Review Vacancy
TitleEarly Intervention Specialist 2 - 24670
Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $73284 to $92693 Annually
Street Address Division of Family Health, Bureau of Early Intervention
Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza
Minimum Qualifications Provisional Promotion: DOH employee with one year or more permanent or contingent-permanent, competitive status as an Early Intervention Specialist 1 (G20) OR
Open Competitive Provisional: anyone possessing a Bachelor's or higher degree in education, early childhood education, special education, psychology, social work, sociology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech or language pathology, audiology, nursing, dietetics, nutrition, or one of the following social or behavioral sciences: public policy, communications, economics, legal studies, political science, health policy, behavioral science, history, ethnic studies, child development, or applied behavioral analysis; AND four years of full-time experience providing early intervention services to children under five years of age with, or at risk for, disabilities as well as services to their families. To qualify, experience must have been in an approved Early Intervention Program under Article 25 of the New York State Public Health Law, Part 69, Article 10 of the New York Code of Rules and Regulations, or in an approved Preschool Special Education Program under Section 4410 or 4406 of the New York State Education Law where the primary focus is on providing early intervention services to children under age five; or in a professional position in a governmental setting developing, administering, and evaluating certified early intervention programs, including at least one year of experience in the management of an early intervention program, including policy and procedure development and programmatic oversight, or development or regulatory oversight of early intervention programs for at least 50% of your time; AND at least one year of direct supervision of professional staff responsible for the planning, evaluation, or provision of early intervention services to children and their families, including responsibility for time and attendance and performance evaluations. Substitution: A master's degree in one of the educational fields listed above may be substituted for one year of the general experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
Excellent oral and written communication skills; knowledge and familiarity with federal and state laws and regulations pertaining to young children with disabilities; administrative skills; ability to work independently and on a team to develop policy documents, requests for proposals, and training materials. Experience with providing guidance and technical assistance to program participants. Familiarity with current best practice trends in early intervention and early childhood services. Experience utilizing the New York Early Intervention System (NYEIS) and/or other state data system(s) that support case management and financial program functions. Some travel to areas not served by public transportation may be involved. Computer experience including use of Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel.
Duties Description The Early Intervention Specialist 2 (EIS 2) will serve in the Bureau of Early Intervention’s Information Systems Unit and will be responsible for overseeing, triaging, distributing and responding to inquiries from early intervention stakeholders including questions related to program policy, the EIP information system, including data change requests, and ensuring that all queries and requests are completed. This position will support the change from the current early intervention data management system to a new vendor hosted system that will integrate child case data, provider data, and fiscal agent functions. This position will assist with maintaining current operations and development of policies and procedures to support change management from the current system to a new system to support EIP operations. The EIS 2 will provide early intervention subject matter expertise and provide input to develop program requirements, conducting user acceptance testing and will assist with training and technical assistance and communication related to both system operation and general Early Intervention policy matters as well.
Additional Comments Provisional, full-time appointment. Statewide travel, including overnights and travel to areas not served by public transportation is required. If three or fewer New York State Department of Health promotional candidates respond to this notice, the agency may, at its discretion, nominate a qualified employee for non-competitive promotion under the provisions of Section 52.7 of the Civil Service Law. Employees must have one year or more of permanent or contingent-permanent, competitive service as described above. If certified by Civil Service, mandatory reemployment list candidates must be considered first for appointment to this title. If a provisional appointment is made, the appointee will be required to take the next holding of the Civil Service EIS2 examination and be immediately eligible for appointment from the resultant eligible list in order to maintain continued employment in this position.
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Name Human Resources Management Group - DJA/EIS2/24670
Email Address resume@health.ny.gov
Address
Room 2217
Notes on ApplyingSubmit cover letter and resume, preferably in PDF format, to Human Resources Management Group, DJA/EIS2/24670 Room 2217, Corning Tower Building, Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12237-0012, or by fax to (518) 473-3395, or by email to resume@health.ny.gov with Reference Code DJA/EIS2/24670 in the subject line. Failure to include the required information in the subject line of your email or fax may result in your resume not being considered for this position. Resumes accepted until June 6, 2019.