Position Information

NY HELPNo

AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for

TitleDevelopmental Assistant 2- CNY DDSO

Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services

Salary Grade13

Bargaining UnitISU - Institutional Services Unit (CSEA)

Salary RangeFrom $58321 to $63169 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Schedule

Workweek Other (see below)

"Other" Explanation SHIFT/PASS DAYS: Schedule: 6am - 2pm Tuesday - Saturday <br /> Pass Days: Sunday &amp; Monday <br />

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 6 AM

To 2 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

Location

County Cortland

Street Address 3644 Fairview Dr

City Cortland

StateNY

Zip Code13045

Job Specifics

Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

¬Transfer in title: Current or previous permanent service as a DA2 – salary grade 13.

70.1 Promotion/Transfer qualifications: Current or previous one-year permanent service in a qualifying title at SG 11/12. Examples include Sr. LPN1 and DA1 and other comparable titles such as MHTA1, CRAD, etc.

Current or previous service as a Sr. LPN.

Simultaneous to this posting the civil service for Developmental Assistant 2 may be canvassed. Management reserves the right to select either an eligible respondent to this posting or appoint from the Civil Service list.

The successful bidder to this posting is advised that it will be their responsibility to discuss, with their new supervisor, any previously approved time off. There is no guarantee the new unit will be able to honor previously approved time off.

Duties Description
POSITION DESCRIPTION:

First level supervisor; supervises and works with staff to motivate and attend to the personal daily living needs of the developmentally disabled individuals in their care.

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PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible to establish and ensure appropriate and adequate staffing schedules. This includes prudent management of ET and OT.
• Ensure physical plant maintenance to provide a clean, safe, and homelike atmosphere. Develop and monitor preventative and routine maintenance schedules, responding to physical plant emergencies appropriately.
• Responsible for site PS and NPS budgeting including required auditing and reporting functions. Additionally, must insure proper handling and documentation of individuals funds/accounts.
• Prepare and submit a wide variety of administrative reports including, but not limited to, incident reports, Business Office and Human Resources Office policy and procedure, OGS/vehicle maintenance, Staff Services requirements etc.
• Ensure program implementation is carried out by all staff consistently emphasizing independence, individualization, inclusion, and productivity. Coordinate and promote community inclusion activities. Ensure ongoing advocacy.
• Plans, organizes, and monitors work of subordinate staff, role modeling, training/orientation, providing directions and clear expectations with prescribed methods of completion. Institute clear responsibility and accountability. Ensure completion and timely submission of performance evaluations for subordinate staff. TIMES completion. Provide recognition and support along with feedback needed to improve work performance. Responsibilities ultimately cover all shifts necessitating the need to flex in order to provide appropriate oversight to afternoons and midnights, at times, in accordance with Article 32.
• Facilitate routine supervisory and house-staff meeting.
• Maintain open communication and provide necessary feedback to all members of the treatment team including supervisory and clinical staff in order to ensure the health and safety of the individuals living in the home.

Additional Comments TITLE: Developmental Assistant 2, SG 13

NUMBER OF POSITIONS: One

SALARY GRADE: SG 13

SALARY: $58,321 – $63,169 Annually


NEGOTIATING UNIT: CSEA - 04

OFFICE/REGION: OPWDD – Region 2

DIVISION/DEPARTMENT: State Operations

LOCATION: Fairview IRA - Cortland
3644 Fairview Dr.
Cortland, NY 13045

SHIFT/PASS DAYS: Schedule: 6am - 2pm Tuesday - Saturday
Pass Days: Sunday & Monday

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Contact Information

Name Central NY DDSO-Attn: Human Resources

Telephone 315-473-6980

Fax 315-473-6658

Email Address Centralny.careers@opwdd.ny.gov

Address

Street 187 Northern Concourse

City Syracuse

State NY

Zip Code 13212

 

Notes on ApplyingAPPLICATION PROCEDURE: Internal CNY DDSO candidates submit PRF-1 form with cover letter/resume. All others submit cover letter and resume by 11/18/2024 to:


Central New York DDSO
Attn: Human Resources
187 Northern Concourse
North Syracuse, NY 13212
Fax: 315-473-6980
E-mail: CentralNY.careers@opwdd.ny.gov

Please reference the above EOA #24-229 in all correspondence.

Any questions regarding the duties of this position may be directed to Alexis Sabine, TTL, 607-756-5637 ext. 123.


OPWDD 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.

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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 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.

Please Note:
• 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.