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Requisition No: 851073

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: SENIOR HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAM SPECIALIST - 60012836

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 60012836

Salary: $41,561.57

Posting Closing Date: 04/22/2025

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This is professional work planning, developing, implementing, and overseeing policies and procedures relative to Medicaid Waiver and the Community Care for Disabled Adult (CCDA), program in the Suncoast Region.

Evaluates quality of services, provides training, technical assistance, and interpretation of statewide policy and waiting list policy to regional staff and providers of Medicaid Waiver, CCDA and HCDA.

Conducts programmatic monitoring for Protective Investigations, Protective Intervention, Protective Supervision and all other services programs in Adult Protective Services. Attends local and statewide meetings, conferences, and training sessions and serves on statewide workgroups aw required. Assists in the development of statewide program manuals, policies, procedures, and standards for Medicaid Waiver and CCDA. Coordinates Medicaid Waiver initiative with the Department of Elder Affairs, the Agency for Health Care Administration, the Adult Services Headquarter Program Office and the vendors to provide information and assistance in program development and planning of resource allocation methodologies. Obtains monthly and quarterly programmatic and expenditure reports and assures that they are accurate, submitted in a timely manner and transmitted to the Regional Program Supervisor and Regional Program Administrator when required.

Analyzes and critiques provider reports for accuracy and makes recommendations, as appropriate, for resolution of problems. Analyzes vendor activities to assure that, qualitatively and quantitatively, the conditions of memorandums of agreement are met. Develops a site-specific emergency operating plan for the Regional Adult Services Program Office staff. Completes assignments and handles other responsibilities for the Regional Program Supervisor and the Regional Program Administrator.

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.