Review Vacancy
AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for
Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $57984 to $73813 Annually
Minimum Qualifications Permanent Service as a Social Work Assistant 3
OR
Reachable on the current Social Work Assistant 3 Civil Service list
OR
Eligible for 70.1 transfer to a Social Work Assistant 3 title
OR
Provisional Appointment:
Must possess a Bachelors degree or higher in a human service area* and one year of permanent competitive service as a Social Work Assistant 2 or parenthetic;
*For the purpose of these examinations, degrees in the following human service areas are considered qualifying: the professional disciplines of art therapy, audiology, dance therapy, drama therapy, music therapy, nursing, nutrition, occupational therapy, physical therapy, psychology, social work, speech/language pathology, and therapeutic recreation. Also included are related academic disciplines associated with the study of: human behavior (e.g., gerontology, human services, sociology, speech communication); human skills development (e.g., counseling, education, human development); or any other study of services related to basic human care needs (e.g., community mental health, rehabilitation counseling).
Examples of non-qualifying degrees include but are not limited to: anthropology, archeology, communication, criminal justice, fine arts, philosophy, and political science.
Duties Description •Staff assigned to the Front Door division at the Regional Offices serve in a variety of capacities including, but not limited to:
Front Door Facilitator (FDF)
• Will serve as the liaison to the families seeking to obtain services at first point of contact.
• Will assist with conducting information sessions, follow up on eligibility status, conduct assessments, complete pre-authorizations, consult with Care Coordination Organizations, and complete and mail authorization forms.
• Will address all issues that may arise as families begin and transition throughout all the various processes involved in establishing eligibility and obtaining services.
• Will interface with hundreds of newly identified families per month through required sessions that introduce them to OPWDD services.
• Will continue oversight to the families as they progress through the authorization process.
• Will continue to provide ongoing assistance to the families who have not yet completed the Front Door process.
Additional Comments • 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 believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the NYS OPWDD Workforce and Talent Management Central Office (518) 473-4785 or Email at accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.
• 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.
• 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/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
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