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Agency People With Developmental Disabilities, Office for

Title Developmental Assistant 1 Trainee (NY HELPS)

Occupational Category Other Professional Careers

Salary Grade 11

Bargaining Unit ISU - Institutional Services Unit (CSEA)

Salary Range From $46306 to $59757 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Other (see below)

"Other" Explanation EVENING SHIFT (3:45pm-12:15am)Pass days: Friday/Saturday

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 3:30 PM

To 12:30 AM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Kings

Street Address Parkside Ave SOIRA

366-368 Parkside Ave

City Brooklyn

State NY

Zip Code 11226

Minimum Qualifications Developmental Assistant Trainee: High school or high school equivalency diploma and one year of experience in the care, treatment, and habilitation of individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.Developmental Assistant 1: High school or high school equivalency diploma and two years of experience in the care, treatment, and habilitation of individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.ORTransfer in title: Current or previous permanent service as a DA1 – Salary GR 11/12.70-1 Promotion/Transfer qualifications: Current or previous one-year permanent service in a qualifying title at SG 9 or above. Example LPN or DSA and any other comparable titles. Simultaneous to this posting the Civil Service for Developmental Assistant 1 may be canvassed.

Duties Description •The candidate filling the position of the Developmental Assistant Tr/1 will work under the guidance of the Developmental Assistant 3 and the Treatment Team Leader in a community setting. •The incumbent will perform a wide variety of tasks in a community-based residence. Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: •The incumbent will work as part of a team to maintain the general health, well-being, and safety of the service recipients. •Supervise direct care professionals to implement services according to plans and preferences. •Generate work schedules for the residence, keep track of required trainings and schedule to remain in compliance.•Follow, implement, and enforce all DDSO internal operational systems including but not limited to attendance, staff utilization, incident management, upkeep of physical plant, fire safety compliance.•Supervise direct support professionals to maintain the physical plant in a home like atmosphere.•Supervise supplies, generate orders for the needs of the home.•Organize and keep personal spending for individuals for record reviews.•Attend meetings, trainings and will be responsible to document meetings for staff under their supervision.

Additional Comments #[LI-JJ1]Please reference the above EOA# 24-62 in all correspondence. NY HELPS • 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. In June 2024, if you are performing successfully in the position, your appointment will be changed from temporary to permanent non-competitive. 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.• 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 of the Civil Service Law, you may be appointed to this title as a permanent competitive employee.• Local Bidding Agreements will be honored. • 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 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 Brooklyn DDSO Human Resources Office

Telephone 718-642-6310

Fax 718-264-3344

Email Address Brooklyn.Careers@opwdd.ny.gov

Address

Street Brooklyn DDSO

750 Vandalia Ave

City Brooklyn

State NY

Zip Code 11239

Notes on Applying Please reference the above EOA # 24-62 in all correspondence.