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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 02/04/23

Applications Due02/17/23

Vacancy ID123442

AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for

TitleLicensed Master Social Worker 2

Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services

Salary Grade20

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

Salary RangeFrom $67897 to $86140 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

"Other" Explanation SHIFT: 8:00am – 4:30pm<br />PASS DAYS: Sat/Sun

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 25 Beaver St, New York OR 750 Vandalia Avenue, Brooklyn

80-45 Winchester Boulevard, Bldg 80, Queens Village

City TBD

StateNY

Zip Code11427

Minimum Qualifications Reachable on the current Civil Service List for Licensed Master Social Worker 2
OR
Permanent services as a Licensed Master Social Work 2
OR
Eligible to 70.1 transfer to a Licensed Master Social Worker 2
Provisional Appt: Candidates must be currently registered by New York State as a Licensed Master Social Worker AND have one year of post-licensure professional social work experience.
OR
Licensed and currently registered by New York State as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
Registration and licensure as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor are not considered qualifying.
**Professional social work experience involves activities such as screening, assessing, and diagnosing individuals’ and families’ psychosocial needs, strengths and limitations; participating in the development of treatment plans and discharge plans; counseling and educating individuals, groups and families to promote mental, emotional, physical and social functioning; helping access needed services and support systems. Experience limited to social work research or social work administration is NOT considered qualifying.

Duties Description POSITION DESCRIPTION:
The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) provides high-quality, person-centered services, supports and advocacy to approximately 136,000 individuals with developmental disabilities in New York State. We are guided in our interactions with the people we serve and each other by compassion, dignity, diversity, excellence, and honesty.

The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) Division of Service Delivery Regional Offices seeks a Licensed Master Social Worker 2 who will act as the Residential School Transition Coordinator (RSTC) within the Age Out Unit of DDRO Region 4. The Age Out Unit is responsible for transitioning OPWDD eligible individuals in residential schools and in foster care to adult residential and day services. The Residential School Transition Coordinator (RSTC) plays a critical role within the Age Out Unit’s planning process.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The candidate selected for this position will act as the Residential School Transition Coordinator (RSTC). The incumbent’s duties will include but are not limited to the following:
• Ensure that individuals aging out of the residential schools receive appropriate OPWDD adult services.
• Assist with state management and reporting for individuals transitioning from residential schools to OPWDD adult services using Excel, Citrix, and relevant databases.
• Participate in weekly and monthly meetings, both in person, by phone or by video conference with agencies, families, residential schools and developmental staff, all meetings relate to the transition of transition individuals from residential settings to OPWDD adult services.
• Work closely with the Eligibility Team to ensure those in residential schools meet OPWDD criteria to receive services.
• Follow the Front Door process including updating the Eligibility Assessment and Authorization system.
• Provide information to providers on the Higher Needs Funding process, including administering or updating the DDP2.
• Visit residential Schools both in state and out of state for upcoming graduates as needed.
• Maintain dialog with families, both in writing and over the phone regarding their child and the placement process.
• Review Preliminary Adult Services Plan/Behavioral Plan to ensure the needs of the individual will be met by the OPWDD Adult Residential Opportunity. If the plan is not approved, work with the agency to make corrections, deletions, or additions.
• Send referrals for residential placement and Day Services to appropriate agencies.
• Will cover assigned cases within NYC Region 4.

Additional Comments • 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 they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the NYS OPWDD Workforce and Talent Management Central Office (518) 473-4785 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.

Name Michelle Goodwin, Human Resources Specialist Trainee 1

Telephone

Fax 718-264-3436

Email Address BernardFineson.Careers@opwdd.ny.gov

Address

Street Bernard Fineson Human Resources

80-45 Winchester Boulevard, Bldg 80

City Queens Village

State NY

Zip Code 11427

 

Notes on ApplyingPlease reference EOA# 2023-07 on all correspondence when submitting cover letter and resume.

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