Position Information

NY HELPNo

AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for

TitleFire and Safety Representative

Occupational CategoryAdministrative or General Management

Salary Grade18

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

Salary RangeFrom $52293 to $66494 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Schedule

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

Location

County Nassau

Street Address OPWDD - Long Island /Queens, Central Office Location

170 Dupont Street

City Plainview

StateNY

Zip Code11803

Job Specifics

Minimum Qualifications For permanent appointment: Must be reachable for appointment on current New York State Civil Service eligible list for Fire and Safety Representative OR eligible to transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law as a Fire and Safety Representative, Grade 18.

For provisional appointment: Candidates must have three years of full-time active service in a professional fire department or industrial fire brigade, one year of which must have been as the person primarily responsible for fire prevention, fire inspection, or fire training programs; OR six years of active service in a volunteer fire department and the successful completion of six fire safety courses offered by the State Office of Fire Prevention and Control. These must include: Firefighter 1 or Basic Firefighter (91) and Intermediate Firefighter (92); Introduction to Code Enforcement Practices Part 1 (9A); Introduction to Code Enforcement Practices Part II (9B); and Inspection Procedures for Existing Structures (9C). Please submit documentation of your successful completion of these fire safety courses.

Duties Description The Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) provides high-quality, person-centered services, supports and advocacy to approximately 120,000 individuals with developmental disabilities in New York State. We are guided in our interactions with the people we serve and each other by compassion, dignity, diversity, excellence and honesty. Our motto is “Putting People First,” and it applies not only to the individuals we serve, but to our employees as well.

Operating within the Office of Facility Management, Fire Safety & Emergency Services, the Fire and Safety Representative will promote fire safety improvements across the OPWDD enterprise. Duties will include, but not limited too:

• Facilitating fire safety training and awareness of regulatory and code requirements to staff responsible for the day-to-day management of safety programs. The Representative will work with DDSOO Staff Development and Training departments as well as voluntary providers to ensure consistent adherence to fire safety curricula.

• Assisting in the development and monitoring of evacuation plans to ensure facilities and community homes are prepared to respond to fire and other emergencies.

• Working in concert with their respective DDSOOs, providers and other stakeholders, ensure that all applicable processes are followed and improvements as needed are implemented.

• Assisting the DDSOO safety officers in their reviews of state-operated homes and also working collaboratively with the Division of Quality Improvement to identify and promote resolution of fire safety concerns.

• Compiling reports detailing their findings and recommendations.

• Establishing working relationships with local fire safety authorities and police departments.

The position will require some travel throughout the State of New York. In addition occasional work in the New York State Emergency Operation Center in Albany during a natural disaster may be required, which may include modified working hours as needed.

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.

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

Contact Information

Name Robbie Serfilippi

Telephone 518-473-9689

Fax 518-474-9902

Email Address OPWDD.Human.Resources@opwdd.ny.gov

Address

Street OPWDD Personnel Office

44 Holland Avenue

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12229

 

Notes on ApplyingAdditional $3,026 annual downstate adjustment

Submit cover letter and résumé By April 15, 2014, please add 2015-57 to you cover letter.