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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 10/06/15

Applications Due10/21/15

Vacancy ID24071

AgencyMental Health, Office of

TitleSocial Work Assistant 2, Kingsboro Psychiatric Center, P15691

Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services

Salary Grade14

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

Salary RangeFrom $41993 to $53606 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 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Kings

Street Address Kingsboro Psychiatric Center

681 Clarkson Avenue

City Brooklyn

StateNY

Zip Code11203

Minimum Qualifications Candidates must be reachable for appointment from the appropriate Civil Service eligible list for this title;

OR

Transfer Opportunity - Candidates must be permanent in this title and eligible for lateral transfer; OR be eligible for transfer via Section 70.1 of Civil Service law.

OR

Provisional Opportunity - Candidates who meet the following open competitive qualifications may be provisionally appointed:
A Bachelor's Degree or higher in Social Work;

OR

A Bachelor's Degree or higher in a Human Service area AND one year 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 As a Social Work Assistant 2, you would, under the supervision of professional staff, assist in the provision of various social work activities in support of a plan of service for consumers. This could include assisting in individual assessments; identification, implementation, coordination, and evaluation of services; and the preparation of written assessments, progress notes, reports, letters, and other communications with consumers, providers, and other involved parties.

Additional Comments Background Investigation Requirements:
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.

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.

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.

This position is eligible for the Downstate Adjustment of $3,026.

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

Name Feaney Gayle

Telephone

Fax 718-221-7345

Email Address Feaney.gayle@omh.ny.gov

Address

Street Kingsboro Psychiatric Center

681 Clarkson Avenue

City Brooklyn

State NY

Zip Code 11203

 

Notes on ApplyingIndicate the Title and Location of the position you are applying for on your e mail or fax. 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

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