Candidates must be reachable for appointment from the current Civil Service eligible list for the title
OR
Candidates must have permanent competitive status in the posted title and be eligible for transfer; OR be eligible to transfer via Section (i.e. 70.1, 70.4) of Civil Service Law. The transfer cannot be a second consecutive transfer resulting in an advancement of more than two salary grades
OR
In the event that there is not a valid eligible list for this title in this location, candidates who meet the following open competitive qualifications may be qualified for a provisional appointment. To qualify, candidates must have a bachelor's degree or higher in a human services field* and two years of general experience** in an organization where your primary focus is providing services in a professional capacity to individuals with developmental disabilities.
- For the purpose of this examination, a degree in a human services field includes the professional disciplines of audiology, community mental health, nursing, nutrition, occupational therapy, physical therapy, psychology, rehabilitation counseling, social work, speech/language pathology, and therapeutic recreation (including concentrations in art, dance, drama, music or physical education). Also included are related academic disciplines associated with the study of human behaviors (e.g. gerontology, human services, sociology, and speech communication) or human skills development (e.g. counseling, education, and human development). Examples of non-qualifying degrees include but are not limited to: criminal justice, political science, liberal arts, and business.
**For this examination, general experience in a professional capacity is having responsibility for development, implementation, oversight, monitoring, and revision of individual program plans or having service provider experience. Examples of qualifying experience in a professional capacity are Medicaid service coordinator, habilitation coordinator, program planning coordinator, residential manager, registered nurse, occupational therapist, physical therapist, dietitian, speech-language pathologist, audiologist, and doctor of medicine or osteopathy. Examples of non-qualifying general experience would be direct care experience (such as a direct support assistant or mental health therapy aide), developmental assistant, sleepover staff, shift supervisor of direct care staff, activities of daily living assistant, and fiscal auditor.
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.