Review Vacancy
AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for
TitleLicensed Master Social Worker - Regional Office 4 - Housing-Age Out Unit - EOA #2025-135
Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $78193 to $98121 Annually
Duties Description *LOCATION: To Be Determined (location to be discussed at the time of the interview)
• Brooklyn DDSO: 750 Vandalia Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11239 OR
• Staten Island DDSO: 930 Willowbrook Road, Staten Island, NY 10314 OR
• Bernard Fineson DDSO: 80-45 Winchester Blvd., Queens Village, NY 11428 OR
• Metro NY DDSO: 2400 Halsey Street, Bronx, NY 10461 OR
• Metro NY DDSO: 25 Beaver Street, New York, NY 10004
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 Licensed Master Social Worker 2 who will act as the Residential School Transition Coordinator (RSTC) 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 Residential School Transition Coordinator (RSTC) 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). The incumbent’s duties will include but are not limited to the following:
• Ensure that individuals aging out of the residential schools receive appropriate OPWDD adult services.
• Assist with state management and reporting for individuals transitioning from residential schools to OPWDD adult services using Excel, Citrix, and relevant databases.
• 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 transition 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.
• Follow the Front Door process including updating the Eligibility Assessment and Authorization system.
• Provide information to providers on the Higher Needs Funding process, including administering or updating the DDP2.
• Visit residential Schools both in state and out of state for upcoming graduates as needed.
• Maintain dialog with families, both in writing and over the phone regarding their child and the placement process.
• Review Preliminary Adult Services Plan/Behavioral Plan to ensure the needs of the individual will be met by the OPWDD Adult Residential Opportunity. If the plan is not approved, work with the agency to make corrections, deletions, or additions.
• Send referrals for residential placement and Day Services to appropriate agencies.
• Will cover assigned cases within NYC Region 4.
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Minimum Qualifications Open Competitive: license and current registration as a Licensed Master Social Worker in New York State.
Additional Comments This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). HELPS Program titles may be filled via a non-competitive appointment. This means that you do not need to take an exam to qualify, but you do need to meet the minimum qualifications of the title.
At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), employees hired under NY HELPS are expected to have their permanent non-competitive employment status converted to permanent competitive status. You will not have to take an exam to gain permanent competitive status.
• Please note that starting salary for this title reflects the downstate adjustment. Posted Hiring Salary includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for PS&T Grade 20 ($74,193) and Downstate Adjustment ($4,000). Downstate Adjustment is also added to the job rate ($94,121).
• If you are currently a New York State employee serving in a permanent competitive qualifying title and eligible for a transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law, you may be appointed to this title as a permanent competitive employee.
• The assignment of PS&T employees will be made in accordance with any agreed upon Memorandum of Understanding between PEF and the local DDSO regarding the posting of job vacancies.
• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume.
• 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.
• 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 or job applicant believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the Reasonable Accommodation Unit at (518) 486-7222 or email accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.
• Savings programs such as the U.S. Savings Bond and the College Savings Plan.
• Voluntary pre-tax savings programs such as Health Care Spending Account and the Dependent Care Advantage Account offer employees options to pay for uncovered health care expenses or dependent care expenses.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) an assessment and referral service that connects employees with local service providers and support services to address their personal needs.
• Life insurance and Disability insurance.
• The New York State Deferred Compensation Plan is a voluntary retirement plan that offers employees the option to invest a part of their salaries for retirement on a tax-deferred basis.
• Paid Holidays and Leave:
° Thirteen (13) paid holidays each year.
° Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave initially.
° Five (5) days paid personal leave each year.
° Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave each year (PEF/CSEA), which may carry over from year to year.
° Up to three (3) days professional leave each year to participate in professional development events.
• Health Care Coverage:
Employees and their eligible dependents can choose from a variety of affordable health insurance programs. Employees are provided family dental and vision plans at no extra cost.
• Paid Parental Leave:
Paid Parental Leave allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave at full pay for each qualifying event. A qualifying event is defined as the birth of a child or placement of a child for adoption or foster care.
• Retirement Program:
Participate in The NYS Employees’ Retirement System (ERS), which is recognized as one of the best-managed and best-funded public retirement systems in the nation.
• Professional Development and Education and Training:
NYS offers training programs and tuition assistance to eligible employees to maintain and increase their professional skills and prepare them for promotional opportunities. For more information, please visit https://oer.ny.gov/training-and-professional-development.
• Additionally, the Public Service Workshops Program (PSWP) offers certain professional training opportunities for PEF represented and M/C designated employees that may grant continuing education credits towards maintaining professional licensure. For more information, please visit https://oer.ny.gov/public-service-workshops-program-pswp.
• OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated 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.
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