Ops Residential Monitoring Specialist

OPS Residential Monitoring Specialist -

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:
State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options. Retirement plan options, (For more information, please click ). And more! For a more complete list of benefits, visit

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.

This regional position has a responsibility for conducting onsite monitoring reviews of designated APD licensed residential facilities and ensuring noted deficiencies to ensure client health and safety.

The Work You Will Do:

• Conduct a monthly onsite monitoring visit for each home with residents using the Residential Monitoring Checklist.
• Conduct a quarterly monitoring onsite visit for each licensed home with no residents using the Residential Monitoring Checklist.
• Ensure that at least quarterly each group home receives an unannounced group home monitoring visit using the Residential Monitoring Checklist.
• At least 1 time per year ensure the facility is visited on a weekend or outside of normal business hours (8:00am- 5:00pm).
• Document Class II and Class III violations as a Notice of Non-Compliance.
• Review and approve the licensee's Corrective Action Plan to address identified deficiencies.
• Document all Class I violations using the Provider Agency Action Request Form (PAARF).
• Update information in GRID on a monthly basis to reflect correct client admissions and discharges for each facility visited.
• Update information in APD iConnect as appropriate.
• Assist with Disaster Planning activities as assigned.

High school 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 visits.

Knowledge of:
Licensing requirements for residential group homes. Use Microsoft Office Programs. Ensuring compliance with state rules and regulations. Ability to:
Travel for work purposes.

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,…