OPS RESIDENTIAL LICENSING SPECIALIST - 67911095

State of Florida; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

State of Florida is seeking an OPS Residential Licensing Specialist to review residential licensing applications, issue licenses or denials, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. The role emphasizes timely processing, site visits, and safety checks across APD programs.

The position requires monitoring experience, a valid driver’s license, and the ability to travel to community locations. It reports to the Agency for Persons with Disabilities and is paid hourly at $18.75 with state

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience with monitoring or QA activities preferred.
• Valid Driver’s License or reliable transportation to travel to sites.

Responsibilities

• Review residential licensing applications for completeness and decide within required timeframes.
• Process approvals or denials per guidelines and issue licenses.
• Complete CAHRS checks for each application to verify abuse/neglect findings.
• Verify FDLE sex offender/predator database checks within one mile radius of licensed home.
• Ensure accessibility meets residents’ needs during site visits and renewals.
• Review personnel records prior to licensure and annually during renewals.
• Maintain licensing data in APD systems including APD iConnect.
• Assist in disaster planning activities and perform related duties.

Skills

Quality assurance

Travel required

Monitoring

Education

High school diploma

Job description

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OPS RESIDENTIAL LICENSING SPECIALIST - 67911095

Date: Sep 22, 2026

The State Personnel System is an E-Verify employer. For more information click on our E-Verify Website .

Requisition No:882335

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: OPS RESIDENTIAL LICENSING SPECIALIST - 67911095

POSITION: RESIDENTIAL LICENSING SPECIALIST - Other Personal Services (OPS)

WORKING TITLE: Residential Monitoring & Licensing specialist

POSITION NUMBER: 67911095

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.

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:

• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.
• Retirement plan options, (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com ).

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.

SALARY RANGE

$18.75 Hourly

Position Summary

This career service regional position has responsibility for reviewing all residential licensing applications received and processing of applications within required timeframes as well as issuance of approved licenses and denial of licensing applications per guidelines

The Work You Will Do

Receives new licensing application and review for completeness. Complete review of the application and approve or deny the application within 90 days of receipt of a complete application including issuance of the license. Notify deficiencies noted in the applicant’s documentation or observance during the site visit in writing.

Complete the Central Abuse Hotline Records Search (CAHRS) form for each licensing application received to ensure the licensee or applicant does not have verified findings of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.

Ensure that the licensee or applicant has provided documentation to verify that the licensee or application has checked the FDLE sex offender/ predator database to determine if there are any registrants within a one-mile radius of the licensed/proposed licensed home. At time of site visit, verity that all employees of the applicant/licensee have been notified of all registrants within the one-mile radius and have signed and dated the FDLE printout.

If the home is applying to be licensed to serve individuals with mobility issues, verify at time of initial site visit or renewal site visit that the home meets the accessibility needs of the current residents.

Ensure that all personnel records are reviewed prior to initial licensure and annually as part of the license renewal process using the Personnel Record Checklist.

Create and update all licensing information in APD systems including APD iConnect.

Assist in Disaster Planning activities as assigned.

Complete other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Highschool Diploma or its equivalent.
• Experience with monitoring or conducting quality assurance activities.
• Valid Driver’s License or other efficient means of transportation to travel to community locations to conduct monitoring and licensing visits.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Licensing requirements for residential group homes.
• Use Microsoft Office Programs.
• Ensuring compliance with state rules and regulations.

Ability to:

• Travel for work purposes.

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.

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).

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.

For assistance, call the People First Service Center at [phone] Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Eastern time. Pursuant to Florida Law, 110.211 F. S., the State of Florida is an EEO employer.