Review Vacancy
AgencyChildren & Family Services, Office of
TitleYouth Local Assistance Program Specialist 1
Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $69603 to $88124 Annually
Appointment Type Contingent Permanent
Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree and three years of experience in research, planning, program analysis or evaluation relating to human services or criminal or juvenile justice. Master’s degree is equivalent to one year experience.
Duties Description Based on the Medicaid Redesign Transition timelines, the children placed with Voluntary Foster Care Agencies (VFCA) will transition to Managed Care in July 2019, so OCFS will be participating in Medicaid Managed Care Plan readiness including on-site reviews of the Medicaid Managed Care Plans in the Fall of 2018 and Winter 2019
Actively participate in interdepartmental meetings with primarily Albany-based State Agency staff from DOH, OMH, OASAS, and OPWDD, to review and discuss the transition of children statewide from current 1915c Waivers (including B2H) to the 1115 Waiver
Assist B2H Providers statewide in the transition to Health Homes Serving Children as well as new children’s State Plan and/or aligned children’s Home and Community Based Programs
Provide on-site technical assistance to VFCAs throughout NYS to prepare for Article 29-I Licensure. BWM staff will be traveling statewide to monitor VFCAs so they are ready for Licensure
BWM continues to support the Health Homes Serving Children throughout NYS and regularly attend the technical assistance phone calls with DOH, OMH, OASAS, OPWDD, and the AIDS Institute, as children in foster care are potentially eligible and appropriate for Health Homes Serving Children
Liaison with LDSS, ACS and State Agency staff from DOH regarding the continuous coverage provision policies as they apply to Medicaid eligibility, including recently introduced regulations to guarantee coverage for children through the age of 21 as well as the Affordable Care Act Medicaid
Additional duties will be discussed in detail during the interview.
Additional Comments Background Investigation Requirements:
1) All prospective employees will be investigated through a Criminal Background Check (CBC), which includes State and federal Criminal History Record Checks. All convictions must be reported; conviction of a felony or misdemeanor, or any falsified or omitted information on the prospective appointee’s employment application, may bar appointment or result in removal after appointment. Each case will be determined on its own merits, consistent with the applicable provisions of State and federal laws, rules, and regulations. Prospective employees will be fingerprinted in order to obtain a record of their criminal history information, and may be required to pay any necessary fees.
2) All prospective employees will be screened against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Prospective employees will be required to pay any necessary fees.
3) For Division of Juvenile Justice and Opportunities for Youth (DJJOY) prospective appointees will be checked against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. Prospective employees whose names appear on the SEL as having been found responsible for serious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect will be barred from appointment and may have their names removed from the eligible list(s) for the title(s) if applicable.
Some positions may require credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
The New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER. OCFS is committed to ensuring equal opportunity for persons with disabilities. It is the policy of OCFS to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the position for which they are applying or for which they are employed. OCFS does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its hiring or employment practices and complies with all regulations promulgated by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under title I of the ADA.
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.
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
Name New York State Office of Children and Family Services
Email Address eoajobpostings@ocfs.ny.gov
Address
Street Bureau of Personnel, EOA #18-882 MAA
52 Washington Street, 231 North
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.