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Agency People With Developmental Disabilities, Office for

Title Licensed Master Social Worker BOAC (NY HELPS)

Occupational Category Health Care, Human/Social Services

Salary Grade 20

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

Salary Range From $65001 to $82656 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 20%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 8 AM

To 4:30 AM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Dutchess

Street Address Taconic Campus/Dutchess County Office/Ulster County Office

25 Center Circle

City Wassaic

State NY

Zip Code 12592

Minimum Qualifications 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 Licensed and currently registered by New York State as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Registration and licensure as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor are not considered qualifying. * 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. Continued employment as a Licensed Master Social Worker 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 or registration may result in removal from employment.

Duties Description This staff person will be a part of the Bureau of Assessment, Oversight and Coordination (BAOC) within the Division of Service Delivery, Statewide Services. The position will be located within an applicable Developmental Disabilities Regional Office (DDRO) but will have supervisory and administrative reporting structure to Central Office. The Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) Assessment Quality Staff supervisor will lead the statewide team of Quality Assurance/ Quality Management (QA/QM) operations staff. These teams provide customer services across the whole state and perform field observations of state and contract vendor assessors administering the state approved assessment. This position will work in tandem with the other LMSW Assessment Quality Staff supervisor. The LMSW position will report to the Social Work Supervisor (SWS1) for Assessment Operations.PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: • Oversee the activities of an assigned team of QA/QM assessors across multiple DDRO regions. This would include but is not limited to time off requests, time and attendance records, dissemination of information from the Coordinated Assessment System/Child and Adolescent Needs Strengths (CAS/CANS) Central Office team, monitoring of productivity and staff training requirements, etc. • Oversee the activities of an assigned team of QA/QM staff responsible for the processing of CAS/CANS concerns and related requests across multiple DDRO regions. This would include but is not limited to time off requests, time and attendance records, dissemination of information from the CAS/CANS central office team, monitoring of productivity and staff training requirements, etc. • Fulfill training and certification requirements prior to the utilization of the assessment and/or review tools, on an ongoing basis.• Complete clinical review of field observation documents, generate summaries in required timeframes and ensure tracking is completed.• Complete clinical debriefs of observations with new staff and as needed with all staff.• Provide oversight for and complete tracking of all correspondence from the shared mailbox and concerns cases.• Complete all required documentation accurately utilizing the technology provided.• Attain set productivity standards, or an average number of field observations per month.• Manage protocols for QA/QM staff travel and caseloads.• Maintain and complete QA/QM related program activities, timeline activities and deliverables as provided by Central Office.• Help facilitate and act as a liaison with the state assessment for quality oversight activities and address any issues that may arise.• Schedule and coordinate regular meetings with QA/QM staff to conduct a “Community of Practice”, share information and give feedback and guidance.• Lead workgroups for new BAOC initiatives that support program development.• Manage multiple priorities effectively, including prioritizing work plans and work assignments and meeting deadlines.• Provide coverage for the other LMSW Assessment Quality Staff supervisor.• Report issues to the SWS1 as appropriate.• To adequately supervise, QA/QM staff travel (approximately 15% to 20% of the time) is required including some weekend travel and overnight stays at hotels.• Utilize flexible scheduling, including evening, and weekend hours as necessary.

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. If you are hired under the HELPS Program, you will be first be appointed as a temporary employee. Once you are in permanent status, your official probationary period will begin and you may take any promotion exam for which you are qualified.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. • 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 believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the NYS OPWDD Workforce and Talent Management Central Office at (518) 473-4785 or Email at accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.NYS offers Incredible Benefits! 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. 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://goer.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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Name OPWDD Taconic

Telephone 845-877-6821 ext. 3367

Fax 845-877-3851

Email Address opwdd.sm.Taconic.Human.Resources@opwdd.ny.gov

Address

Street Office of Human Resources Taconic DDSOO

25 Center Circle

City Wassaic

State NY

Zip Code 12592

Notes on Applying Interested candidates should submit a cover letter detailing how you meet the minimum qualifications and a current resume, to the Taconic DDSOO Human Resources Office. Please provide your social security number for service certification and transfer eligibility determination process. Please be sure to include the vacancy number, job title and location on your application.https://www.linkedin.com/company/nys-office-for-people-with-developmental-disabilities/posts/?feedView=all #LI-DL2