 852414

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: THERAPY AIDE SUPERVISOR - SES - 67011679 - SUNLAND - CENTRALIZED SUPPORT SERVICES

Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 67011679

Salary: $36,036.00 - $41,900.60

Posting Closing Date: 05/05/2025

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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

POSITION: Therapy Aide Supervisor -Selected Exempt Service (SES)

POSITION NUMBER: 67011679

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

This posting may close before the posted closing date.

The hiring salary may exceed the maximum posted salary.

CANDIDATE POOL: Future vacancies may be filled from this advertisement for a period of up to six months.

This position is located in Centralized Support Services

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

$36,036.00 - $41,900.60 Annually $1,386.00 - $1,611.56 Bi-weekly

Position Summary

Plan, develop and implement programs for the developmentally disabled adults living at Sunland in the areas that include, but are not limited, to Rehabilitation Therapy, Recreation, Leisure Services, Wellness Programs, Special Olympics, Life Skills and Chapel Services. These programs should also be designed to assist individuals living at Sunland in accomplishing their goals and objectives as identified in their annual Service Plan. Periodically evaluate these programs and make any needed recommendations to enhance their effectiveness.

The Work You Will Do

Plan, develop and implement a written monthly schedule of Rehabilitation Therapy and Recreational programs/ activities, with emphasis being on programs/activities that occur during the afternoon, evening, and weekend hours. Disseminate this schedule to all areas of Sunland to ensure maximum participation by individuals living at Sunland. Ensure proper staffing to adequately supervise all afternoon, evening and weekend activities.

Plan, develop and oversee off campus trips for individuals living at Sunland to assist in their development of life skills and

community integration skills. These trips will include preparing required paperwork for approval to participate as well as

follow up documentation regarding the resident’s progress and/or lack of progress related to life skills and community

integration skills. These off-center events may include but not be limited to, sporting events, movies, going out to eat,

shopping trips, church services, parades, festivals, carnivals, arts & crafts events, etc.

Supervise the Therapy Aide II positions by providing clearly defined job expectations, collecting data in relations to those expectations and evaluating the employees on their performance of those expectations. Make any needed recommendations for employee recognition as well as any needs for improvement and/or disciplinary action.

Provide training on an as needed basis to Sunland staff and individuals living at Sunland in regard to Rehabilitation Therapy and Recreational programs. In addition, attend any training as required by Sunland and/or the State of Florida

Supervise the Therapy Aide II positions ensuring bi-weekly time sheets are entered on a timely and accurate fashion.

Perform other related duties as required.

Employees of the Agency for Persons with Disabilities are required to demonstrate total commitment to outstanding customer service. This includes, but not limited to, acting in a responsive, professional, courteous manner with the employees, customers and public we serve at all times.

Minimum Qualifications

+ Preferred: At least two years of experience working with persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

+ Preferred: At least two years of experience planning, coordinating, and implementing recreational activities.

+ Preferred: Experience with the Special Olympics of Florida.

+ Preferred: At least one year of supervisory experience over employees.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

+ Knowledge of problem-solving techniques.

+ Ability to supervise people.

+ Ability to determine work priorities, assign work, and ensure proper completion of work assignments.

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

+ Ability to develop and coordinate resident activities.

+ Ability to develop and review administrative policies, procedures and regulations pertaining to the implementation of treatment program.

+ Ability to communicate effectively.

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

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.

Recruiting Contact:

Lizzie Holland

Human Resource Specialist/Recruitment Manager

Sunland Human Resources

Division of Administration and Facility Operations

E-mail: [email protected]

3700 Williams Drive

Marianna, FL. 32446

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.

Location:

MARIANNA, FL, US, 32446 MARIANNA, FL, US, 32448 MARIANNA, FL, US, 32447

Nearest Major Market:Panama City