What are the responsibilities and job description for the Training Specialist 2 Mental Hygiene - EOA# 2025-044 position at People With Developmental Disabilities, Office for?
The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform. Duties Description Plan, coordinate and conduct trainings as needed. This may include travel.• Participate as a member of committees such as Traineeship Council or other committees as assigned, help to oversee progress of Direct Support Trainees• Provide training, establish, and maintain compliance in required trainings/ instructor trainings• Work with ITS and Central Office training staff to use technology effectively to deliver programs in a 24/7 organizational environment across a large catchment area• Instructor in New Employee Orientation• Monitor training compliance by using the Statewide Learning Management System• Conduct Supervisory Training• Assist staff in completion of mandatory online trainings as requested• Delivery of PROMOTE training.• Inform and assist employees with available educational and training opportunities• May require overnight travel to attain certification and assist OPWDD statewide• Maintains record/rosters of all training activities• Support Voluntary agencies through DDRO as needed• Communicate with State Operations managers, including DDSO and DDRO Directors, Division of Administration, Division of Enterprise Solutions and ITS to find effective local implementation strategies for GOER, OPWDD and Federal statewide initiatives• Offer technical assistance when needed to staff and partners.• Supervise Training Specialist 1’s and others in the training department• Other administrative duties as assignedLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nys-office-for-people-with-developmental-disabilities/posts/?feedView=all#LI-MF1
The minimum qualifications required for this vacancy. Minimum Qualifications Candidates must have permanent service as a Training Specialist 2, be eligible for transfer to a Training Specialist 2 title, or reachable on the current Civil Service List for Training Specialist 2-MH.• Provisional appointment pending exam may be considered. You must take and pass a Civil Service Examination to be considered for this position. For provisional appointment qualifications you must have: One year permanent service as a Mental Hygiene Staff Development Specialist 3, Mental Hygiene Staff Development Specialist 3 (Nursing), Training Specialist 1, Training Specialist 1 (Mental Hygiene) or Training Specialist 1 (Nursing). PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Candidate should possess excellent communication skills, be organized and have experience in public speaking. Active trainer status is preferred.Duties Description POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Training Specialist 2 Mental Hygiene assists the Associate Director of Training with coordination and implementation of training programs. The TS2-MH will plan, organize, and oversee a comprehensive education and training program for all employees. The incumbent will work with local division leadership to coordinate training efforts to ensure employees remain in compliance with regulatory requirements. These required trainings relate to the health and safety of individuals supported and the core mission of the agency; for example, PROMOTE, PRAISE, GOER trainings, CPR/AED and First Aid and New Employee Orientation training. The incumbent will provide and oversee mandatory training for Long Island staff.
Additional comments regarding the vacancy. Additional Comments OPWDD 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.If you are employed by state government, you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments have been made under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer. For more information on PSLF, please visit www.studentAid.gov/publicservice. Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA). If an employee believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the NYS OPWDD Workforce and Talent Management Central Office (518) 473-4785 or Email at accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.For CSEA positions: Local Bidding Agreements will be honored. 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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The minimum qualifications required for this vacancy. Minimum Qualifications Candidates must have permanent service as a Training Specialist 2, be eligible for transfer to a Training Specialist 2 title, or reachable on the current Civil Service List for Training Specialist 2-MH.• Provisional appointment pending exam may be considered. You must take and pass a Civil Service Examination to be considered for this position. For provisional appointment qualifications you must have: One year permanent service as a Mental Hygiene Staff Development Specialist 3, Mental Hygiene Staff Development Specialist 3 (Nursing), Training Specialist 1, Training Specialist 1 (Mental Hygiene) or Training Specialist 1 (Nursing). PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Candidate should possess excellent communication skills, be organized and have experience in public speaking. Active trainer status is preferred.Duties Description POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Training Specialist 2 Mental Hygiene assists the Associate Director of Training with coordination and implementation of training programs. The TS2-MH will plan, organize, and oversee a comprehensive education and training program for all employees. The incumbent will work with local division leadership to coordinate training efforts to ensure employees remain in compliance with regulatory requirements. These required trainings relate to the health and safety of individuals supported and the core mission of the agency; for example, PROMOTE, PRAISE, GOER trainings, CPR/AED and First Aid and New Employee Orientation training. The incumbent will provide and oversee mandatory training for Long Island staff.
Additional comments regarding the vacancy. Additional Comments OPWDD 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.If you are employed by state government, you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments have been made under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer. For more information on PSLF, please visit www.studentAid.gov/publicservice. Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA). If an employee believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the NYS OPWDD Workforce and Talent Management Central Office (518) 473-4785 or Email at accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.For CSEA positions: Local Bidding Agreements will be honored. 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.
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
