OPS RESIDENTIAL UNIT SPECIALIST - 67970004

Requisition No: 883762

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: OPS RESIDENTIAL UNIT SPECIALIST - 67970004

Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 67970004

Salary: $20.00 HR

Posting Closing Date: 10/02/2026

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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Tacachale Center – Gainesville, FL

POSITION: Residential Unit Specialist - Other Personal Services (OPS)

WORKING TITLE: Residential Unit Specialist

POSITION NUMBER: This advertisement is for multiple vacancies

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

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

This posting may close before the posted closing date.

The Agency seeks team members who contribute to a culture that develops individuals and strengthens teams through transparency and a commitment to professional growth. Team members are expected to provide exceptional customer service, demonstrate humility, recognize and share credit with others, remain self-motivated, and exercise sound judgment and awareness in team interactions and 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

$20.00 Hourly

Work Schedule

• This position is not eligible for telework.
• The position will not exceed a 24-hour workweek schedule.
• Shifts are 8-hour weekends only (Friday, Saturday and Sunday).
  • Day shift: 1st shift (6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.)
  • Evening shift: 2nd shift (2:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.)
  • Night shift: (10:15 p.m. to 6:15 a.m.)
• Holiday work may be required based on operational needs.
• Remaining on duty at the end of the shift is required until proper staffing is in place for the next shift.

Position Summary

This position primarily provides direct support and services to residents with developmental disabilities while maintaining their overall safety and well-being. This position may be required to perform essential services before, during, and after an emergency

The Work You Will Do

• Implement active treatment and skill acquisition programs for residents.
• Maintain reports and suggest improvements as appropriate.
• Follow approved individualized behavior support plans utilizing approved intervention strategies and therapy programs and profiles.
• Implement appropriate recreation and leisure activities for residents.
• Communicate with staff during shift change regarding significant resident-related information. Accurately document resident information, provide valuable input, make suggestions for improvements, and participate in meetings and discussions concerning residents’ needs, goals, and objectives.
• Complete residents’ Personal Possession Inventory accurately and monthly as assigned.
• Perform mealtime procedures by strictly adhering to each resident’s mealtime program with the proper diet and the use of necessary adaptive equipment.
• Perform appropriate first aid for residents’ injuries and illnesses.
• Accurately complete Incident Reports and document illnesses and injuries within one (1) hour of occurrence and maintain compliance with policies and procedures related to reporting resident injuries.
• Transport and/or escort residents to and from on-campus activities, community trips, and appointments, and emergency visits to the hospital.
• Attend mandatory and in-service training as required, and other staff meetings as necessary. Complete annual health screening.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• A valid Florida Driver’s License.
  • Corrective Lenses Restricted License is acceptable (the corrective lenses must be worn while operating a state vehicle).

Physical and Other Requirements

• Must be willing to perform essential services before, during, and after an emergency.
• Must maintain certification in Prevention and Safety Strategies, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), and Direct Care In-Service.
• Must be able to physically operate all applicable equipment to perform essential job functions.
• Must be willing and able to provide hands-on assistance to residents with activities of daily living, including personal hygiene and grooming (such as bathing, toileting, and dressing).
• Must be able to lift up to 40 pounds.
• Must be able to assist with evacuation of residents during an emergency.
• Must be able to work around cleaning supplies.
• Must be able to bend, twist, turn, kneel, stoop, squat, push, pull, lift, and walk extended distances.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Knowledge of:

• methods of instructing and providing care to others.

• using appropriate safety techniques in personal hygiene, grooming, and other activities of daily living.

Ability to:

• lift up to forty pounds.
• follow policies and procedures.
• complete reports, prepare charts, and records.
• read, teach, and implement residents’ support plans, formal and informal programs/interventions.
• follow instructions and communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• utilize problem-solving techniques.
• understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
• work in a home-like setting.
• implement prescribed treatment plans including behavior modification activities.
• instruct others in recreational activities.

Demonstrate Skills in:

• providing direct care and support.

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.

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.

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.

Applicants for employment will also be screened through the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. For additional information, please visit the AHCA Background Screening Clearinghouse.

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 aiapply.co.

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.

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 aiapply.co). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

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 aiapply.co). 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.