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Agency People With Developmental Disabilities, Office for

Title Social Work Assistant 2 - Regional Office 4 - SPSS-Housing - EOA #2025-134

Occupational Category Health Care, Human/Social Services

Salary Grade 17

Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range From $67361 to $84655 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 8:30 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County To Be Determined

Street Address X

City XXX

State NY

Zip Code 00000

Duties Description *LOCATION: To Be Determined (location to be discussed at the time of the interview)• Metro NY DDSO: 2400 Halsey Street, Bronx, NY 10461 OR• Metro NY DDSO: 25 Beaver Street, New York, NY 10004 OR• Staten Island DDSO: 930 Willowbrook Road, Staten Island, NY 10314 OR• Bernard Fineson DDSO: 80-45 Winchester Blvd., Queens Village, NY 11428Flexibility as needed to accommodate late meetings, travel and/or to complete special projects.Some telecommuting available upon supervisory approvalPRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Through the five Regional Field Office(s) with OPWDD over 130,000 individuals are supported through collaboration and engagement with over 700 voluntary providers, 6 State Operated Development Disabilities Service Operation Offices, and 7 Care Coordination Service Organizations. Region Field Office 4 oversight encompasses the 5 boroughs of New York City The Housing Liaison’s responsibilities include but not limited to:1. Serve as the designation committee presenter by completing the Residential Needs Tool, preparing the presentation form, and presenting to the committee.2. Review individual’s referral clinical information so that there is an understanding of their needs. As necessary, the capacity manager will follow up with the referring party to request updated clinical information that better represents the individual’s current needs.3. Monitor residential vacancies and make referrals to voluntary and state-operated residential programs with vacancies that match the needs of the individual4. Interface with other regional field office staff, care managers, hospitals, and nursing homes who have referred individuals for placement5. Using the SharePoint system, track Certified Residential Opportunities referrals and follow-up with agencies on a timely basis to ensure screenings are occurring and screening outcomes reported6. Run Access to Residential Options Committee (AROC) meetings with providers7. Interface the Care Manager and CSIDD (NY START) to discuss the individual’s needs as they wait for placement, ensuring that the individual is receiving the services to best support them given their current circumstances. 8. Review individual’s DDP2 scores and interface with the High Needs Funding coordinator, then advise potential providers what acuity level the individual may qualify for. As necessary, re-administer the instrument when the individual’s scores don’t reflect their current functioning/circumstances.9. Enter information into the Residential Opportunities database and SharePoint systems10. Ensure that tracking systems are up to date and be prepared to provide reports on referral and screening outcomes as requested 11. Some travel may be required12. Perform other Housing Unit and RFO duties as requestedLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nys-office-for-people-with-developmental-disabilities/posts/?feedView=all#LI-SB1

Minimum Qualifications Promotion: one year of service as a Social Work Assistant 1.Open Competitive:A bachelor's degree in a human services field and two years of social work experience.Substitution:Master's degree in a human services field can substitute for one year of specialized experience.

Additional Comments This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). HELPS Program titles may be filled via a non-competitive appointment. This means that you do not need to take an exam to qualify, but you do need to meet the minimum qualifications of the title.At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), employees hired under NY HELPS are expected to have their permanent non-competitive employment status converted to permanent competitive status. You will not have to take an exam to gain permanent competitive status.• Please note that starting salary for this title reflects the Downstate adjustment. Posted Hiring Salary includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for PS&T Grade 17 ($63,361) and Downstate Adjustment ($4,000). Downstate Adjustment is added to the job rate ($80,655).• If you are currently a New York State employee serving in a permanent competitive qualifying title and eligible for a transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law, you may be appointed to this title as a permanent competitive employee.• The assignment of PS&T employees will be made in accordance with any agreed upon Memorandum of Understanding between PEF and the local DDSO regarding the posting of job vacancies.• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume. • All OPWDD employees must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Continued employment will depend on maintaining eligibility. • If you are employed by state government you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments have been made under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer. For more information on PSLF, please visit www.studentAid.gov/publicservice. • Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA). If an employee or job applicant believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the Reasonable Accommodation Unit at (518) 486-7222 or email [email protected] to obtain information and RA forms.• Savings programs such as the U.S. Savings Bond and the College Savings Plan. • Voluntary pre-tax savings programs such as Health Care Spending Account and the Dependent Care Advantage Account offer employees options to pay for uncovered health care expenses or dependent care expenses.• Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) an assessment and referral service that connects employees with local service providers and support services to address their personal needs.• Life insurance and Disability insurance.• The New York State Deferred Compensation Plan is a voluntary retirement plan that offers employees the option to invest a part of their salaries for retirement on a tax-deferred basis.• Paid Holidays and Leave: ° Thirteen (13) paid holidays each year. ° Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave initially. ° Five (5) days paid personal leave each year. ° Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave each year (PEF/CSEA), which may carry over from year to year. ° Up to three (3) days professional leave each year to participate in professional development events.• Health Care Coverage:Employees and their eligible dependents can choose from a variety of affordable health insurance programs. Employees are provided family dental and vision plans at no extra cost.• Paid Parental Leave:Paid Parental Leave allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave at full pay for each qualifying event. A qualifying event is defined as the birth of a child or placement of a child for adoption or foster care.• Retirement Program:Participate in The NYS Employees’ Retirement System (ERS), which is recognized as one of the best-managed and best-funded public retirement systems in the nation.• Professional Development and Education and Training:NYS offers training programs and tuition assistance to eligible employees to maintain and increase their professional skills and prepare them for promotional opportunities. For more information, please visit https://oer.ny.gov/training-and-professional-development.• Additionally, the Public Service Workshops Program (PSWP) offers certain professional training opportunities for PEF represented and M/C designated employees that may grant continuing education credits towards maintaining professional licensure. For more information, please visit https://oer.ny.gov/public-service-workshops-program-pswp.• OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

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Name Metro NY DDSO

Telephone 718-430-0710

Fax 646-766-3491

Email Address [email protected]

Address

Street 2400 Halsey Street

Human Resources Office

City Bronx

State NY

Zip Code 10461

Notes on Applying Please email your resume to [email protected] and reference EOA #2025-134 or vacancy ID in your email.