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 $23.01 to $23.01 Hourly
Duties Description The New York State Council on Developmental Disabilities' (CDD) awards grant contracts to various entities to test and implement innovative ideas, models, and programs that support people with intellectual and developmental 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
· Tabling at conferences or other events
· Take minutes at agency meetings
· Assist with in-house video projects
- Assist with the development of a 5-year strategic plan
· Special Projects as Needed
All CDD interns should expect to become integral members of our team. Interns play a critical role in the agency's accomplishments and project successes. Interns gain experience in state contracting processes, grant development and implementation, and have a multitude of opportunities to network with a diverse set of stakeholders (other state agencies, provider agencies, self-advocates/advocacy groups, and federal partners and policymakers.)
The CDD is looking for candidates that are comfortable working both collaboratively and independently on diverse initiatives and tasks, including but not limited to, research, internal-processes, public relations and communications, contracting, grant implementation, as well as, participation and attendance at council meetings, conferences, and community outreach and tabling events throughout New York State.
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Minimum Qualifications A current Graduate Student in one of the following degree concentrations: Business Administration, Communication Studies, Human Services, Public Administration, Social Science, Social Work.
Preferred experience - Communications/Public Relations, Human Services, Planning/Analysis/Research, Public Policy.
Candidates must be current Graduate Students at an education institution accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the United States (U.S.) Department of Education/Secretary of Education.
Additional Comments • All OPWDD employees must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Continued employment will depend on maintaining eligibility.
• OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated 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.
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