Review Vacancy
AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for
TitleGraduate Student Assistant
Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $21.69 to $21.69 Hourly
Workday
Minimum Qualifications A current Graduate Student in one of the following degree concentrations: Business Administration, Cultural Studies, Education Studies, Health Services, Human Services, Liberal Arts, Psychology/Psychiatry, Public Administration, Public Health, Social Science, Social Work.
Preferred experience- Communications/Public Relations/Human Services, Planning/Analysis/Research, Public Policy
Duties Description The New York State Council on Developmental Disabilities (CDD) is a federally-funded state agency whose primary purpose is to award
grant contracts to various entities to test and implement innovative ideas, models and programs that support people with intellectual and develop-
mental disabilities and their families to thrive in their communities across New York State.
Primary Duties and responsibilities include but not limited to:
-Develop content and schedule posts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
-Develop content for and schedule bi-weekly announcements and monthly newsletter
-Assist with updates to agency website
-Draft press releases
-Create a map of the location of grant projects
-Tabling at conferences or other events
-Take minutes at agency meetings
-Assist with in-house video projects
-Special Projects as Needed
Schedule may vary and will be discussed at the time of interview.
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Additional Comments • The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) and it's Division of Council on Developmental Disabilities is committed to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a
diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas
and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture, and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our
team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression,
nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
• 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.