RESIDENTIAL LICENSING SPECIALIST

RESIDENTIAL LICENSING SPECIALIST - 67056511

Date:  Jun 24, 2026

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Requisition No: 875495 

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: RESIDENTIAL LICENSING SPECIALIST - 67056511

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 67056511 

Salary:  $41,990.52 to $45,740.76 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 06/30/2026 

Total Compensation Estimator 

AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

POSITION: HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAM SPECIALIST - Career Service

WORKING TITLE: RESIDENTIAL LICENSING SPECIALIST

POSITION NUMBER: 67056511

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

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.

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 ).
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Tuition waivers.
• And more! For a more complete list of benefits, visit  .
• 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

$41,990.52 - $45,740.76 Annually $1,615.02 - $1,759.26 Bi-weekly

Position Summary

This career service regional position has responsibility for reviewing all residential licensing applications received and processing of applications within required timeframes as well as issuance of approved licenses and denial of licensing applications per guidelines.

The Work You Will Do

Receives new licensing application and review for completeness. Complete review of the application and approve or deny the application within 90 days of receipt of a complete application including issuance of the license. Notify deficiencies noted in the applicant’s documentation or observance during the site visit in writing.

Complete the Central Abuse Hotline Records Search (CAHRS) form for each licensing application received to ensure the licensee or applicant does not have verified findings of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.

Ensure that the licensee or applicant has provided documentation to verify that the licensee or application has checked the FDLE sex offender/ predator database to determine if there are any registrants within a one-mile radius of the licensed/proposed licensed home. At time of site visit, verity that all employees of the applicant/licensee have been notified of all registrants within the one-mile radius and have signed and dated the FDLE printout.

If the home is applying to be licensed to serve individuals with mobility issues, verify at time of initial site visit or renewal site visit that the home meets the accessibility needs of the current residents.

Ensure that all personnel records are reviewed prior to initial licensure and annually as part of the license renewal process using the Personnel Record Checklist.

Create and update all licensing information in APD systems including APD iConnect.

Assist in Disaster Planning activities as assigned.

Complete other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Highschool Diploma or its equivalent.

• Experience with monitoring or conducting quality assurance activities.

• Valid Driver’s License or other efficient means of transportation to travel to community locations to conduct monitoring and licensing visits.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Licensing requirements for residential group homes.

Knowledge of and ability to:

• Use Microsoft Office Programs

Knowledge of and experience in:

• Ensuring compliance with state rules and regulations

Ability to:

• Travel

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 View phone number on jobs.myflorida.com. 

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.

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 View phone number on jobs.myflorida.com). 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. 

Location:  PENSACOLA, FL, US, 32501 PENSACOLA, FL, US, 32534 PENSACOLA, FL, US, 32503 FL, US, 32591 PENSACOLA, FL, US, 32504 PENSACOLA, FL, US, 32502 PENSACOLA, FL, US, 32508 PENSACOLA, FL, US, 32514 PENSACOLA, FL, US, 32507 PENSACOLA, FL, US, 32512 PENSACOLA, FL, US, 32505 PENSACOLA, FL, US, 32526 PENSACOLA, FL, US, 32506

Nearest Major Market: Pensacola