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AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for

TitleDevelopmental Disabilities Program Specialist 1 (DDPS 1)

Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services

Salary Grade21

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

Salary RangeFrom $75850 to $96173 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 8 AM

To 4:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County To Be Determined

Street Address To Be Determined

Regional Office 4

City To Be Determined

StateNY

Zip Code10461

Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Must currently be a permanent Developmental Disabilities Program Specialist 1 OR

2. Must be active and reachable on the Civil Service eligible list for Developmental Disabilities Program Specialist 1 OR

3. Eligible for 70.1 transfer by way of current permanent status in a title deemed comparable to Developmental Disabilities Program Specialist 1 by the Department of Civil Service (Must also be within 2 salary grades of the targeted title.

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 in a position at a Grade 16 or above.

NOTE: Provisional appointments will only be considered if there are insufficient in-title and/or Civil Service list candidates.

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Duties Description POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) provides high-quality, person-centered services, supports and advocacy to approximately 136,000 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.

The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) Division of Service Delivery Regional Offices seeks a Developmental Disabilities Program Specialist (DDPS)1 within the Age Out Unit of DDRO Region 4. The Age Out Unit is responsible for transitioning OPWDD eligible individuals in residential schools and in foster care to adult residential and day services. The DDPS 1 plays a critical role within the Age Out Unit’s planning process.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The candidate selected for this position will act as the Residential School Transition Coordinator (RSTC) and line supervisor. The incumbent’s primary duties and responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:

• Function as a line supervisor for the Age Out Unit.

• Ensure that individuals aging out of residential schools receive appropriate OPWDD adult services in a timely fashion. Bring any issues and concerns to leadership.

• Participate in weekly and monthly meetings, both in person, by phone or by video conference with agencies, families, residential schools and developmental staff, all meetings relate to the transition of individuals from residential settings to OPWDD adult services.

• Work closely with the Eligibility Team to ensure those in residential schools meet OPWDD criteria to receive services.

• Maintain dialog with families, both in writing and over the phone regarding their child and the placement process

• Send referrals for residential placement and Day Services to appropriate agencies.

• Will cover assigned cases within NYC Region 4

Additional Comments Please note:

• 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.

• 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 he or she needs a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the NYS OPWDD Workforce and Talent Management Central Office (518) 473-9689 or Email at accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.

• Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

• 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

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

Name Metro New York DDSO

Telephone

Fax 646-766-3491

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

Address

Street 2400 Halsey Street

Human Resources Office

City Bronx

State NY

Zip Code 10461

Notes on ApplyingPlease submit a cover letter and resume by November 12, 2024, and reference EOA #2024-248 on all correspondence.

Please indicate your preferred location:

• Metro NY DDSO: 2400 Halsey Street, Bronx, NY 10461
• Metro NY DDSO: 25 Beaver Street, New York, NY 10004
• Bernard Fineson DDSO: 80-45 Winchester Blvd., Queens Village, NY 11428
• Brooklyn DDSO: 750 Vandalia Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11239
• Staten Island DDSO: 930 Willowbrook Rd., Bldg. 12G, Staten Island, NY 10314