Residential Unit Specialist – F/C
State of Florida
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: MARIANNA • Florida • United States
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Salary
💰 $34,944 per year
About the role
- 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 problems of resident(s) and assists in planning corrective measures.
- Cooperates with the supervisors of wards or units ensuring that the developmentally disabled are being adequately cared for and are receiving prescribed care and training.
- Makes daily rounds of the assigned wards or units for safety and sanitation issues and reports findings in accordance with Agency policy or procedure.
- Maintains Crisis Prevention and Intervention certification and provide program techniques.
Requirements
- A valid driver’s license.
- Must be able to lift 40 pounds, pull, squat, and stand for extended periods of time.
- High school diploma or its equivalent is preferred.
- Must be able to perform duties that involve direct contact with residents in a secure forensic facility.
- Certification in the Agency’s Crisis Prevention and Intervention Program.
- Advance training may be required.
- A pre-employment and annual TB screening.
- Annual CPR Certification.
- Knowledge of appropriate business practices and protocols used in the treatment of developmentally disabled persons.
- Maintain confidentiality of resident information.
- Assist professionals in implementing prescribed treatment and rehabilitation programs.
- Observe residents and identify and document changes and/or unusual events which could result in safety and well-being issues.
- Maintain and update resident records and charts.
- Work in a team environment and establish and maintain effective working relationships with residents and staff.
- Effectively and timely communicate and interact with residents and staff.
- Plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments.
- Ensure that developmentally disabled residents are adequately cared for and receiving prescribed treatment.
- Identify and give attention to understaffed wards or units and emergency situations.
Benefits
- 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.
- Flexible Spending Accounts.
- Tuition waivers.
- Paid Maternity and Parental Leave.
- E-Verify participation.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
documentationbehavioral programsCrisis Prevention and Intervention techniqueslifting 40 poundsdirect contact with residentstreatment and rehabilitation programssafety and sanitation inspectionsresident record maintenanceobservation and documentation of resident changes
Soft Skills
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Certifications
Crisis Prevention and Intervention certificationCPR certification