REHABILITATION THERAPIST-F/C - 67015732 PATHWAYS MARIANNA, FL

REHABILITATION THERAPIST-F/C - PATHWAYS MARIANNA, FL

Position Number: 67015732

Salary: $1,336.92- $1,724.44 BIWEEKLY

Posting Closing Date: 06/26/2026

The Agency for Persons with Disabilities 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 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.

Program Overview

The Developmental Disabilities Defendant Program operates on the campus of Florida State Hospital in Chattahoochee and at Sunland in Marianna under the auspices of The State of Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD). The Developmental Disabilities Defendant Program (DDDP) is dedicated to empowering people with developmental disabilities charged with a felony crime to:

• Acquire the skills and support that will prepare them for success in their future environments.
• Acquire the skills needed to become competent to stand trial.

Position Summary

This is work planning, conducting, and participating in a rehabilitation therapy program. The employee(s) in the position(s) allocated to this class must spend a minimum of 75 percent of their time performing duties which involve contact with patients in a forensic facility. Interviews, counsels, and evaluates patients to determine individual therapeutic activity needs. Consults with other professionals and team members concerning recommended programs. Creates lesson plans, monitors/adjusts resident schedules, tracks attendance, documents behaviors, incidents, and other documentation related to the program. Provides people served all aspects of the rehabilitation therapy programs and recreational activities. Prepares reports on patients' progress towards objectives and their reactions to various activities. Evaluates rehabilitation therapy programs and makes recommendations for adjustment and revisions. Escorts residents as appropriate to ensure that their security, safety, and well-being are not compromised. Functions as a role model for residents to reinforce the behavioral and social skills required to be successful in integrating into community and/or residential environments. Performs related work as required. Completes all the training required.

The Work You Will Do

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.

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 interviewing techniques.
• Ability to interview clients to identify needs.
• Ability to plan and conduct rehabilitation therapy programs.
• Ability to prepare reports and complete other forms of documentation.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to write evaluation and progress reports.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to maintain the required Prevention and Safety Strategies certification.

Minimum Qualifications

A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in: an allied health field, one of the behavioral or rehabilitative sciences, music therapy, music education, or music, physical education with coursework in adaptive physical education, vocational education, sociology, trades and arts education, industrial arts education, leisure studies with coursework in therapeutic recreation, horticulture therapy. A valid driver's license.

Recruiting Contact

Jodi NeSmith Recruitment Manager- Developmental Disabilities Defendant Program & Pathways Agency for Persons with Disabilities Telephone: View phone number on click.appcast.io Email: View email address on click.appcast.io

Profile Completion

Applicants must complete all fields in the Candidate Profile, including their work history with the month and year, to qualify for this position. Responses to Qualifying Questions must be verifiable in the Candidate Profile, and "see resume" will not be considered an acceptable response. Resumes and other documentation can be attached to provide additional information, but these will not replace the required completed Candidate Profile.

Location: Marianna, FL, US, 32446 Marianna, FL, US, 32448 Marianna, FL, US, 32447