Residential Unit Specialist Forensic - Apd​/Pathways Marianna, Fl

Requisition No:860486

Agency:
Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title:

RESIDENTIAL UNIT SPECIALIST FORENSIC -  APD/ PATHWAYS MARIANNA, FL

Pay Plan:
Career Service

Position Number:

Salary: $34,944.00 Annually Plus Shift Differential $1,344.00 Bi-weekly Plus Shift Differential

Posting Closing Date: 03/05/2026

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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

POSITION:
Residential Unit Specialist - Career Service – All shifts available

WORKING TITLE:
Residential Unit Specialist Forensic

POSITION NUMBER:

This posting may close before the posted closing date.

This position is not a Telework position and is required to report to Pathways in Marianna, FL.

You must present a valid driver's license to interview.

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 and must be verifiable based on your submitted application, and “see resume” will not be considered an acceptable response.

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.
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• 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.

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.

These individuals have been adjudicated by the courts as incompetent to proceed to trial and have significant behavioral and psychiatric issues. DDDP provides rehabilitative, vocational, and daily living skills training to the individuals served, allowing for a smooth transition back into a non-secure residential or community setting.

$34,944.00 Annually Plus Shift Differential $1,344.00 Bi-weekly Plus Shift Differential

This position is responsible for the custody, personal care, safety, security, and well-being of residents ordered by the Court to the custody of DDDP/Pathways.

• Implements and deploys behavioral programs designed for each resident in an appropriate, fair, and impartial manner.
• Ensures that all activities associated with the residents are documented and filed in the appropriate residence chart in accordance with Agency protocol. Immediately notify the supervisor of any issues associated with the resident(s).
• Performs 1:1 Specials in accordance with Agency protocols, ensures that appropriate and required documentation is completed in a timely and accurate manner and works with individual resident(s) as assigned or required.
• Confers with unit supervisors concerning behavioral…