NY HELP Yes Agency People With Developmental Disabilities, Office for Title Licensed Master Social Worker - QMTA Willowbrook-Manhattan & Queens - EOA #2025-53 Occupational Category Health Care, Human/Social Services Salary Grade 20 Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF) Salary Range From $75432 to $94781 Annually Employment Type Full-Time Appointment Type Permanent Jurisdictional Class 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 TBD City X State NY Zip Code 00000 Duties Description *LOCATION: To Be Determined (location to be discussed at the time of the interview)Metro NY DDSO: 25 Beaver St., New York, NY 10004 ORBernard Fineson DDSO: 80-45 Winchester Blvd., Queens Village, NY 11428POSITION 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 a Willowbrook Liaison within the Quality Management/Technical Assistance (QM/TA) Unit of Regional Field Office 4. The Willowbrook Liaison serves as the day to day liaison between the OPWDD Statewide Willowbrook Liaison, state operated and voluntary service providers, State Operations PASRR staff, and Care Managers who coordinate services for class members. They must have an in-depth knowledge of the Permanent Injunction are ensure that this service standard is adhered to regarding the overall health and safety of all class members.PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:The candidate selected for this position will act as a Willobrook Liaison. The incumbent’s duties will include but are not limited to the following:• Provide guidance and technical assistance to CCO Care Managers and Voluntary Providers regarding notifications, entitlements, notification documents, informed consent, Due Process, Active Representation, End of Life procedures, legal guardianship, residential placement, incidents, and change of vendor process, and ICF Conversions. • Communicate as needed with the local CAB representative and act as liaison between local CAB representatives and providers. • Ensure that Care Managers meet all qualifications and completes all Willowbrook training requirements. • Follow up on hospitalizations and ensure that the care manager is coordinating and planning for discharge. • Ensure that Willowbrook class members in Nursing Homes are reviewed on a timely basis by the RFO team for appropriate placement. • Monitor the timely completion of Quarterly Case load reports from CCO’s and the monthly Nursing Home report. • Attend meetings and trainings- Nursing Home meetings, special IDT meetings, regional office meetings, and statewide Willowbrook Liaison meetings.• Facilitate meetings at the request of the RFO/DDSOO, CAB, class member/advocate or Care Manager regarding concerns with class members.• Will cover assigned cases within NYC Regional Field Office 4. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nys-office-for-people-with-developmental-disabilities/posts/?feedView=all#LI-SB1 Minimum Qualifications Open Competitive: license and current registration as a Licensed Master 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. 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. • Please note that starting salary for this title reflects the downstate adjustment. Posted Hiring Salary includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for PS&T Grade 20 ($72,032) and Downstate Adjustment ($3,400). Downstate Adjustment is also added to the job rate ($91,381). • 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 (518) 486-7222 or email accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov 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. Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity. Name Metro NY DDSO Telephone 718-430-0710 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 email your resume to Metro.Careers@opwdd.ny.gov and reference EOA #2025-53 or vacancy ID in your email.