Supported Employment Liaison
Listed on 2026-02-06
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Social Work
Youth Development, Public Health
Requisition No: 856316
Agency:
Agency for Persons with Disabilities
Working Title:
SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT LIAISON -
Pay Plan:
Career Service
Position Number:
Salary: 37,264.07 to 41,000.00 Annually
Posting Closing Date: 02/05/2026
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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
POSITION
: Human Services Program Specialist
- Career Service
WORKING TITLE:
Supported Employment Liaison
POSITION NUMBER:
OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY
This posting may close before the posted closing date.
Candidate Pool – Future vacancies may be filled from this advertisement for a period of up to six months.
This position is not a Telework position and is required to report to the APD office in the area it serves.
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:
- 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 visit ).
- Flexible Spending Accounts.
- Tuition waivers.
- And more! For a more complete list of benefits, visit
- 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.
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
$37,264.07 - $41,000.00 Annually; $1,433.23 - $1,576.32 Bi-weekly
Position Summary
The Supported Employment Liaison works directly with the State Office in Tallahassee regarding surveys, reports and providing input for the creation of statewide programs, policies and procedures. Participates in regularly scheduled statewide employment calls with State Office. Updates pre-enrollment client employment data in iConnect following existing protocols established by the State Office employment leads.
The Work You Will Do
Responsible for the development and implementation of the Region’s Supported Employment Initiative. This includes outreach to cultivate and maintain local partnerships through education and information at local job fairs, school events, technical educational settings, community colleges, employers, etc. to create pathways for paid/unpaid internships and job opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in competitive integrated settings at or above minimum wage.
Act as regional point person concerning employment services for other state agencies, providers, schools, employers, regional APD staff, clients and stakeholders.
Organize and facilitate regional Supported Employment certification trainings to include Best Practices and Social Security Work Incentives making sure that trainers only use State Office approved training materials. Respond to questions pertaining to prevocational and supported employment services in accordance with the most current version of the iBudget Waiver Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook as well as the iBudget Waiver Services Provider Rate Table.
Provides oversight for the Employment Enhancement Program (EEP) which offers supported employment services to individuals in Pre-enrollment. Communicates with regional staff to ensure referrals are made routinely to promote competitive integrated employment at or above minimum wage as an outcome for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in pre-enrollment so they can achieve a higher quality of life through community-based work.…
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