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VOCATIONAL INSTRUCTOR II- F/C - 67055949 PATHWAYS MARIANNA, FL

Date: May 27, 2025

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Requisition No: 853798

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: VOCATIONAL INSTRUCTOR II- F/C - 67055949 PATHWAYS MARIANNA, FL

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 67055949

Salary: $1,386.00- $1,582.79 BIWEEKLY

Posting Closing Date: 06/03/2025

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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

POSITION: 67055949

WORKING TITLE: Vocational Instructor II Forensic

This posting may close before the posted closing date.

This position is not a Telework position and requires reporting to DDDP 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

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

$1,386.00- $1,536.69 BIWEEKLY

Position Summary

The primary purpose of this position is to provide vocational instruction and supervision in a forensic setting to assist Person’s served with increasing knowledge and acquisition of vocational skills.

Supervises and instructs APD/DDDP Work program residents in the development of vocational skills acquisition to refine or retrain individuals in personal vocational development. Ensuring safety, supervision, and security of residents through instructional direction, tracking and monitoring, and adherence to safety guidelines and protocol. Provides continuous monitoring of participants and escorts to related vocational activities. Provides emergency responses and reports of unusual or significant events or behaviors. Monitors appropriate use of tools, supplies, and equipment to maximize safety and security, inventorying items after every use. Maintains tool control for all various work sites.

Provides classroom instruction related to increasing knowledge of vocational skills and safety measures. Provides information to assist individuals with disabilities in making informed choices regarding services, service providers, employment opportunities and employment outcomes.

Evaluates job performance and progress. Models and teaches behavior appropriate to the occupation/vocation, including safety, health, and social skills.

Maintains and conducts inventory of vocational equipment, tools, and supplies. Ensure supplies are ordered as needed and requests replacement or repair of damaged or outdated tools and equipment.

Check equipment routinely for preventive maintenance, safety, and sanitation and maintains a safe and organized environment.

Conducts time studies and other assessments to identify vocational interests, skills, and abilities of residents in the work program.

Plans and develops individualized vocational programs. Plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments.

Prepares necessary paperwork such as individual progress reports, program data sheets, timesheets, skills assessments, and other reports as needed. Complete monthly inventory reports.

Attends all staff meetings and/or professional development courses. Maintains all required training.

Other duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• A high school diploma or its equivalent and two years of experience in the occupational area being taught, as defined by the employing agency.

• College education from an accredited institution or vocational/technical training in the occupational area being taught, as defined by the employing agency, can substitute at the rate of 30 semester, 45 quarter or 720 classroom hours for each year of the required experience.

• Experience as described above can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required college education.

• Maintain confidentiality of employee and/or resident information. This specific standard is mission critical as the Agency is entrusted with information about employees and residents which is protected by HIPAA and other federal and state laws. The Agency’s ability to maintain and protect confidential information has a direct relationship on our ability to gain and sustain the public trust.

• Based on the duties and essential functions of this position, incumbents will be required to spend a minimum of 75% of work time performing duties which involves direct contact with residents in a secure forensic facility. This position requires lifting, pulling and squatting.

• To support the goal of establishing APD as the most sought-after place to work in Florida, the employee will create an environment that cultivates people and transforms teams by increasing transparency and providing opportunities for professional development. The employee actively works to demonstrate the qualities of being humble, hungry, and smart and leads others to embody the same. The team member lacks excessive ego, shares credit, is self-motivating and exercises good judgement and intuition around the subtitles of group dynamics.

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 the principles and practices of one of the allied health field disciplines or one of the rehabilitative sciences.

• Knowledge of the principles and techniques of effective communication.

• Knowledge of a skilled vocation such as industrial arts, shoe repair or general maintenance.

• Skill in performing a skilled vocation such as industrial arts, shoe repair or general maintenance.

• Ability to work in a training capacity with people in individual and group settings.

• Ability to collect, record and evaluate data relating to the training of individuals.

• Ability to prepare and maintain records and other instructional materials.

• Ability to work independently.

• Ability to speak clearly and correctly to individuals and groups.

• Ability to listen effectively.

• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.

• Ability to communicate effectively.

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

• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to vocational instruction.

Recruiting Contact:

Jodi NeSmith

Recruitment Manager- Developmental Disabilities Defendant Program & Pathways

Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Telephone: (850) 793-7075

Email:[email protected]

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 clickinghere (http://www.dms.myflorida.com/content/download/97612/566545) . All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.

Location:

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

Nearest Major Market:Panama City