Temporary Assistance Specialist 1 or Trainee 1 or 2 (NY HELPS

Position: Temporary Assistance Specialist 1 or Trainee 1 or 2 (NY HELPS)
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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 07/30/26

Applications Due
08/09/26

Vacancy ID220916

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NY HELPYes

Agency Temporary and Disability Assistance, Office of

Title Temporary Assistance Specialist 1 or Trainee 1 or 2 (NY HELPS)

Occupational Category Other Professional Careers

Salary Grade
18

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range From $53764 to $85138 Annually

Employment Type

Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 30%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? Yes

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address Employment and Income Support Programs

40 North Pearl Street

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code
12243

Duties Description This Temporary Assistance Specialist 1 G-18 position is located in the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Bureau within the Employment and Income Support Programs (EISP) area.

Job duties will include, but not be limited to:

* Conduct on-site reviews, produce monitoring reports of local district HEAP operations;

* Provide technical and program support to local districts, including on-site assistance;

* Prepare written correspondence;

* Participate in the development and delivery of training materials and other presentations;

* Act as a liaison to local districts;

* Participate in development of HEAP policy and procedures;

* Assist in other projects, such as vendor agreement oversight, cooling component monitoring, etc. as assigned;

* Provide data analysis of HEAP program spending and take-up usage, preparation of Federal and State reports; and draft spending projections; and

* Monitor Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Block Grant funding.

Minimum Qualifications NON-COMPETITIVE

QUALIFICATIONS:

For Trainee 1, four years of experience administering temporary assistance programs
* and initiatives to assess applicant or recipient needs, determine eligibility or provide services or benefits to low income individuals or families;
Planning, implementing, assessing, monitoring or evaluating programs to deliver effective temporary assistance or workforce development or training programs to unemployed, underemployed, low income or disabled individuals;
Managing contracts and related budgets for workforce development or training or temporary assistance programs, including contract development, negotiation and execution, and fiscal management, monitoring or program review; and Planning, developing, managing, or administering programs that provide care and service to adults, children, or families in need of assistance, including child care, foster care, medical assistance and adult residential care, aid to the refugee or immigrant population, or child and adult protective care.

* Substitutions:
An associate degree may substitute for two years of experience; a bachelor's degree may substitute for four years of experience; a master's degree may substitute for five years of experience; and a J.D. may substitute for six years of experience.

For Trainee 2, five years of experience administering temporary assistance programs
* and initiatives to assess applicant or recipient needs, determine eligibility or provide services or benefits to low income individuals or families;
Planning, implementing, assessing, monitoring or evaluating programs to deliver effective temporary assistance or workforce development or training programs to unemployed, underemployed, low income or disabled individuals;
Managing contracts and related budgets for workforce development or training or temporary assistance programs, including contract development, negotiation and execution, and fiscal management, monitoring or program review; and Planning, developing, managing, or administering programs that provide care and service to adults, children, or families in need of assistance, including child care, foster care, medical assistance and adult residential care, aid to the refugee or immigrant population, or child and adult protective care.

* Substitutions:
An associate degree may substitute for two years of experience; a bachelor's degree may substitute for four years of experience; a master's degree may substitute for five years of experience; and a J.D. may substitute for six years of experience.

For the Full Performance Level, six years of experience administering temporary assistance…