Licensed Clinical Social Worker

NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities; New York (NY); On-site; USD 86,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities is seeking a Human Resources Specialist to join their Crisis Unit. The role involves conducting clinical assessments, providing consultations, and supervising clinical staff. With competitive pay and a commitment to professional growth, this position offers a unique opportunity to impact individuals within the state’s service system.

Benefits

Paid holidays and leave

Health care coverage

Life and disability insurance

Paid parental leave

Professional development and training programs

Access to employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Current registration as a licensed clinical social worker in New York State is mandatory.
• Strong background in clinical assessments and supervision required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct clinical assessments and recommend interventions.
• Provide consultation and training to agencies on risk management.
• Supervise Crisis team LMSW staff.

Skills

Clinical assessments

Risk management

Clinical supervision

Interagency collaboration

Education

Licensed clinical social worker (LCSW)

Job description

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NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities provided pay range

This range is provided by NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$86,681.00/yr - $109,650.00/yr

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Human Resources Specialist at NEW YORK STATE OPWDD

Duties Description

SPS – Crisis Unit

• Conduct clinical assessments, completing reports with clinical recommendations.
• Provide clinical consultation to voluntary agencies on Risk Management functions and provides follow up meetings and trainings as necessary.
• Provide clinical supervision to Crisis team LMSW staff.
• Perform evaluations for Intensive Treatment Opportunity (ITO) retention hearings, suitability assessments, and capacity assessments.
• Collaborate with regional housing (i.e., placement) teams to assess the needs of individuals leaving OPWDD's Valley Ridge and Sunmount Centers for Intensive Treatment.
• Provide technical assistance to various stakeholders including prison staff, provider agencies, care management organizations, and central office (BITS), serving as a specialty liaison to assist stakeholders with OPWDD processes and service access, connecting them to other regional office units as required.
  
  

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Minimum Qualifications

Open Competitive: possession of a license and current registration as a licensed clinical social worker in New York State.

Additional Comments

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 first be appointed as a temporary employee. In June 2025, if you are performing successfully in the position, your appointment will be changed from temporary to permanent non-competitive.

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. Once you are in permanent status, your official probationary period will begin and you may take any promotion exams for which you are qualified.

• 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.
• 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 [phone] or email [e-mail] 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.

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Employment type

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Job function

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• Industries

  Government Administration

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