Review Vacancy
AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for
TitleDevelopmental Assistant 3
Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services
Bargaining UnitISU - Institutional Services Unit (CSEA)
Salary RangeFrom $78670 to $84655 Annually
Duties Description PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Oversight of Campus/380-390 staffing and serve in an advisory capacity to senior management.
• Staff Liaison for Statewide Recognition activities at the local level.
• Review schedules and ensure optimal resource usage.
• Facilitate improvements to schedules by collaborating with interested parties (employees,
managers, union representatives and personnel.) This task will necessitate on-site observations
and meetings with involved parties.
• Work with OHRM to track vacancies, hires and transfers to fill vacancies.
• Maintain Direct Care Seniority database.
• All duties involving the posting and bidding process.
• Assist with Civil Service Tests.
• Provide training to new supervisors in proper scheduling practices as well as provide support to
teams as needed or requested.
• Provide Overtime/Deployment of Staff training for New Employee Orientation.
• Provide specific and detailed reports related to staff utilization as requested.
• Participate on committees/work groups as assigned.
• Interface with the Union to work out issues that need attention. Acting as mediator to correct the
issue or determine if it is a non-issue. Participate in Grievance hearings if staffing related.
• Assist in identifying allocation needs and conduct all direct care interviews.
• Participate in other duties, special projects and assignments as directed by the Administration
• Assist with staff movement in ATF database
• Provide insight into overtime, FTE, staffing allocation while working closely with staffing team and HR
• Monitor of DDSO implementation of levels of supervision/FTE survey process and provide support as needed.
• Participate in reintegration meetings as indicated.
• Assist with designation of MAD assignments (Mandatory Alternative Duty)
• Monitor High extreme reports (Overtime Readiness Assessments, High Earner Reports)
• Maintain good time and attendance record
• Other duties as assigned.
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Minimum Qualifications Promotion:
One year of service as a Developmental Assistant 2 and reachable on the current Civil Service list.
Transfer:
Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive, non-competitive or 55-b/c status in the posted title and be eligible for lateral transfer; OR be eligible to transfer via Section 70.1, 70.4, or 52.6 of Civil Service Law. The transfer cannot be a second consecutive transfer resulting in an advancement of more than two salary grades.
To determine if your current Civil Service title is eligible for transfer to this title, visit the Career Mobility GOT-IT website: https://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/gotit/index.cfm.
Additional Comments • Please note that starting salary for this title reflects the increased hiring salary and geographic pay differential. Posted Hiring Salary includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for CSEA Grade 17 ($66,690), Increased Hiring Salary ($7,980) and Geographic Pay Differential ($4,000). Geographic Pay Differential 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 or 52.6 of the Civil Service Law, you may be appointed to this title as a permanent competitive employee.
• 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.
• 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 accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov 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.
***All people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.***
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Submit cover letter and résumé by June 5, 2026 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 # 26-77 in all correspondence.
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