Temporary Assistance Specialist 1 or Trainee 1 or 2 - Harlem, United States - Temporary and Disability Assistance, Office of

Temporary and Disability Assistance, Office of
Temporary and Disability Assistance, Office of
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Harlem, United States

3 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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Description

Minimum Qualifications

NY HELPS:
This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).


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 all of 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.


NON-
COMPETITIVE QUALIFICATIONS:
For Trainee 1 level, you must have a bachelor's or higher degree.
For Trainee 2 Level, you must have a bachelor's or higher degree; AND one year of professional experience performing one or more of the following:

  • Planning, implementing, assessing, monitoring and/or evaluating programs to deliver effective temporary assistance and/or workforce development/training programs to unemployed, underemployed, low income or disabled individuals;
  • Managing contracts and related budgets for workforce development/training and/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, and/or families in need of assistance, including childcare, foster care, medical assistance and adult residential care, aid to the refugee and/or immigrant population, or child and adult protective care.

Substitution:

A Juris Doctor, master's or higher degree in a related field can substitute for one year of specialized experience.

For the Full Performance Level, you must have a bachelor's or higher degree; AND two years of professional experience performing one or more of the following:

  • Planning, implementing, assessing, monitoring and/or evaluating programs to deliver effective temporary assistance and/or workforce development/training programs to unemployed, underemployed, low income or disabled individuals;
  • Managing contracts and related budgets for workforce development/training and/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, and/or families in need of assistance, including childcare, foster care, medical assistance and adult residential care, aid to the refugee and/or immigrant population, or child and adult protective care.

Substitution:

A Juris Doctor, master's or higher degree in a related field can substitute for one year of specialized experience.


Temporary Assistance Programs are:

Family Assistance (FA), Jobs Program, Safety Net Assistance, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), SSI State Supplement Program, Emergency Assistance to Families or Adults (EAF,EAA), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as Food Stamps), Employment Services for Recipients of Public Assistance or SNAP, and Energy Assistance.

OR


COMPETITIVE QUALIFICATIONS
OR
Reachable on the appropriate eligible list in Harlem.


Duties Description


These Temporary Assistance Specialist 1, G-18 positions are located in the Downstate Systems Bureau on the Welfare Management System (WMS) Team.

This is part of OTDA's division of Employment and Income Support Programs. These positions will receive supervisory support from a Temporary Assistance Specialist 2, G-23.
Duties of these positions will include, but not be limited to:

  • The general testing of various systems changes to WMS subsystems such as Eligibility, Undercare, Benefit Issuance, Client Notices, External Budgeting, and/or Mass Re-budgeting;
  • Write systems specifications and test plans;
  • Work with Information Technology Services (ITS) staff in the testing and debugging software changes;
  • Work with programmers to implement changes to WMS;
  • Write detailed computer problem logs for problems identified in testing software; and
  • Provide technical support to New York City's (NYC) Human Resources Administration (HRA) centers on WMS software issues.

Additional Comments
Your resume must indicate how you meet the minimum qualifications for this position. Non-specific submissions may be disqualified from further consideration if the information you provide does not meet the minimum qualifications.

Salary for Trainee 1 starts at $49,363
Salary for Trainee 2 starts at $52,198


Remarks:
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