HUMAN Services Supervisor I - SES - 60005476 1

Human Services Supervisor I - Ses - 60005476 1

The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida's social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. The agency's mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.

Within DCF, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders.

Florida State Hospital (FSH) is a mental health treatment facility owned and operated by the State of Florida and is part of the Department of Children and Families. The department's mission is to "work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency."

Florida State Hospital is a tobacco free facility. To be considered for this position responses to the qualifying questions are required and must be verifiable based on your submitted application. This advertisement will be used to fill civil and forensic vacancies on all shifts and units.

This is a highly responsible and professional position that will serve as a Human Services Supervisor I – SES. This position will collaborate with each section within the state facilities and be required to use independent judgement, take initiative in carrying out duties and responsibilities and should be extraordinarily detail oriented.

Specific duties and responsibilities include:

This position requires lifting, pulling, and squatting. Duties of this position require the incumbent to be knowledgeable of and utilize the principles of Total Quality Management.

• The incumbent of this position is responsible for supervising employees in UTR Specialist and Human Services Worker I and II positions who provide residential care, assist with enrichment activities and support the treatment, psychiatric rehabilitation, stabilization and recovery of people with a mental illness. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring that all subordinates treat people served in a respectful manner that preserves their dignity. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring that all subordinates develop and maintain a professional caregiver relationship with people served, and do not exceed relationship boundaries by developing personal friendships or sharing personal information.
• The incumbent is responsible for ensuring that all subordinates perform duties according to their position description and performance expectations.
• The incumbent is responsible for ensuring a physically and emotionally safe and secure environment for people served.
• The incumbent is responsible for ensuring people are supervised and advocated for and have access to all scheduled services.

Knowledge, skills and abilities required for the position:

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of forensic rehabilitation.
• Ability to provide advice on problem cases.
• Ability to assist in prescribing therapeutic objectives for patients.
• Ability to coordinate and participate in therapy teams and group therapy sessions.
• Ability to observe changes in patients' behavior patterns.
• Ability to participate in making decisions regarding disposition and release.
• Ability to prepare reports.
• Ability to supervise people.
• Ability to determine work priorities, assign work, and ensure proper completion of work assignments.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Minimum qualifications:

• Three years of direct care experience.
• Valid Driver's License.

Preference will be given to applicants who have:

• Current employment at Florida State Hospital
• High School Diploma or GED.

Benefits of working for the State of Florida:

• Health insurance
• Life insurance; $25,000 policy is free plus option to purchase additional life insurance
• Dental, vision and supplemental insurance
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Opportunities for career advancement
• Tuition waiver for public college courses
• And more!

For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

DCF Employment Disclosures:

US Citizen Requirement: Only US citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers will be hired.

Selective Service System Registration: All selected male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion into an authorized position unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS). Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov.

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 required to repay all benefits received depending upon the date of your retirement.

Background Screening: It is the policy of the Florida Department of Children and Families that any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment, and, if applicable, also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and Chapter 408, F.S. No applicant may begin employment until the background screening results are received, reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Agency. Background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for State and Federal criminal records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and may include local criminal history checks through local law enforcement agencies.

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.

Veterans' Preference. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans' Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans' Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans' Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.