Rehabilitation Counselor 1, Kingsboro Psychiatric Center, P24566

New York State

  • New York City, NY
  • $59,724-76,029 per year
  • Training
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
  • Apply easily
Minimum Qualifications Candidates must be reachable for appointment from the current Civil Service eligible list for the title;ORTransfer Opportunity - Candidates must have one year of permanent service as a Rehabilitation Counselor 1, Grade 17, and be eligible for lateral transfer;ORbe eligible for transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law. To qualify for Section 70.1 transfer, candidates must have at least one year of permanent service in a title within two salary grades of SG-17 and approved for transfer by the Department of Civil Service.ORProvisional Appointment - In the event that there is not a valid promotional or open competitive eligible list, a provisional appointment may be made. To qualify as a promotion provisional candidate, candidates must meet the following promotion qualifications:two years as a Rehabilitation Assistant 2, Occupational Therapy Assistant 2, or Physical Therapy Assistant 2 AND a bachelor's degree in a human service field* or NYS licensure as a Registered Nurse;ORone year as a Rehabilitation Assistant 2, Occupational Therapy Assistant 2, or Physical Therapy Assistant 2 AND a master's degree in a human service field.*ORTo qualify as an open competitive candidate, candidates must meet the following open competitive qualifications:a bachelor's degree in a human service field* AND two years of post-bachelor's qualifying experience;**ORa master's degree in a human service field* AND one year of post-bachelor's qualifying experience;**ORa master's degree in rehabilitation counseling.
  • For the purpose of these positions, human service field includes disciplines related to the following: addiction studies; child and family studies; communication disorders; community health; education; gerontology; health administration; human services; nursing; nutrition; occupational therapy; physical therapy; psychology; recreation therapy, including art, dance, drama, and music; rehabilitation counseling; social work; and sociology.
** Qualifying Experience: To qualify for the position you must have professional experience providing vocational, psychosocial, or rehabilitative/habilitative services in an agency primarily serving individuals diagnosed with mental retardation, developmental disabilities, mental illness, or addictions. Internship experience does not count if it was credited toward the qualifying degree.If you are appointed provisionally, you must take the next scheduled Civil Service examination for this title, and your score must be reachable on the resulting eligible list before you can be permanently appointed. If you do not pass the examination or achieve a reachable score you may not be retained.NOTE: 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.If appointed you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are appointed and lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment.Duties Description As a Rehabilitation Counselor 1, you would provide a full range of rehabilitation/habilitation services to consumers, including psychosocial, competency training, and residential rehabilitation services, and such vocational services as evaluation, training, counseling, placement and support, and special employment programs.Additional Comments Background Investigation Requirements
Prospective appointees will be: 1) Checked against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. Prospective employees whose names appear on the SEL as having been found responsible for serious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect will be barred from appointment and may have their names removed from the eligible list(s) for the title(s) if applicable. 2) 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. 3) Screened against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Prospective employees may be required to pay any necessary fees. Additionally, prospective employees whose names are indicated on the SCR may be barred from appointment.Additional Comments:
This position is eligible for a Downstate Adjustment of $3087.Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

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