Review Vacancy
AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for
TitleSocial Work Assistant 3 - EOA #2018-100
Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $53568 to $68192 Annually
Minimum Qualifications • Must currently be permanent in the title of Social Work
Assistant 3, OR
• Must be active and reachable on the appropriate Civil Service
eligible list, OR
• Must be eligible for 70.1 transfer by way of current permanent
status in a title deemed comparable by the NYS Department of
Civil Service.
FOR PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT:
• Must possess a Master’s degree in Social Work from a regionally
accredited college or university, OR
• A Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and one year of post
bachelor’s experience in Social Work, OR
• A Bachelor’s degree or higher in a human service area and two
years of post-bachelor’s experience in Social Work.
IF YOU ARE APPOINTED PROVISIONALLY, YOU MUST TAKE THE NEXT SCHEDULED CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION FOR THIS TITLE AND YOUR SCORE MUST BE REACHABLE ON THE RESULTING ELIGIBLE LIST BEFORE YOU CAN BE PERMANENTLY APPOINTED. IF YOU DO NOT PASS THE EXAMINATION OR ACHIEVE A REACHABLE SCORE, YOU MAY NOT BE RETAINED.*
Duties Description The incumbent’s job duties will include but are not limited to the following:
• Interface with hospitals who have OPWDD individual in their care.
• Write comprehensive psycho-social summaries when necessary.
• Make appropriate residential referrals based on the
individual’s needs.
• Track Certified Residential Opportunities referrals and follow-up
with agencies
• Assess cases and present during monthly meetings.
• Interface with agencies providing residential services.
• Enter information into the Residential Opportunities database.
• Additional responsibilities to be determined based on unit needs.
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.