Early Intervention Specialist ; NY HELPS

Position: Early Intervention Specialist 3 (NY HELPS) - 24629
Position Information NY HELPS:
Yes
55-b/c Eligible:
No

Agency:
Health, Department of

Title:

Early Intervention Specialist 3 (NY HELPS) - 24629

Occupational Category:
Other Professional Careers Salary Grade: 25

Bargaining Unit: PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary Range:
From $100671 to $126875 Annually

Employment Type

:
Full-Time Appointment Type :

Permanent

Internship:
No Jurisdictional Class :

Competitive Class

Travel Percentage : 5%
Schedule Workweek :
Mon-Fri Hours Per Week : 37.5

Workday From : 8:30 AM To : 4:30 PM Flextime allowed? :
No Mandatory overtime? :
No Compressed workweek allowed? :
No Telecommuting allowed? :
Yes Location County :
Albany Street Address :
The Division of Family Health/Bureau of Early Intervention - Provider Approval, Due Process and Monitoring :
Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza City :
Albany State: NY Zip Code: 12237

Job Specifics Duties Description :
The Early Intervention Specialist 3 (EIS
3) will work in the Provider Approval, Due Process, and Monitoring Unit (PAU) in the Bureau of Early Intervention (BEI), within the Division of Family Health (DFH). Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Direct and secondary supervision of staff who conduct approval, monitoring, and due process activities for PAU; ensuring compliance with federal and state requirements related to provider approval, quality improvement, and due process including developing reports to the federal oversight agency and others as appropriate; develop and help implement internal policies and procedures related to applications, monitoring, and due process activities;

overseeing updates needed to the online application and approval systems to ensure compliance; develop and oversee the development of written documents and reports (including memoranda, guidance documents, communications) related to Early Intervention Program policy; and contract oversite for programmatic monitoring activities and Due Process activities. The EIS 3 will be responsible for interpretation and communication of policies, procedures, and regulations pertaining to the provider approval, due process, and monitoring as they apply to the EIP to local government officials, providers, and other stakeholders as appropriate, as well as data collection, tracking and analysis related to provider approval, due process, and monitoring.

The EIS 3 will also serve as a secondary liaison to other DOH programs, local, State, and federal agencies, external organizations, healthcare facilities and key stakeholders, and the public as needed.

Minimum Qualifications : NY HELPS:

Bachelor’s degree and five years of experience in the provision of Early Intervention services to children under age five, with or at risk for disabilities, as well as services to their facilities. One year of the experience must have been at a supervisory level.

Experience must have included the provision of Early Intervention services to children under age five, with or at risk for disabilities, as well as services to their families. Examples of services include, but are not limited to, occupational or physical therapy, speech language pathology, and Early Intervention service coordination.

Experience must have been in an approved Early Intervention program under Article 25, Part 69, of the New York State Public Health Law, and Title 10 of the New York Codes, Rules, and Regulations; or in an approved Preschool Special Education program under Section 4410, of the New York State Education Law, where the primary focus is providing Early Intervention services to children under age 5.

Experience may also have been in a professional position in a public or private setting, developing, administering, and evaluating approved Early Intervention…