Review Vacancy
AgencyMental Health, Office of
TitleLicensed Master Social Worker 2, Elmira Psychiatric Center, Children and Youth - Wayne Fingers Lakes BOCES, P18307
Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $61496 to $78014 Annually
Minimum Qualifications Candidates must be reachable for appointment from the appropriate Civil Service eligible list for this title;
OR
Transfer Opportunity - Candidates must have one year permanent service in this title and eligible for lateral transfer; OR be eligible for transfer via Section 70.1 of Civil Service law. To qualify for Section 70.1 transfer, candidates must be licensed and currently registered by New York State as a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and have at least one year of permanent competitive or 55 b/c service in a title approved for transfer by Civil Service within two salary grades of the Grade 20 level.
OR
Temporary Appointment – In the event that there is not a valid eligible list at this location, candidates who meet the minimum qualifications for the Licensed Master Social Worker 2 exam may submit an employment application and resume to Elmira Psychiatric Center Children & Youth and if hired, will be appointed with temporary status.
Candidates must also submit an online application for the Licensed Master Social Worker examination during the next submission period in July 2018. The examination announcement and the online application can be found at the following link: https://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/lmsw.cfm
Candidates appointed temporarily must receive a score that is reachable on the resulting eligible list before they can be permanently appointed.
Minimum Qualifications:
Either A. licensed and currently registered by New York State as a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) AND have one year of post NYS licensure professional social work experience;**
Or B. licensed and currently registered by New York State as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
Registration and licensure as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor is not considered qualifying for these examinations.
** Professional social work experience involves activities such as screening, assessing and diagnosing individuals' and families' psychosocial needs, strengths and limitations; participating in the development of treatment plans and discharge plans; counseling and educating individuals, groups and families to promote mental, emotional, physical and social functioning; helping access needed services; providing client/patient advocacy and crisis intervention; and developing, coordinating and evaluating services and support systems. Experience limited to social work research or social work administration is NOT considered qualifying.
Duties Description Licensed Master Social Workers 2 serve as members of interdisciplinary treatment teams providing the full range of social work services to individuals in a variety of settings. As a Licensed Master Social Worker 2, you would be required to handle more complex issues and to exercise a high level of independent professional judgment throughout the course of your activities. You may also be required to supervise and train subordinate staff.
Notes:
1. 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.
2. If appointed you may be required to become an
enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to
your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI)
number issued by the National Plan and Provider
Enumeration System (NPES); and otherwise
actively participate to the degree necessary to allow
for your services to be billed through Medicare and
Medicaid. If you are appointed and you lose the ability
to bill through Medicaid and Medicare, you may be
terminated from your employment.
3. Continued employment as a Licensed Master Social
Worker 2 is dependent upon current licensure and
registration by New York State as a Licensed Master
Social Worker or Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Loss
of licensure and registration may result in removal
from employment.
Additional Comments Background Investigation/Justice Center Review: Prospective appointees will be: 1) Checked against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. Prospective employees whose names appear on the SEL as having been found responsible for serious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect will be barred from appointment and may have their names removed from the eligible list(s) for the title(s) if applicable. 2) Investigated through a Criminal Background Check (CBC), which includes State and federal Criminal History Record Checks. All convictions must be reported; conviction of a felony or misdemeanor, or any falsified or omitted information on the prospective appointee’s employment application, may bar appointment or result in removal after appointment. Each case will be determined on its own merits, consistent with the applicable provisions of State and federal laws, rules, and regulations. Prospective employees will be fingerprinted in order to obtain a record of their criminal history information, and may be required to pay any necessary fees. 3) Screened against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Prospective employees may be required to pay any necessary fees. Additionally, prospective employees whose names are indicated on the SCR may be barred from appointment.
Additional Comments:
This is for the Children's Wayne Finger Lakes Day Treatment Program at FL BOCES in Rushville, NY. This day treatment is a year-round program. In addition to the regular school year, there is a 6-week extended school year program during the summer. Clinical services continue even when school is not in session.
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
Email Address Tanya.vanderhoeven@omh.ny.gov
Address
Street Elmira Psychiatric Center
100 Washington Street
Notes on ApplyingIndicate the Title and Location of the position you are applying for. Please complete the Office of Mental Health Employment Application and submit it with your other application materials.
http://www.omh.ny.gov/omhweb/employment/docs/employment-application.pdf