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Agency People With Developmental Disabilities, Office for

Title Deputy Director DDSO (Bridge Deputy Director)

Occupational Category Administrative or General Management

Salary Grade 666

Bargaining Unit M/C - Managerial/Confidential (Unrepresented)

Salary Range From $152191 to $191427 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 25%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8 AM

To 4 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County To Be Determined

Street Address TBD

City TBD

State NY

Zip Code 00000

Minimum Qualifications Possession of a Master's Degree in a mental hygiene discipline (e.g., occupational therapy, physical therapy, social work, speech pathology and audiology, psychology, recreation, rehabilitation counseling, education or nursing), hospital administration, business or public administration or other area specifically related to health care, behavioral or social science, statistics, quantitative research; OR a valid license to practice medicine in New York State or Canada; AND three years of progressively responsible administrative, management, or supervisory experience in a mental hygiene or health/human services setting, or comparable setting, delivering individualized and customized services. Experience must be at a leadership level, with broad policy-influencing responsibility for fiscal and program administration. ORA Bachelor's Degree in any of the disciplines listed above and five years of progressively responsible administrative, management, or supervisory experience in a mental hygiene or health/human services setting, or comparable setting, delivering individualized and customized services. Experience must be at a leadership level, with broad policy-influencing responsibility for fiscal and program administration. ORTen years of progressively responsible administrative, management, or supervisory experience in a setting whose purpose is to serve the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities by delivering individualized and customized services. Seven years of this experience must be at a leadership level with broad policy-influencing responsibility for fiscal and program administration.

Duties Description The New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) is looking for a forward-thinking leader who is capable of informing and executing strategic decisions at both the organization and system level to serve as the Bridge Deputy Director of State Operations Office Region 3. The ideal candidate will have experience serving individuals with intellectual disabilities/developmental disabilities (ID/DD). This position serves at the pleasure of the Commissioner of OPWDD. Region 3 State Operations Office is comprised of two districts, Capital District and Sunmount District. The Capital District serves the following counties: Albany, Fulton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, Washington. The Sunmount District serves the following counties: Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, St. Lawrence.Under the direction of the Deputy Commissioner and Associate Commissioner for the Division of State Operations, the individual selected will serve at the executive level and provide a leadership role for the State Operations Office. The selected candidate will report to the Director of State Operations Office Region 3 and work with Deputy Directors and other management team members to foster and support a collaborative workforce to ensure excellent quality in state-operated program standards. The ideal candidate for this position will share OPWDD's commitment to advocating on behalf of people with developmental disabilities as well as advancing and enhancing services and supports. In line with our dedication to "Putting People First", he/she will also provide leadership, commitment, and support to State Operations Office staff as well as to individuals with developmental disabilities, their family members, OPWDD Regional Office staff, voluntary provider agencies, local government and other stakeholders. Under the direction of the Director, the Bridge Deputy Director will be assigned to oversee the Quality Improvement Department, Article 16 Clinic Operation, Family Care Program and provision of waiver Services (Day and Employment) across both the Capital District and Sunmount DDSOO. He/she will also be responsible for cross-district project coordination and standardization of best practices. * This position may be filled at either one of the following locations: - Capital District: 500 Balltown Road, Schenectady NY 12304 - Sunmount: 2445 State Route 30, Tupper Lake, NY 12986 Telecommuting will be discussed at the interview. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nys-office-for-people-with-developmental-disabilities/posts/?feedView=all#LI-EW1

Additional Comments • The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) and it's Division of State Operations is committed 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.• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter.• 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.• OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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Name Emilee Walker

Telephone 518-473-4785

Fax 518-474-9902

Email Address MainOffice.Careers@opwdd.ny.gov

Address

Street 44 Holland Ave

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12229

Notes on Applying Please submit a cover letter and resume as an attached PDF or Word document by September 30, 2024. Please reference the EOA #2024-250 in all correspondence