Review Vacancy
AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for
TitleRehabilitation Counselor 2 - CIT
Occupational CategoryEducation, Teaching
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $64589 to $82036 Annually
Minimum Qualifications Transfer Qualifications: Any Current Rehabilitation Counselor 2
Anyone eligible for a 70.1 transfer.
Promotional Opportunities: Anyone currently reachable on the Civil Service list.
Provisional Appointment: In the event that there is not a valid eligible list, candidates who
meet the qualifications below may be qualified for a provisional
appointment.
Minimum Qualifications: Promotional; One year as a Rehabilitation Counselor 1 AND a bachelor's degree in a human service field* or NYS licensure as a Registered Nurse.
Open Competitive: Either 1: a bachelor’s degree in a human service field* AND three years post-bachelor’s qualifying experience; ** Or 2: a master’s degree in a human service field* AND two years of post-bachelor’s qualifying experience; ** 0r 3: a master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling AND one year of post-bachelor’s qualifying experience.**
* For the purpose of these examinations, human service field includes disciplines related to the following: addiction studies; child and family studies; communication disorders; community health; education; gerontology; health administration; human services; nursing; nutrition; occupational therapy; physical therapy; psychology; recreation therapy, including art, dance, drama, and music; rehabilitation counseling; social work; and sociology.
** Qualifying Experience: To qualify for the examination you must have professional experience providing vocational, psychosocial, or rehabilitative/habilitative services in an agency primarily serving individuals diagnosed with developmental disabilities, mental illness, or addictions. Internship experience does not count if it was credited toward the qualifying degree.
QIDP standards preferred.
QIDP STANDARDS ARE:
• The Department of Developmental Services (DDS) adopted the federal definition for Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional (QIDP) in all ICF/DD, ICF/DD-H, ICF/DD-N and DD-CNC facilities when the Federal ICF/IID regulations became effective in October 1988. The federal criteria outdates the state regulations specified in the California Code of Regulations, Title 22.
• QIDP is a staff who is responsible for integrating, coordinating and monitoring each client's active treatment and who possesses:
• (a) At least one year of experience working directly with persons with intellectual disabilities or other developmental disabilities.
• (b) Is either a physician and surgeon, or an osteopathy physician and surgeon, a registered nurse, or a human services professional possessing at least a bachelor's degree in a human services field, including but not limited to sociology, special education, rehabilitation counseling or psychology.
As of February 26, 2022 all OPWDD employees assigned to this location must be full vaccinated against COVID-19. There is no testing option for employees assigned to this location in lieu of vaccination.
Duties Description PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• The incumbent may have primary responsibility for the QIDP function in compliance with the ICF regulations. He/She will orchestrate all facets of the active treatment effort, including the creation of relevant IPPs tailored to meet the individual’s needs.
• Will be required to supervise other clinical staff as assigned to meet the needs of the treatment team.
• Routinely observing clients across settings in program areas to assess effectiveness of program implementation and consistency of training effort to determine effectiveness of IPPs and making timely modifications to facilitate achieving desired skills or goals.
• Routinely interacting with program staff across settings to assist in determining the effectiveness and continued relevance of program plans in meeting identified client needs.
• Determining the need for program revision based on client performance.
• Identifying inconsistencies in training approaches or programs not being implemented as written and facilitating the resolution of these inconsistencies.
• Assures follow-up occurs for any recommendation for services, equipment or programs so that needed services and supplies are provided in a timely manner to meet the client’s needs.
• Responds to Duress Alarms. May require availability to participate in physical interventions, which will require maintaining current Promote/SCIP-R training.
• Advocates for the needs of the individuals assigned.
• Schedules annual, quarterly and special team meetings as required by individual need, chairs meetings and ensures recommendations/needs are addressed adequately and documents these meetings.
• Works with the Treatment Team Leader and Development Assistant III to assure that issues related to staffing, physical plant and budgeting are impacting positively on the active treatment progress.
• Assist in placement coordination for consumer by providing relevant information to the receiving team in a timely manner and coordination of the treatment team for information sharing opportunities.
• Assist with maintenance and development of the daily program schedule, development of day program schedule and coordination services to implement daily program schedule according to each consumers identified needs.
• Train personnel in active treatment programs and ensures staff are engaging individuals in active treatment.
• Participates as a member of the Senior Management Team.
• Develops, oversees and coordinates community inclusion opportunities
• Implement active treatment programs for individuals who reside at the CIT, with the future goal of facilitating the full inclusion of individuals in the community.
• Develops, implements and supervises appropriate and innovative activities in a variety of settings, including but not limited to the classroom, the residence, the community, classroom-without-walls opportunities and so forth.
• Serves as liaison with support staff who provide mentoring opportunities to service recipients.
• Participates in various committees as determined by the Treatment Team Leader.
• Ensure all staff are trained on various policy and procedures.
• Conducts meetings with the Treatment Team.
• Oversees compliance with regulations for survey.
• Other duties as assigned.
Additional Comments OPWDD is committed 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.
As a participating agency in the Health Care and Mental Hygiene Worker Bonus Program (HWB), direct care employees may be eligible to earn up to $3000 in bonuses for qualifying service if they meet specific requirements including continuous service during the appropriate vesting periods. For more information on the program, please contact Amanda Kelly at 518-359-4157.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Submit cover letter and résumé by February 6, 2023 to:
Sunmount-OHRM
2445 State Route 30
Tupper Lake, NY 12986
E-Mail: sunmount.careers@opwdd.ny.gov
Phone: (518) 359-4150
Fax: (518) 359-4161
Please reference the above EOA #23-21 in all correspondence.
Please note:
• 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.
• 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.
• OPWDD IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER
• 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 they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the NYS OPWDD Division of Administration Central Office at (518) 473-4785 or Email at accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.
• Position may be eligible for Loan Forgiveness via the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program\
• For more information on PSLF, please visit www.studentAid.gov/publicservice
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