Licensed Master Social Worker

NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid holidays

Paid vacation leave

Paid personal leave

Paid sick leave

Professional development and training

Public retirement system (ERS)

Job summary

NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities seeks a licensed Master Social Worker to join a multidisciplinary treatment team. You will coordinate care, provide individual and family therapy, and advocate for clients’ rights and access to services, while building community resources to support integration and independence.

The role emphasizes crisis intervention, treatment planning, documentation, and collaboration with staff across disciplines in a dynamic public service environment.

Qualifications

• Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) with current New York State registration.
• Open Competitive title or eligible for transfer under Civil Service Law sections 70.1, 70.4 or 52.6.

Responsibilities

• Works as part of a multidisciplinary treatment team, coordinates care, and participates in treatment planning.
• Provides social work and therapeutic services including life skills, family support, and community integration.
• Assesses client and family needs and records psychosocial observations.
• Delivers individual, group, and family therapy and crisis intervention.
• Advocates for clients’ rights and access to benefits and services.
• Maintains professional relationships with community providers to ensure continuity of care.

Job description

Duties

• Serves as a member of a multidisciplinary treatment team; participates in team meetings, presents clinical information and observations, and provides consultation and assistance to staff in other disciplines; and coordinates care and treatment planning for individuals.
• Provides a variety of social work and treatment services to individuals and families that include life skills, vocational and career training, family support, and community integration that assists individuals in achieving maximum participation in work and social activities.
• Assesses and evaluates individual and family needs, strengths, and limitations; and records significant psychosocial events and/or changes in clinical conditions.
• Provides individual, group, and family therapy; and crisis intervention, stabilization, and follow-up services to individuals who may be a danger to themselves or others.
• Advocates for individuals’ rights and access to benefits and services to meet their personal and social needs.
• Helps individuals identify goals and solutions to a variety of short-term mental, emotional, behavioral, and environmental conditions and uses therapy to address illnesses and disorders, including mental illnesses and emotional disturbances; marital and family difficulties; adjustment problems related to acute and chronic illnesses; addiction, substance use, behavioral, and learning disorders; and community problems and social issues.
• Educates individuals and families about the nature of illnesses and disorders; and provides individuals with vocational, educational, and personal interest opportunities and resources.
• Establishes and maintains professional relationships with community providers to ensure continuity of care; assists individuals with the development and maintenance of natural supports; and links individuals and families to existing services in the community to ensure continuity of care.
• Develops effective treatment plans in conjunction with individuals and treatment teams; monitors and evaluates individuals’ progress; and modifies treatment plans or terminates services when appropriate.
• Prepares and maintains documentation and records, including progress notes, observations, recommendations, and discharge plans.
• May supervise and train social work interns, and paraprofessional social work and/or direct care staff. Under the supervision of a licensed clinical social worker, licensed psychologist, or psychiatrist, may provide clinical services to individuals, such as the diagnosis of mental, emotional, behavioral, developmental, and addictive disorders; development of assessment-based treatment plans; and provision of psychotherapy.

Other duties as assigned.

Telecommuting to be discussed in interview.

The position will be filled in one of the following locations: 249 Glenwood Rd., Binghamton N.Y. 13905, 118 Business Park Dr., Utica N.Y. 13502, 51 Main St, Potsdam, N.Y. 13676, or 7242 Route 9N 101, Plattsburg N.Y. 12901

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Minimum Qualifications

Open Competitive: license and current registration as a Licensed Master Social Worker in New York State.

Transfer:

Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/c status in the posted title and be eligible for lateral transfer; OR be eligible to transfer via Section 70.1, 70.4, or 52.6 of Civil Service Law. The transfer cannot be a second consecutive transfer resulting in an advancement of more than two salary grades.

To determine if your current Civil Service title is eligible for transfer to this title, visit the Career Mobility GOT-IT website: https://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/gotit/index.cfm.

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.

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.
• 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 Leave and Benefits

• Paid Holidays: thirteen (13) paid holidays each year.
• Paid vacation leave: thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave initially.
• Paid personal leave: five (5) days paid personal leave each year.
• Paid sick leave: thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave each year (PEF/CSEA), which may carry over from year to year.
• Professional leave: 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.
• 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.

All people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.