Behavioral Program Specialist-F​/C - Apd​/Dddp Chattahoochee, Fl

Behavioral Program Specialist F/C -  APD/ DDDP Chattahoochee, FL

Salary: $1,386.00 - $1,492.26 Biweekly

Position Number:

Posting Closing Date: 07/29/2026

This position is not a telework position and requires reporting to DDDP in Chattahoochee.

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida include:

• Annual and sick leave benefits
• Nine paid holidays and one personal holiday each year
• State group insurance coverage options
• Retirement plan options
• Flexible spending accounts
• Tuition waivers
• Paid maternity and parental leave

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APD's Developmental Disabilities Defendant Program (DDDP) Overview:

The DDDP operates on the campus of Florida State Hospital in Chattahoochee under the auspices of The State of Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD). The 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 and to become competent to stand trial.

Position Summary:

The primary purpose of this position is to plan, coordinate, and facilitate recreational, enrichment, and therapeutic programming for residents with developmental disabilities involved in the competency restoration process. The incumbent develops and implements structured individual and group activities that promote socialization, independent living skills, community integration, positive behavior, and overall wellness.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A high school diploma or its equivalent
• At least two (2) years of professional experience providing educational, recreational, rehabilitative, therapeutic, court education, trial competency, or related services in a group or individual setting
• College education or technical training may substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis
• A valid driver's license

Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

for the Position:

Knowledge of appropriate practices and protocols used in the treatment of developmentally disabled persons, classroom management skills and techniques, recreational therapy principles, leisure education, and enrichment programming, person-centered approaches to recreation and skill development, developmental disabilities, mental illness, and the unique needs of individuals with cognitive impairments, group facilitation techniques and therapeutic activity planning, safety practices related to recreational activities and equipment, ability to assist professionals in implementing prescribed treatment and rehabilitation programs, ability to observe residents and identify and document changes and/or unusual events which could result in safety and well-being issues, ability to motivate resident participation and foster engagement, ability to plan, organize, and coordinate activities and work assignments, ability to develop and monitor self-care behavioral modification prescriptive treatment plans, activities, and programs, ability to teach and apply behavior modification principles, ability to evaluate client services for compliance with program objectives, ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others, ability to maintain and update resident records and charts, ability to work in a training capacity with people in individual and group settings, ability to prepare and maintain records and other instructional materials, ability to work independently, ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced environment, ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, ability to listen effectively.

Other job-related requirements for this position include:

• Certification in the agency-approved crisis prevention and intervention program
• Incumbent is required to submit to pre-employment TB screening and on an annual on-going basis as prescribed by DDDP
• 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 with our ability to gain and sustain 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 involve direct contact with residents in a secure forensic facility
• This position requires lifting,…