OPS SENIOR BEHAVIORAL ANALYST - 67965600

Florida; Tallahassee (FL); Remote; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan options

Telework position

Job summary

The Agency for Persons with Disabilities in Florida seeks a Senior Behavioral Analyst to provide consultative behavioral analysis across providers and regional offices, ensuring services meet statutory and regulatory standards.

The role requires BCBA licensure, a Master’s degree, and at least three years’ experience in behavior analysis; responsibilities include chairing committees, reviewing plans, and supporting staff with regulatory practices and data-driven decisions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of Behavior Analysis professional experience.
• Master’s degree per BCBA licensure.
• May be expected to work during emergency situations or natural disasters.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and conducts preliminary reviews of behavior plans and relevant documents for completeness and clinical soundness prior to Local Review Committee (LRC) meetings in the Region.
• Schedules LRC behavior presentations.
• Chairs LRC meetings in each field office and actively participates in the review process of behavior plans and service recipient progress.
• Ensure recording and maintenance of the minutes of the LRC meetings and distribution electronically to providers.
• Updates the tracking LRC/BASE database and generates all approval documents.
• Attends any other meeting as appropriate in which behavioral expertise is required.
• Completes assigned Behavior Analysis Services Eligibility (BASE) forms.
• Completes Regional determination of eligibility for providers of Intensive Behavior (IB) and Behavior Focus (BF) residential habilitation homes.
• Collaborates with regional analysts on monitoring of all Intensive Behavior (IB) and Behavior Focused (BF) residents; Provide technical assistance and support to ensure placement is successful; Facilitate resolutions to issues impacting client progress, placement, and health and safety related to behavioral needs; Completes the IB Matrix as assigned.
• Reviews, compiles, and submits monthly documentation of Provider Reactive Strategies reports in a monthly regional summary report and submits it electronically to the State Office.
• Initiates and completes all necessary Regional Reactive Strategy follow-up as assigned.
• Reviews critical incidents. Collaborate with the Quality Assurance team and other regional staff to advise on risk mitigation, health, and safety needs and to address provider /facility concerns expeditiously; Collaborate with APD Regional/facility and State Office staff to immediately address and develop solutions to concerns or issues noted and participate in transitional planning.
• Provides training and technical assistance sessions to support coordinators, providers and agency staff regarding regulatory practices related to delivery of behavioral services.
• Participates in Agency Hearings, meetings, and client staffing. Provides consultation for Behavior Analysis eligibility reviews, Residential Habilitation Designations, and Significant Additional Needs requests as needed.
• Completes other duties and assignments/projects assigned to support regional functions.

Skills

Excel

MS Office

Communication

Data analysis

Policy development

Education

Master’s degree (BCBA licensure)

BCBA licensure

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Senior Behavioral Analyst

Requisition No: 886027

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 67965600

Salary: $37.00 Hourly

Posting Closing Date: 11/19/2026

Total Compensation Estimator

ToolAGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIESPOSITION:

Senior Behavioral Analyst

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 a Telework position.

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida

• 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).
• And more! For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

The Agency seeks team members who contribute to a culture that develops individuals and strengthens teams through transparency and a commitment to professional growth. Team members are expected to provide exceptional customer service, demonstrate humility, recognize and share credit with others, remain self-motivated, and exercise sound judgment and awareness in team interactions and 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.

Position Summary

Serves as a Senior Behavior Analyst in consultative fashion with the group home providers, behavior analysis providers, state office senior behavior analysis team and community stakeholders to ensure that behavior analysis services are implemented in accordance with statute, rule, regulations and memos of understanding.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and conducts preliminary reviews of behavior plans and relevant documents for completeness and clinical soundness prior to Local Review Committee (LRC) meetings in the Region.
• Schedules LRC behavior presentations.
• Chairs LRC meetings in each field office and actively participates in the review process of behavior plans and service recipient progress.
• Ensure recording and maintenance of the minutes of the LRC meetings and distribution electronically to providers.
• Updates the tracking LRC/BASE database and generates all approval documents.
• Attends any other meeting as appropriate in which behavioral expertise is required.
• Completes assigned Behavior Analysis Services Eligibility (BASE) forms.
• Completes Regional determination of eligibility for providers of Intensive Behavior (IB) and Behavior Focus (BF) residential habilitation homes.
• Collaborates with regional analysts on monitoring of all Intensive Behavior (IB) and Behavior Focused (BF) residents; Provide technical assistance and support to ensure placement is successful; Facilitate resolutions to issues impacting client progress, placement, and health and safety related to behavioral needs; Completes the IB Matrix as assigned.
• Reviews, compiles, and submits monthly documentation of Provider Reactive Strategies reports in a monthly regional summary report and submits it electronically to the State Office.
• Initiates and completes all necessary Regional Reactive Strategy follow-up as assigned.
• Reviews critical incidents. Collaborate with the Quality Assurance team and other regional staff to advise on risk mitigation, health, and safety needs and to address provider /facility concerns expeditiously; Collaborate with APD Regional/facility and State Office staff to immediately address and develop solutions to concerns or issues noted and participate in transitional planning.
• Provides training and technical assistance sessions to support coordinators, providers and agency staff regarding regulatory practices related to delivery of behavioral services.
• Participates in Agency Hearings, meetings, and client staffing. Provides consultation for Behavior Analysis eligibility reviews, Residential Habilitation Designations, and Significant Additional Needs requests as needed.
• Completes other duties and assignments/projects assigned to support regional functions.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must have a valid Driver’s License or other efficient means of transportation to travel for work purposes and be willing to travel.
• Minimum 3 years of Behavior Analysis professional experience.
• Master’s degree per BCBA licensure.
• May be expected to work during emergency situations or natural disasters.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of: Individuals with developmental/intellectual disabilities.
• Behavior Analytic standards of care, ethical practices, crisis intervention, assessment, interventions, data collection, and data analysis.
• Florida’s developmental disabilities’ services system, statutes, regulations, and policies related to state facility and community services.
• Licensure/registration/certification requirements.
• Ability to: Create and maintain Excel spreadsheets.
• Develop policies, procedures and standards, compile, organize and analyze data, develop evaluation methodologies and evaluate quality of services and compliance with rules, policies and statutes.
• Demonstrate Skills in: Microsoft Office, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, and Teams.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

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 on 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).

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.