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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 09/07/18

Applications Due09/22/18

Vacancy ID58731

AgencyChildren & Family Services, Office of

TitleYouth Counselor 2

Occupational CategoryEnforcement or Protective Services

Salary Grade21

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

Salary RangeFrom $66052 to $83752 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Provisional

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Variable

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 12 AM

To 11:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Suffolk

Street Address Brentwwood Residential Center

1230 Commack Road

City Dix Hills

StateNY

Zip Code11746

Minimum Qualifications One year of permanent competitive service as a Youth Counselor 2 or Youth Counselor 2 Spanish Language or eligible for a 70.1 transfer.


Provisional Qualifications: One year of permanent competitive or 55b/c service as a Youth Counselor 1 or Youth Counselor 1 (Spanish Language)

Provisional appointments may be considered in areas where the Civil Service lists have been exhausted.

Duties Description Supervise, evaluate, guide and mentor juvenile and youthful offenders, juvenile delinquents and other “at-risk” youth.

Maintain facility security and personal safety, interact with other agencies,
families and schools and placement of youth in appropriate treatment programs.

Participate in treatment team meetings.

Additional duties will be discussed in detail during the interview.

Additional Comments Your actual duties may vary depending on the setting to which you are assigned, including secure, limited secure or non-secure residential centers, community residential homes, community foster care, intake services units, evening reporting centers, aftercare teams in the community and day placement programs.

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

Name New York State Office of Children and Family Services

Telephone 518-473-7936

Fax 518-474-0017

Email Address eoajobpostings@ocfs.ny.gov

Address

Street Bureau of Personnel, EOA #18-405 MED

52 Washington Street, 231 North

City Rensselaer

State NY

Zip Code 12144

 

Notes on ApplyingQualified candidates should send a resume and cover letter giving the Title, Location, and EOA Number of the position being applied for. Please provide your email address and your work, home and cell phone numbers. In order to qualify you for the position when you have current or prior New York State employment, you may be contacted by OCFS Personnel for your social security number to confirm your employment history.

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