Social Work Assistant 2 (NY HELPS), Bronx Psychiatric Center - Safe Options Support Team, P26228
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Social Work Assistant 2 (NY HELPS), Bronx Psychiatric Center - Safe Options Support Team, P26228
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Base pay range
$63,361.00/yr - $80,655.00/yr
Duties Description
Bronx Psychiatric Center is recruiting for Social Work Assistant 2 to provide case management and service coordination activities for individuals with mental illness. Candidates from outside or within State Service can apply.
As a Social Work Assistant 2 at Bronx Psychiatric Center, you will manage a caseload for individuals with more complicated behavioral disorders including:
- Interviewing individuals and their families to gather background information
- Preparing case histories and determining eligibility for services
- Advocating and assisting individuals in identifying and obtaining services
- Supervising Social Work Assistant 1 and direct care staff
Minimum Qualifications
Candidates from outside or within State Service can be considered for hire under the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement – Statewide (NY HELPS) program if they have a bachelor’s degree in a human service field and 2 year of social work experience.
Substitution: Master’s degree in social work can substitute for 1 year of specialized experience.
OR
Candidates within State Service can be considered for a competitive class appointment if they are reachable on the current Social Work Assistant 3 eligible list.
OR
Candidates from within State Service can be considered transfer to a competitive class position if they have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.
OR
In accordance with Section 52.7 of the Civil Service Law, this notice advises all employees of the Office of Mental Health of our intention to conduct a non-competitive promotion examination for the position of Social Work Assistant 2 at Bronx Psychiatric Center. Permanent appointment may be made by non-competitive promotion of an applicant who meets the position’s minimum qualifications if all requirements of non-competitive promotion are met.
The promotion field for the Social Work Assistant 2 position consists of candidates who have 1 year of permanent service as a Social Work Assistant 1.
Additional Comments
All OMH employees receive a generous benefits package including:
- NYS medical, dental, & vision insurance
- Access to tuition assistance programs
- Excellent opportunities for advancement & professional growth
- Paid time off – 13 paid vacation days in the first year, 5 paid personal days, 13 paid holidays, & paid sick leave
- NYS Retirement programs
Background checks will be required.
Additional Information about the position:
Bronx Psychiatric Center is currently recruiting Social Work Assistant 2 workers for the Safe Options Support Team (SOS). The SOS Team provides comprehensive care to street homeless or subway dwelling individuals. The worker's role will involve community outreach on the streets and subways, coordinating participants needs before and after their move from street to home, enhancing their daily living skills, accompanying individuals to appointments and advocating on their behalf when faced with healthcare inequities. The role will require field-based work, periodic on-call coverage and a willingness to work flexible hours.
Submit Resume - Apply by e-mail (BPC.Recruitment@omh.ny.gov) or by fax (718-862-4879)
This position is eligible for a Downstate Adjustment of $4,000.
NOTE:
- 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.
- If appointed, you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are appointed and lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment.
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