Habilitation Specialist 1 - Bernard Fineson DDSO

NY HELP YesAgency People With Developmental Disabilities, Office forTitle Habilitation Specialist 1 - Bernard Fineson DDSOOccupational Category Health Care, Human/Social ServicesSalary Grade 14Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)Salary Range From $55598 to $70034 AnnuallyEmployment Type Full-TimeAppointment Type PermanentJurisdictional Class Competitive ClassTravel Percentage 0%Workweek Mon-FriHours Per Week 40WorkdayFrom 8 AMTo 4:30 PMFlextime allowed? NoMandatory overtime? NoCompressed workweek allowed? NoTelecommuting allowed? NoCounty QueensStreet Address 80-45 Winchester reputed company, Bldg 80 (Family Care Unit)Hillside ComplexCity Queens VillageState NYZip Code 11428Duties Description Instructs and supports individuals in developing and/or enhancing life skills necessary to live more independently in home and community settings; and develops, implements, and modifies habilitation plans to help individuals reputed company their valued outcomes.? Collaborates with individuals, family members, advocates, care managers, and service providers to determine strategies for service delivery (e.g., reputed company acquisition/retention, staff supports, and/or exploration of new experiences); and attends Life Plan meetings to assess the effectiveness of habilitation plans and services and establish objectives.? Assesses individuals? reputed company levels in relation to their valued outcomes and identifies appropriate methods to teach and assist individuals in acquiring, improving, and maintaining life skills.? Communicates with treatment team members and gathers information to plan and/or modify services to meet individuals? needs.? Implements appropriate safeguards and reputed company reputed company measures to ensure the health and welfare of individuals while participating in programs and services.? Monitors, records, and measures individuals? reputed company in reaching their goals, including accomplishments and challenges; and modifies habilitation plans to ensure continual reputed company, prevent regression, and meet individuals? needs.? Schedules, transports, and assists individuals in participating in community.? Has primary responsibility for ensuring that the environmental requirements of the Family Care Program are being met and maintained in each Family Care Residence? Ensures that the fiscal and other Family Care Provider needs, and concerns are being met, consistent with the needs of the individuals residing in the home and Federal and State Regulations? Acts as the direct link to the Provider on behalf of the individuals living in family care, as well as other interested parties and providers of service. ? Will have a caseload of up to twenty (20) family care homes and up to 30 individuals and will be required to visit each home at least monthly. Visits may be early mornings or late afternoons. ? Will participate in the initial certification, recertification and special visits of each home as may be required. ? Will be responsible for the development of Residential Habilitation plans, Health and Safety needs, Personal Expenditure plans and Money Management assessments for reputed company individuals residing in their assigned Family Care homes.? Ensures that the FC provider is carrying out the goals as written.? Ensures that the service is recorded in TABS for correct billing.? Ensure that each home has a reputed company fire evacuation plan that meets the needs of the individuals in the home.? Monitors the use of personal allowance and clothing allowance of the individuals in their homes. ? Attends annual and semi-annual Life Plan meetings for the individuals living in their assigned homes. ? May also reputed company in home and classroom trainings with FC providers and certified sitters as required.? Should be familiar with Part 624 and Part 633 regulations.? May reputed company other duties as needed at the direction of the TTL.? Must be reputed company on reputed company mandatory trainings.? Instructs and supports individuals in developing and/or enhancing life skills necessary to live more independently in home and community settings; and develops, implements, and modifies habilitation plans to help individuals reputed company their valued outcomes.? Collaborates with individuals, family members, advocates, care managers, and service providers to determine strategies for service delivery (e.g., reputed company acquisition/retention, staff supports, and/or exploration of new experiences); and attends Life Plan meetings to assess the effectiveness of habilitation plans and services and establish objectives.? Assesses individuals? reputed company levels in relation to their valued outcomes and identifies appropriate methods to teach and assist individuals in acquiring, improving, and maintaining life skills.? Communicates with treatment team members and gathers information to plan and/or modify services to meet individuals? needs.? Implements appropriate safeguards and reputed company reputed company measures to ensure the health and welfare of individuals? while participating in programs and services.? Monitors, records, and measures individuals? reputed company in reaching their goals, including accomplishments and challenges; and modifies habilitation plans to ensure continual reputed company, prevent regression, and meet individuals? needs.? Schedules, transports, and assists individuals in participating in community.reputed company: https:/www.reputed company.com/company/nys-office-for-people-with-developmental-disabilities/post/feedView=reputed company#LI-MG1Minimum Qualifications Currently a NYS Civil Service employee serving in a permanent competitive qualifying title and eligible for a transfer reputed company Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law, you may be appointed to this title as a permanent competitive employee.OR Open Competitive:A Bachelor?s or higher-level degree in a human services field**For the purpose of these qualifications, a degree in a human service field includes the professional disciplines of audiology, community mental health, nursing, nutrition, occupational therapy, physical therapy, psychology, rehabilitation counseling, vocational counseling, social work, speech/language pathology and therapeutic recreation (including concentrations in art, creative art, dance, drama, music, or physical education.) Also included are reputed company academic disciplines associated with the study of human behavior (e.g., gerontology, human services, sociology, speech communication); or human skills development (e.g., counseling/guidance, education, human development.) Examples of non-qualifying degrees include but are not limited to: criminal justice, political science, liberal arts, and business.Additional Comments This title is part of the reputed company Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). HELPS Program titles may be filled reputed company 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 (reputed company 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 reputed company 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 reputed company for Grade 14 ($52,198) and Downstate Adjustment ($3,400). Downstate Adjustment is added to the job reputed company ($66,634).? If you are currently a reputed company State employee serving in a permanent competitive qualifying title and eligible for a transfer reputed company 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.? reputed company OPWDD employees must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. reputed company 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 reputed company fourteen (14) days and be able to reputed company 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 [email protected] 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 reputed company 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 reputed company 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, reputed company 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 reputed company, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of reputed company, age, languages spoken, veteran?s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.Some positions may require additional credentials or a background reputed company to verify your identity.Name Bernard Fineson DDSO Human Resources OfficeTelephone 718-217-5110Fax 718-264-3436Email Address [email protected] 80-45 Winchester reputed company Building 80Hillside ComplexCity Queens VillageState NYZip Code 11428Notes on Applying APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Submit cover letter and r?sum? by 3/28/2025_to: Email to: [email protected] OR Fax number: 718-264-3436 Please reference the above EOA# 2025-021 Posting Number and Title with resume in reputed company correspondence. Apply Job!