Job Description

NEGOTIATING UNIT:                        M/C - Management Confidential

OFFICE/REGION:                 NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities – Taconic

DIVISION/DEPARTMENT:     State Operations

LOCATION BASE:                Dutchess County Office

                                             38 Firemen’s Way

                                             Poughkeepsie, Ny                    

SHIFT/PASS DAYS:              8:00 am – 4:30 pm, Saturday/ Sunday Pass

                                             Flexing hours and availability on weekends and holidays may be required.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The Developmental Disabilities Program Specialist 4 (DDPS4) directs and coordinates community-based services to individuals with developmental disabilities. This DDPS4 provides residential and administrative oversight for 26 homes and 2 Day Programs serving approximately 272 individuals within the Dutchess and Ulster County area.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Duties include, but are not limited to:

·        Direct supervisory responsibility for 3 Treatment Team Leaders, a Nutrition Services Administrator, night shift DA3s and other managerial and clerical staff

·        Oversight of the Nutrition Services and the Recreation Departments

·        Ensures that all program and residential sites are in compliance with all regulatory requirements as well as district policies and procedures

·       Provides oversight to management of all resources, including staffing, fiscal, and physical plant issues

·       Assisting in any emergency events

·        Weekly visits to specified homes and program and off hour visits to all sites required

·        Work collaboratively with Taconic's Quality Improvement Department to ensure all State Operated investigations are completed timely, follow regulatory requirements and take corrective action and that Medicaid billing programs are efficiently overseen

·       The DDPS 4 is expected to develop strong working relationships with families, union leadership, the Board of Visitors and others involved with the individuals in the overall operation of the homes under their supervision

·        Actively participate as a member of the DDSOO's leadership team, chair assigned committees and provide effective leadership to the residential teams in Dutchess and Ulster Counties, The Nutrition Services Department, and the Recreation Department

NOTE:  Travel within the five-county catchment area will be required in the performance of the duties of the position.  This may include a state-owned vehicle, as available, or the employee’s own car.  An employee who uses his/her own car will be reimbursed at current negotiated rates.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

PERMANENT QUALIFICATIONS:  Candidates must currently be a permanent Developmental Disabilities Program Specialist 4 OR be reachable on the current Civil Service eligible list

OR

TRANSFER QUALIFICATIONS:  Candidate must be eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 or 52.6 of the Civil Service Law

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter detailing how you meet the minimum qualifications, a current resume, and to the Taconic DDSOO Human Resources Office.  Please provide your social security number for service certification and transfer eligibility determination process.  Also, be sure to include the vacancy number on this announcement on your resume.

Taconic DDSO – Human Resources

25 Center Circle

Wassaic, New York 12592

Phone: 845-877-6821 ext. 3367

Fax: 845-877-3851

Taconic.Human.Resources@opwdd.ny.gov

PLEASE NOTE: 

·        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 (518) 473-4578 or Email at accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.

·        Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter.   

·        Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation.  If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.    

·        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.

·       For CSEA positions:  Local Bidding Agreements will be honored.

·        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.

·        OPWDD IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

Company Description

Taconic DDSO is part of the OPWDD (Office for People with Developmental Disabilities) Agency that provides services to disabled individuals.