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AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for

TitleProgram Operations Specialist 1

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary Grade18

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

Salary RangeFrom $56604 to $71980 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Provisional

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Other (see below)

"Other" Explanation Tuesday, 4:00 pm – Wednesday, 2:00 am<br />Wednesday, 4:00 pm – Thursday, 2:00 am <br />Thursday, 4:00 pm – Friday, 2:00 am<br />Friday, 4:00 pm – Saturday, 1:30 am <br />Saturday/Sunday/Monday pass days<br />

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? Yes

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address OPWDD Central Office

44 Holland Avenue

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12229

Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Candidates must be reachable for appointment on the current NYS Civil Service eligible list or a current New York State employee eligible to transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.

For Provisional Appointment:
Candidates appointed provisionally must take a NYS Civil Service examination and their score must be reachable on the resulting eligible list before they can be permanently appointed. Candidates who do not pass the examination or achieve a reachable score may not be retained. The next Civil Service examination for Program Operations Specialist 1 has not been scheduled.
The minimum qualifications for this title are: Candidates must have a bachelor`s degree and two years of professional clinical or administrative experience in a federal or state certified DD program agency. One year of this experience must have been in a professional administrative position in which a major duty involved planning, coordinating, and/or evaluating a statewide, regional, or DDSO program for people with developmental disabilities.

Substitution: A master`s degree in a human services specialty or in public administration, business administration or hospital administration may be used to substitute for up to one year of the non-specific experience.

Note: Strong organizational, computer and writing skills are preferred.

Duties Description PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Incident Management Unit (IMU) within the Division of Quality Improvement was created as part of the initiative to ensure the safety and welfare of individuals with developmental disabilities. This position will provide coverage for the IMU’s after-hours call-in system. The Program Operations Specialist 1 assigned to this shift will ensure:
• Appropriate information is provided for each initial report of serious reportable incidents, allegations of abuse and all deaths.
• Adequate protective measures for the individuals are taken.
• The incidents are classified correctly, and a thorough description of each incident has been received.
• Required notifications to entities such as law enforcement are completed as appropriate.
• Routine checks of the Incident Notification mailbox are done and that follow up contacts for the individuals are reported directly back to provider agencies as necessary.
• Review of the Incident Notification mailbox for incidents generated by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs that require assignment and completion.
• Critical and Significant Event reports based on incidents reported are generated.

Additional Comments • 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 Brigitte Driessen

Telephone 518-473-4785

Fax 518-474-9902

Email Address OPWDD.sm.COrecruitment@opwdd.ny.gov

Address

Street OPWDD Human Resources

44 Holland Avenue

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12229

Notes on Applying$56,604 - $71,980 plus $575 annual inconvenience pay.

OTHER: Appointment to this position is pending Division of Budget approval to fill.
Submit cover letter and résumé by September 20, 2019. Please reference the above EOA 2019-190 in all correspondence.