Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)

NY HELP Yes Agency People With Developmental Disabilities, Office for Title Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) Occupational Category Health Care, Human/Social Services Salary Grade 20 Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF) Salary Range From $72032 to $91381 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 8:30 AM To 5 PM Flextime allowed? No Mandatory overtime? No Compressed workweek allowed? No Telecommuting allowed? No County To Be Determined Street Address Housing-Age Out Unit To Be Determined City To Be Determined State NY Zip Code 10461 Minimum Qualifications License and current registration as a Licensed Master Social Worker in New York State. Duties Description POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) provides high-quality, person-centered services, supports and advocacy to approximately 136,000 individuals with developmental disabilities in New York State. We are guided in our interactions with the people we serve and each other by compassion, dignity, diversity, excellence, and honesty.The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) Division of Service Delivery Regional Offices seeks a Licensed Master Social Worker 2 who will act as the Residential School Transition Coordinator (RSTC) within the Age Out Unit of DDRO Region 4. The Age Out Unit is responsible for transitioning OPWDD eligible individuals in residential schools and in foster care to adult residential and day services. The Residential School Transition Coordinator (RSTC) plays a critical role within the Age Out Unit’s planning process. PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:The candidate selected for this position will act as the Residential School Transition Coordinator (RSTC). The incumbent’s duties will include but are not limited to the following: Ensure that individuals aging out of the residential schools receive appropriate OPWDD adult services. Assist with state management and reporting for individuals transitioning from residential schools to OPWDD adult services using Excel, Citrix, and relevant databases. Participate in weekly and monthly meetings, both in person, by phone or by video conference with agencies, families, residential schools and developmental staff, all meetings relate to the transition of transition individuals from residential settings to OPWDD adult services. Work closely with the Eligibility Team to ensure those in residential schools meet OPWDD criteria to receive services. Follow the Front Door process including updating the Eligibility Assessment and Authorization system. Provide information to providers on the Higher Needs Funding process, including administering, or updating the DDP2. Visit residential Schools both in state and out of state for upcoming graduates as needed. Maintain dialog with families, both in writing and over the phone regarding their child and the placement process. Review Preliminary Adult Services Plan/Behavioral Plan to ensure the needs of the individual will be met by the OPWDD Adult Residential Opportunity. If the plan is not approved, work with the agency to make corrections, deletions, or additions. Send referrals for residential placement and Day Services to appropriate agencies. Will cover assigned cases within NYC Region 4.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nys-office-for-people-with-developmental-disabilities/posts/?feedView=all#LI-SB1 Additional Comments Please note: Please indicate your preferred location on all correspondence. OPWDD is committed 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. 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 he or she needs a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the NYS OPWDD Workforce and Talent Management Central Office (518) 473-9689 or Email at accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms. 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. For CSEA positions: 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/cover letter. 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. OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.Name Metro NY DDSO Telephone Fax 646-766-3491 Email Address Metro.Careers@opwdd.ny.gov Address Street 2400 Halsey Street Human Resources Office City Bronx State NY Zip Code 10461 Notes on Applying Please submit a cover letter and resume by September 11, 2024, and reference EOA #2024-207 on all correspondence.Please indicate your preferred location on all correspondence. Metro NY DDSO: Manhattan-25 Beaver St., New York, NY 10004 Metro NY DDSO: Bronx-2400 Halsey St., Bronx, NY 10461 Staten Island DDSO: 930 Willowbrook Rd., Bldg. 12, Staten Island, NY 10314 Brooklyn DDSO: 750 Vandalia Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11239