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REHABILITATION THERAP SUPV - SES - 60074412

Date: May 30, 2025

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Requisition No: 854047

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: REHABILITATION THERAP SUPV - SES - 60074412

Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 60074412

Salary: $35,317.26 - $75,000 Annually

Posting Closing Date: 06/05/2025

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The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida’s social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. The agency’s mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.

Within DCF, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Programoffice is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders.

Florida State Hospital (FSH) is a mental health treatment facility owned and operated by the State of Florida and is part of the Department of Children and Families. The department’s mission is to “work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.”

FLORIDA STATE HOSPITAL IS A TOBACCO FREE FACILITY.

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION RESPONSES TO THE QUALIFYING QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE VERIFIABLE BASED ON YOUR SUBMITTED APPLICATION.

This is a highly responsible and professional position that will serve as a Rehabilitation Therapy Supervisor – SES. T his position will collaborate with each section within the state facilities and be required to use independent judgement, take initiative in carrying out duties and responsibilities and should be extraordinarily detail oriented.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:

+ Reponsible for developing and sustaining a cooperative functional relationship with Florida State Hosptial staff concerning the treatment, rehabilitation, support and placement of residents.

+ Responsible for the successful coordination and implementation of a unit based rehabilitation program to include key services of psychiatric rehabilitation, treatment, and enrichment. Performs program evaluation and monitoring by collecting, reviewing and analyzing program related data. Identifies problems and implements corrective action(s) as needed.

+ Monitors and ensures quality delivery of services by subordinates by providing appropriate inservice training, on-site evaluations, classroom observations, documentation review, resident progress review and best practice discussion sessions.

+ Ensures program's compliance with all applicable federal, state, and certifying agencies' standards.

+ Coordinates the hiring, disciplinary actions, recognition, and supervision of all subordinate employees with established personnel procedures. Plans and ensures maximum utilization of staff.

+ Coordinates and monitors’ inventory.

+ Serves on Florida State Hospital work groups and committees as needed.

+ Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required for the position:

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

+ Abilitiy to lift, pull, and squat.

+ Knowledge of and utilize the principles of Total Quality Management.

+ Ability to supervise people.

+ Ability to oversee educational, vocational or rehabilitation therapy programs.

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

+ Ability to write evaluation and progress reports.

+ Ability to communicate effectively.

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

Minimum Qualifications:

+ A bachelor’s degree in one of the following areas to be considered for the position: Behavioral Sciences, Social Sciences, Rehabilitation Sciences, Psychology, Counseling, Music Therapy, Art Therapy, Music Education, Physical Education with course work Adaptive Physical Education, Vocational Education, Dance Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Leisure studies with course work in Therapeutic Recreation, or Horticulture Therapy.

+ Two years’ experience supervising others.

Preference will be given to applicants who have:

+ Experience working in the field of mental health or vocational rehabilitation.

Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

+ Health insurance

+ Life insurance; $25,000 policy is free plus option to purchase additional life insurance

+ Dental, vision and supplemental insurance

+ Retirement plan options, including employer contributions

+ (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com )

+ Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year

+ Flexible Spending Accounts

+ Opportunities for career advancement

+ Tuition waiver for public college courses

+ And more!

For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com .

DCF EMPLOYMENT DISCLOSURES

US CITIZEN REQUIREMENT Only US citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers will be hired.

SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM REGISTRATION All selected male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion into an authorized position unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS). Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov .

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 required to repay all benefits received depending upon the date of your retirement.

BACKGROUND SCREENING It is the policy of the Florida Department of Children and Families that any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment, and, if applicable, also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and Chapter 408, F.S. No applicant may begin employment until the background screening results are received, reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Agency. Background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for State and Federal criminal records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and may include local criminal history checks through local law enforcement agencies.

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:

CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL, US, 32324

Nearest Major Market:Tallahassee