Review Vacancy
AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for
Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $57984 to $73813 Annually
Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
• Must currently be permanent in the title of Social Worker 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 following responsibilities of this position are essential to ensure the health and safety of the individuals that OPWDD’s community-based providers serve and to ensure timely payments:
• Provide clinical oversight for environmental modifications (E-Mods), van modifications projects (V-Mods), and assistive technology for HCBS waiver enrolled individual
• Liaison with other units within OPWDD Regional Office to verify eligibility and waiver enrollment status
• Review and approve environmental modification request documents; ISP, Life Plans, LCED, Medical/Clinical Justification, Proof of home ownership, and proof of vehicle ownership
• Correspond with Care Managers and Families to discuss the overall process, and review required documents
• Compile and submit request packets for approval to DOH and OPWDD
• Liaison with OPWDD voluntary agencies for processing of environmental modifications under new process
o Send approved paperwork for modifications
o Review home visits and scopes of work, Review bids
for accuracy, Review final reports upon completion
• Participate in monthly/quarterly meetings with OPWDD Regional Office staff, and Care Managers to provide updates/overview of E-Mod/V-Mod process
• Coordinate meetings with voluntary agencies who have E-Mods/V-Mods contracts.
• Troubleshoot issues that arise throughout the E-Mods process.
• Correspondence with Central Office, agencies, Care Managers, families, and contractors throughout the process (written and verbal.
• Conduct site visits as needed, to review E-Mods project process
SELECTION CRITERIA:
• Possess excellent and professional communication, public speaking, writing and organizational skills;
• Ability to initiate and maintain working relationships with others such as families/individuals, advocates, community representatives, voluntary providers, DDRO, DDSOO, contractors and other agency staff;
• Computer knowledge and ability to maintain databases and monitoring systems;
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team;
• Possess acceptable time and attendance record.
Additional Comments Submit cover letter and résumé by September 28, 2022, to:
EOA #: 2022-209
Metro New York DDSO – Human Resources Office
2400 Halsey Street, Bronx, NY 10461
E-Mail: Metro.Human.Resources@opwdd.ny.gov
Fax: (646) 766-3491
Please reference the above EOA # on all correspondence.
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.