Review Vacancy
AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for
TitleProgram Operations Specialist 2
Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $86681 to $109650 Annually
Duties Description The Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) provides supports and services to approximately 126,000 people with developmental disabilities. OPWDD's vision is for people with developmental disabilities to enjoy meaningful relationships with friends, family and others in their lives; experience personal health and growth; live in the home of their choice and fully participate in their community.
Duties and responsibilities related to this position include, but are not limited to, the following:
· The POS 2 is part of OPWDD's Community Transitions Unit (CTU), which supports the Developmental Disabilities Regional Field Offices (DDRFOs) in ensuring people transitioning from institutional settings such as residential schools, developmental centers, hospitals, and nursing homes to less restrictive community placements have the support and planning needed for successful transitions. OPWDD's CTU works closely with DDRFO staff to ensure the services and supports necessary for these transitions are identified and secured.
· The POS 2 has the critical role of ensuring people with developmental disabilities who are preparing to leave residential or local schools are transitioned to the most appropriate adult services in a timely manner. The POS 2 works to facilitate the availability of adult services for students as close as possible to the time of their graduation dates, to prevent or limit the time they remain in school settings which are inappropriate to their service needs and which result in significantly higher costs to NYS. Reducing the number of people in residential schools who remain past their graduation dates is a high priority for OPWDD and New York State.
· The POS 2 supports the Local School Transition Coordinators and assists with the development of public facing Local School Transition materials. The POS 2 collects data on children's use of OPWDD services. The POS 2 leads regular statewide meetings with LSTCs to develop best practices and identify concerns and issues that require elevation.
· The POS 2 serves as a liaison between OPWDD and other New York State agencies when cases involve other service systems. This includes, but is not limited to, the New York State Education Department (NYSED), Office for Mental Health (OMH), Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS), New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS), and local Departments of Social Services (DSS) on a statewide basis. The POS 2 assists in ensuring there is both open communication with these agencies and timely and appropriate placement for people who transition into OPWDD services. In addition, the POS 2 works with the OPWDD's regional statewide Residential School Transition Supervisor providing technical assistance and coordinating and standardizing processes and policies across the state.
· The POS 2 assists in oversight of the Residential School Transitions database, the development of required reports and ensures that all data requests are answered promptly. The POS 2 ensures access to the Residential School Transition (RST) and Local School Transition (LST) SharePoint sites and that they are kept current.
· This position requires a person with demonstrated ability to plan and execute strategic decisions, implement critical management and business practices, and deliver the outcomes expected by the individuals we serve.
*Telecommuting to be discussed during interview
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Minimum Qualifications Promotion:
Candidates must be reachable for appointment on the current Civil Service Eligible List.
Transfer:
Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/c status in the posted title and be eligible for lateral transfer; OR be eligible to transfer via Section 70.1, 70.4, or 52.6 of Civil Service Law. The transfer cannot be a second consecutive transfer resulting in an advancement of more than two salary grades.
To determine if your current Civil Service title is eligible for transfer to this title, visit the Career Mobility GOT-IT website: https://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/gotit/index.cfm.
Preferred Candidates will possess the following:
· Supervisory experience
· The ability to both work independently and be a productive member of a team
· Project management experience, including:
o Work plan development and management
o Resource allocation
· Excellent communication skills:
o Writing for audiences with different reading levels
o Communicate and provide information to various high level stakeholders
o Provide technical assistance to district directors, staff and communities of practice
· Technology skills, including experience with data bases
· The ability to travel
· Ability to prepare correspondence, reports, and analysis as required
Additional Comments • 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 or 52.6 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.
***All people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.***
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