Position Information

NY HELPNo

AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for

TitleSocial Work Assistant 3 - EOA #2019-131

Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services

Salary Grade17

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

Salary RangeFrom $56594 to $71218 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Schedule

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 8:30 AM

To 5:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

Location

County New York

Street Address 25 Beaver Street

Regional/Capacity Management

City New York

StateNY

Zip Code10004

Job Specifics

Minimum Qualifications • Must currently be permanent in the title of Social Work Assistant 3, OR

• Must be active and reachable on the appropriate Civil Service eligible list, OR

• Must be eligible for 70.1 transfer by way of current permanent status in a title deemed comparable by the NYS Department of Civil Service.

FOR PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT:
• Must possess a Master’s degree in Social Work from a regionally accredited college or university, OR

• A Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and one year of post bachelor’s experience in Social Work, OR

• A Bachelor’s degree or higher in a human service area and two years of post-bachelor’s experience in Social Work.

If you are appointed provisionally, you must take the next scheduled civil service examination for this title and your score must be reachable on the resulting eligible list before you can be permanently appointed. If you do not pass the examination or achieve a reachable score, you may not be retained*

Duties Description The incumbent’s job duties will include, but not limited to the following:

1. Serve as the primary staff person in managing regional intake and distribution of residential referrals

2. Review referral packets for completeness and follow up with referring party as necessary

3. Log referrals in excel spreadsheet and certified residential opportunities database

4. Review all referrals to ensure individuals are being served in the most community-inclusive setting and that all other services have been considered in lesser restrictive settings

5. Produce and distribute emergency needs list

6. Send out referral materials to provider agencies as requested

7. Manage the regional referral mailbox

8. Record all vacancies reported by provider agencies, follow up as necessary

9. Assist with referrals and follow up as requested

10. Work collaboratively with capacity management team and deputy director

11. Produce monthly reports, and ad-hoc reports as requested

Additional Comments SALARY INCLUDES $3,026 LOCATION PAY

Please note:

• 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 believes that he or she needs a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the NYS OPWDD Workforce and Talent Management Central Office (518) 473-9689 or Email at accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.

• Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

• For CSEA positions: Local Bidding Agreements will be honored.

• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter.

• In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment.

• OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

• Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Contact Information

Name EOA #2019-131

Telephone

Fax (646) 766-3491

Email Address Metro.Human.Resources@opwdd.ny.gov

Address

Street 2400 Halsey Street

Human Resources Office

City Bronx

State NY

Zip Code 10461

 

Notes on ApplyingPlease submit a cover letter and resume by July 3, 2019 and reference EOA #2019-131 in all correspondence.