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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 09/22/16

Applications Due10/06/16

Vacancy ID33213

AgencyMental Health, Office of

TitleSocial Work Assistant 3 – Spanish Language, Bronx Psychiatric Center, P16536

Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services

Salary Grade17

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

Salary RangeFrom $50478 to $64260 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Other (see below)

"Other" Explanation To be determined

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 12 AM

To 11:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Bronx

Street Address Bronx Psychiatric Center

1500 Waters Place

City Bronx

StateNY

Zip Code10461

Minimum Qualifications Transfer Opportunity - Candidates must have one year of permanent service in a title eligible for transfer under § 70.1 of the Civil Service Law;

OR

Provisional Appointment - Candidates who meet the following open competitive qualifications may be provisionally appointed:

A master’s degree in Social Work

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.

Candidates currently employed by New York State who meet the following promotion qualifications may be provisionally appointed:

One year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as a Social Work Assistant 2 or parenthetic AND a bachelor's degree or higher in social work;.

OR

Two years of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as a Social Work Assistant 2 or parenthetic AND a bachelor's degree or higher in human service area;

OR

Three years of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as a Social Work Assistant 2 or parenthetic.

Candidates appointed provisionally must take the next scheduled Civil Service examination for this title, and their score must be reachable on the resulting eligible list before they can be permanently appointed. Candidates who do not pass the examination or achieve a reachable score may not be retained.

If you are selected for appointment as a Social Work Assistant 3 (Spanish Language), you will be required to pass a performance test to demonstrate proficiency in the Spanish Language. Proficiency must be at a level which will permit you to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position.

Duties Description As a Social Work Assistant 3, you would, under the supervision of professional staff, directly provide or assist in the provision of various social work activities in support of a plan of service for clients. This could include individual assessments; identification, implementation, coordination and evaluation of services; and the preparation of written assessments, progress notes, reports, letters and other communications with clients, providers and other involved parties. You would be required to handle complex issues and exercise independent judgment in performing these duties. Services may be provided in inpatient or outpatient settings.

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 (NPPES); 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.

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.

Additional Comments:
This position is eligible for a downstate adjustment of $3,026.

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

Name Human Resources

Telephone

Fax 718-862-4879

Email Address BPC.Recruitment@omh.ny.gov

Address

Street Bronx Psychiatric Center

1500 Waters Place

City Bronx

State NY

Zip Code 10461

 

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. Please send your resume and application materials by Fax or e-mail only.

http://www.omh.ny.gov/omhweb/employment/docs/employment-application.pdf

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