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AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for

TitleHabilitation Specialist 2

Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services

Salary Grade17

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

Salary RangeFrom $61516 to $78307 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 7:30 AM

To 3:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Saratoga

Street Address Schuylerville Day Hab

99 Broad Street

City Schuylerville

StateNY

Zip Code12871

Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
• In title Habilitation Specialist 2, Grade 17
OR
• Eligible for 70.1 transfer by way of current permanent status in a title deemed comparable to
Habilitation Specialist 2 by the Department of Civil Service. To determine if your current Civil Service
title is eligible for transfer to this title, visit the Career Mobility GOT-IT website: Career Mobility Office »
GOT-IT (ny.gov) https://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/gotit/ Appointments via transfer must not
result in a second, consecutive transfer with an advancement of more than two salary grades.
OR
• Provisional appointment: In the event there is not a viable eligible list, candidates that meet the
following qualifications may be qualified for Provisional Appointment pending exam. To be appointed on
provisional status, you must be eligible to and participate in the next Civil Service examination(s) being
given for this title. You must be qualified for appointment from the eligible list. You must be a reachable
candidate, when the exam list is produced by civil service, in order to obtain permanent status and
maintain your position.
Below are the minimum qualifications for Provisional Appointment:
You must be a qualified employee of the New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities
and have had one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as a Habilitation Specialist 1,
Habilitation Specialist 1 (Spanish Language), or Habilitation Specialist 1 (Manual Communications).
Qualified Intellectual Developmental Professional (QIDP) is preferred. QIDP candidates must
possess bachelor’s degree in human services and have one (1) years’ experience working with
people with developmental disabilities.

Duties Description DUTIES:
• Will oversee, coordinate, and assist in the development and provision of Day hab services for individuals attending day hab.
• Will oversee and assist Habilitation Specialist 1’s with the development and modification of Staff Action Plans, Safeguard Summary Plans, as needed.
• Will participate in joint Residential and Day Habilitation Meetings and may be asked to chair Committees for special programming and events.
• Will coordinate with Clinical staff to ensure all individual needs are met and programs are developed/modified as appropriate.
• Will provide training and hands on assistance to Habilitation Specialist 1’s and staff in the proper delivery of daily services.
• Will provide training and oversight in the proper documentation of Medicaid Billing documents, Habilitation Monthly Notes and General notes in relation to the implementation of Day hab services.
• Will develop and maintain a good working relationship with Care Managers and Residential staff that serve individuals.
• Will attend Life Plan reviews for individuals as needed, work collaboratively with the Care Managers, and assist in the development and updating of Staff Action Plans and Safeguard Summary Plans that support the Life Plan.
• Will communicate with, develop, and maintain as good working relationship with staff to ensure the implementation of Staff Action Plans and staff resources are available for the needs of the individuals.
• Will supervise Habilitation Specialist 1’s.
• Will have oversight and be responsible for the content and organization of the individual program charts,
filing system and EHR in relation to Habilitation services.
• Will assist Habilitation Specialist 1’s to provide oversight for the direct care staff in the development and
implementation of Staff Action Plans and corresponding documentation.
• Will complete weekly and monthly chart audits to ensure documentation requirements are correct and
present.
• Will communicate with Regional Office, CCO’s and Care Managers to ensure all current changes are
brought to the Habilitation Specialist for implementation.
• Will attend and participate in all mandatory trainings.
• Other duties as assigned.
SELECTION CRITERIA:
• Ability to work as a team player.
• Ability to flex schedule to meet the needs of the individuals.
• Ability to manage time to meet the needs of the individuals, as well as documentation requirements.
• Previous documented and verifiable experience.
• Satisfactory employment history as evidenced by a review of personal history folder and supervisory
evaluations.


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Additional Comments ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
• Family and household member relationships: OPWDD policy may impact eligibility for this position. Employees are responsible for recognizing the relationship and not posting for positions where it would be a concern. Before you apply read Section 120.27 of the Region 3 Policy Manual. Please e-mail capital.district.human.resources@opwdd.ny.gov if you have you need help determining if this policy applies to you.
• CAPA: Must be cleared by the NYS Central Register for Child Abuse and Maltreatment if position requires working with minors and not previously cleared.
• 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 Reasonable Accommodation Unit at (518) 486-7222 or e-mail at accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.
• For CSEA positions: Local Bidding Agreements, and previously approved vacation/holiday time will be honored in the new assignment.
• 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.
• 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.

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

Name Capital District DDSOO-Office of Human Resources

Telephone 518-388-0838

Fax 518-370-7536

Email Address CapitalDistrict.Careers@opwdd.ny.gov

Address

Street Capital District DDSO

500 Balltown Road

City Schenectady

State NY

Zip Code 12304

Notes on ApplyingAPPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Please submit cover letter and resume to:

Capital District DDSO
Human Resources Office
Building 1
500 Balltown Road
Schenectady, New York 12304
Phone: 518-388-0838
Fax: 518-370-7536
Email: CapitalDistrict.Careers@opwdd.ny.gov

*Please reference EOA #24-156 in all correspondence.