Job Description

Requisition No: 845161 

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: OPS THERAPY AIDE I - 67965031 (SUNLAND - THERAPY SERVICES)

 Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 67965031 

Salary: $15.00 Per Hour 

Posting Closing Date: 01/24/2025 

Total Compensation Estimator 

POSITION: OPS Therapy Aide I - Other Personal Services (OPS)

POSITION NUMBER: 67965031

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

This posting may close before the posted closing date.

The hiring salary may exceed the maximum posted salary.

CANDIDATE POOL: Future vacancies may be filled from this advertisement for a period of up to six months.

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:

• 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.
• 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

$15.00 Per Hour

Position Summary

Assist in implementation of Occupational Therapy and/or Physical Therapy treatment plans designed and supervised by the therapists to enhance and/or maintain the functional abilities of clients. Complete data sheets on each client for whom services are provided, daily. Report any changes or concerns regarding a client or program to therapist. Complete data sheets monthly and give to therapist for monthly comments. Copy and file all paperwork in appropriate places.

The Work You Will Do  

Weekly, check all adaptive equipment (helmets, feeding equipment and splints) issued to clients by OT. Check all orthotic devices and personal wheelchairs that have been ordered through PT. Fill out appropriate reports and give to therapists by Monday morning.

Complete monthly tracking regarding therapy sessions held to be submitted to Special Communications for contract tracking. Attend active treatment meetings if directed by therapist. Assist with client treatment coverage if another aide is out. Assist during breakfast and lunch with residents assigned by OT. Assist with transporting residents, if needed.

Complete daily timesheets to be submitted to Special Communications. Be responsible to lock up and otherwise secure the rehab department building at the end of the day.

Works with therapists to obtain quotes from various companies to help with the equipment purchases. Fills out purchase requisitions using MyFloridaMarketplace. Works with accounting and warehouse in the tracking of these requisitions. Keeps a record of all purchase requisitions and tracks the process, following up, when necessary, to keep smooth and expedient flow. Picks up items at warehouse. Helps therapist, medical and houses with distribution of acquired items.

Other tasks that may be assigned include typing, copying, filing, phone calls, organizational activities, and other clerical duties. Perform cleaning duties as indicated on the “clean up” schedule posted in the office.

Minimum Qualifications

• No set minimum.

• Preferred, at least a year of clerical experience that includes typing, copying, filing and maintaining equipment maintenance.
• Preferred, proficient in at least 2-4 computer software programs.
• Preferred, at least one year experience ordering supplied and managing inventory.

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, this position requires a background investigation, including fingerprinting.

APD only hires U.S. citizens and those lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. APD participates in the U.S. government’s employment eligibility verification program (E-verify), which electronically confirms an employee’s eligibility to work in the U.S. after completing the employment eligibility verification form (I-9).

All applicants should complete the online application process. If you need assistance applying for this position, please call the People First service center at 1-877-562-7287. 

Responses to the qualifying questions are required to be considered for this position. Answers to the qualifying questions must be verifiable based on your submitted application.

Recruiting Contact:

Lizzie Holland 

Human Resource Specialist

Recruitment Manager

Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Sunland Center – Marianna

3700 Williams Drive

Marianna, FL 32446

E-mail  Lizzie.Holland@apdcares.org

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

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