Vocational Specialist 1 (NY HELPS

Vocational Specialist 1

As a Vocational Specialist 1 you would serve as a member of a treatment team at an OCFS secure, limited secure or non-secure treatment center for court placed/committed youth. Under general supervision, assess the vocational needs of individual youth, develop and follow individual academic and career education plans, provide job readiness instruction, including employment counseling services, oversee development of youth portfolios (vocational folders), supervise work-based learning programs, and assist in job development efforts.

Supervise Vocational Instructors in the implementation of the various components of the career education and employment training program. Additional duties will be discussed in detail during the interview.

This position may be designated 55 b/c and is subject to verification of applicant eligibility.

Open to the Public:
This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).
* A bachelor's degree and two years of experience working with students between the ages of 10 and 21 years in one or more of the following areas: teaching employment-related subjects, job readiness and/or career awareness skills; vocational assessment; employment counseling; career exploration, conducting job searches; supervising youth employment training programs; or coordinating structured school-to-work activities. OR A bachelor's degree and one year of experience working with students between the ages of 10 and 21 years in one or more of the following areas: teaching employment-related subjects, job readiness and/or career awareness skills;

vocational assessment; employment counseling; career exploration, conducting job searches; supervising youth employment training programs; or coordinating structured school-to-work activities AND one year of experience as a supervisor of teaching staff in a vocational shop program. Qualifying experience includes Career and Technical Teacher (Adolescent Education Grades 7-12) in subjects such as vehicle mechanical repair, cosmetology/barbering, culinary careers, electrical, and other vocational and trade-specific areas;
Adolescent Guidance Counselor;
Vocational Counselor. This position may be designated 55 b/c and is subject to verification of applicant eligibility.

* For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At this time, agencies may recruit and hire employees by making temporary appointments. In May 2024, if a temporary NY HELPS employee is satisfactorily performing in the position, the appointment will be changed from temporary pending Civil Service Commission Action to permanent non-competitive and the official probationary period will begin.

At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

Background Investigation Requirements:

• All prospective employees will be investigated through a Criminal Background Check (CBC), which includes State and federal Criminal History Record Checks. All convictions must be reported; conviction of a felony or misdemeanor, or any falsified or omitted information on the prospective appointee's employment application, may bar appointment or result in removal after appointment. Each case will be determined on its own merits, consistent with the applicable provisions of State and federal laws, rules, and regulations.
  
  Prospective employees will be fingerprinted in order to obtain a record of their criminal history information and may be required to pay any necessary fees.
• All prospective employees will be screened against the Statewide…