Habilitation Specialist 1
NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities, Commack, New York, United States, 11725
Responsibilities
Provide services in a classroom and alternate community settings with developmentally disabled adults to promote basic learning and self‑help skills, as well as communication and prevocational skills.
Facilitate programming, community inclusion and meaningful activities to support Day Hab Staff Action Plans.
Provide and oversee services at the day program and alternate community locations.
Assist with development, revision, and implementation of Day Habilitation Staff Action Plans.
Ensure completion and quality review of monthly notes to document progress toward goals.
Coordinate with the interdisciplinary residential team to develop, review, and revise Safeguard Summary Plans.
Provide direct care staff with ongoing training and support regarding goal implementation, documentation, and safeguard summary plan.
Schedule and attend annual and semi‑annual Life Plan meetings, and special meetings as needed.
Establish working relationships with Care Managers, clinicians, and residential programs to ensure Life Plan meetings are conducted and services are coordinated.
Follow up on billing discrepancies, prepare documents for audits and claims reviews.
Conduct on‑site reviews of documentation to monitor billing compliance.
Travel required.
Collaboration with individuals, family members, advocates, care managers, and service providers to determine strategies for service delivery and attend Life Plan meetings to assess effectiveness and establish objectives.
Assess individuals’ skill levels in relation to their valued outcomes and identify appropriate methods to teach and assist individuals in acquiring, improving, and maintaining life skills.
Communicate with treatment team members and gather information to plan and/or modify services to meet individuals’ needs.
Implement appropriate safeguards and protective oversight measures to ensure the health and welfare of individuals while participating in programs and services.
Monitor, record, and measure individuals’ progress in reaching their goals, including accomplishments and challenges, and modify habilitation plans to ensure continual progress, prevent regression, and meet individuals’ needs.
Schedule, transport, and assist individuals in participating in community activities.
Additional responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.
Qualifications
Competitive: Candidates must be reachable for appointment on the current Civil Service Eligible List for this title.
Open Competitive Qualifications: A Bachelor’s or higher‑level degree in a human services field*
For the purpose of these qualifications, a degree in a human service field includes the professional disciplines of audiology, community mental health, nursing, nutrition, occupational therapy, physical therapy, psychology, rehabilitation counseling, vocational counseling, social work, speech/language pathology and therapeutic recreation (including concentrations in art, creative art, dance, drama, music, or physical education) and related academic disciplines associated with the study of human behavior (e.g., gerontology, human services, sociology, speech communication); or human skills development (e.g., counseling/guidance, education, human development). Examples of non‑qualifying degrees include but are not limited to: criminal justice, political science, liberal arts, and business.
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.
Equal Opportunity Statement 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.
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Provide services in a classroom and alternate community settings with developmentally disabled adults to promote basic learning and self‑help skills, as well as communication and prevocational skills.
Facilitate programming, community inclusion and meaningful activities to support Day Hab Staff Action Plans.
Provide and oversee services at the day program and alternate community locations.
Assist with development, revision, and implementation of Day Habilitation Staff Action Plans.
Ensure completion and quality review of monthly notes to document progress toward goals.
Coordinate with the interdisciplinary residential team to develop, review, and revise Safeguard Summary Plans.
Provide direct care staff with ongoing training and support regarding goal implementation, documentation, and safeguard summary plan.
Schedule and attend annual and semi‑annual Life Plan meetings, and special meetings as needed.
Establish working relationships with Care Managers, clinicians, and residential programs to ensure Life Plan meetings are conducted and services are coordinated.
Follow up on billing discrepancies, prepare documents for audits and claims reviews.
Conduct on‑site reviews of documentation to monitor billing compliance.
Travel required.
Collaboration with individuals, family members, advocates, care managers, and service providers to determine strategies for service delivery and attend Life Plan meetings to assess effectiveness and establish objectives.
Assess individuals’ skill levels in relation to their valued outcomes and identify appropriate methods to teach and assist individuals in acquiring, improving, and maintaining life skills.
Communicate with treatment team members and gather information to plan and/or modify services to meet individuals’ needs.
Implement appropriate safeguards and protective oversight measures to ensure the health and welfare of individuals while participating in programs and services.
Monitor, record, and measure individuals’ progress in reaching their goals, including accomplishments and challenges, and modify habilitation plans to ensure continual progress, prevent regression, and meet individuals’ needs.
Schedule, transport, and assist individuals in participating in community activities.
Additional responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.
Qualifications
Competitive: Candidates must be reachable for appointment on the current Civil Service Eligible List for this title.
Open Competitive Qualifications: A Bachelor’s or higher‑level degree in a human services field*
For the purpose of these qualifications, a degree in a human service field includes the professional disciplines of audiology, community mental health, nursing, nutrition, occupational therapy, physical therapy, psychology, rehabilitation counseling, vocational counseling, social work, speech/language pathology and therapeutic recreation (including concentrations in art, creative art, dance, drama, music, or physical education) and related academic disciplines associated with the study of human behavior (e.g., gerontology, human services, sociology, speech communication); or human skills development (e.g., counseling/guidance, education, human development). Examples of non‑qualifying degrees include but are not limited to: criminal justice, political science, liberal arts, and business.
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.
Equal Opportunity Statement 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.
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