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Management Specialist 3 Children & Family Services

Grade 27

New York State has approximately 2 positions* in this title statewide. You may view a breakdown of positions by county. This position exists in Children&Family Svcs, Off of. View links to all New York State agencies including agencies that have this title. For more information, New York State employees can contact the Career Mobility Office at (518) 485-6199 or (800) 553-1322. If you are not a current New York State employee, you can use the Department of Civil Service Web site to explore possible employment opportunities.

*The number of positions is approximate and represents the number of positions established (both filled and vacant); it is not an indication or reference to position type or duration, or intent to be filled. If you are viewing a trainee title, please note this number reflects the number of positions established at the journey level. Agencies may fill at the trainee level(s) or at the journey level based on employee qualifications. GOT-IT does not provide information on any job postings or job availability. For information on current job postings, please visit State Jobs NY. You may also visit specific New York State Agency websites for information about an agency and its job opportunities.

Career Ladder

A listing of titles that are most commonly used as steps for upward mobility for this title series. The salary schedule for this career ladder is also available.

  1. Management Specialist Trainee 1 Ch & Fm Svs

    Similar to Grade 13

  2. Management Specialist Trainee 2 Ch & Fm Svs

    Similar to Grade 14

  3. Management Specialist 1 Children & Family Services

    Grade 18

  4. Management Specialist 2 Children & Family Services

    Grade 23

  5. Management Specialist 3 Children & Family Services

    Grade 27

  6. Management Specialist 4 Children & Family Services

    Grade 64

Summary of Job Description

As a Management Specialist 3 (Children and Family Services) the duties include developing and providing staff with audit procedures, guidelines, manuals, training materials and instructions, consistent with State and Federal regulations, to meet the specific requirements of an audit; interprets audit guidelines for staff; interprets Federal and State statutes and regulations as they pertain to the operation of the audit unit; meets with officials of local social services agencies, governmental entities, providers, advocate groups, systems representatives, legal representatives, and others for the purpose of defining agency or office policy and audit procedures; provides technical assistance; supervises subordinate staff performing on-site audits; may determine staffing hours, number, and level of staff required to perform audits and management studies; sets schedules and staffing requirements; prepares correspondence and memoranda to assist and advise on audit progress, problems encountered, and preliminary findings; reviews, edits, and finalizes draft reports of field audits; directs the preparation of the final audit report; manages software development and maintenance of systems; may conduct and oversee technical functions related to data extraction, manipulation and analysis from various legacy systems in support of audit activities, office automation activities including hardware/software inventory, purchase, installation and maintenance; develops and maintains a Statewide system of fraud control processes, coordinates activities with agency level IT staff in support of applications, technical functions and analysis; identifies State and local district expenditures that can be claimed for Federal reimbursement; recovers benefits overpayments; and may testify in administrative hearings and appropriate courts on audit findings and matters involving violations of regulations.

There is no classification standard available at this time for this title. For additional information regarding other titles this will bring you to the NYS Title and Salary Plan. If there is a classification standard available there will be a link under the column labeled STD NO. If no link is available there is no classification standard available at this time for that title.

Summary of Minimum Qualifications

Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. If substitutions for education and/or experience are allowed, this information would be available on the announcement.

You must take and pass a Civil Service examination in order to be considered for this position.

On or before the date of the examination, the candidate must be a qualified employee of the New York State Office of Children and Family Services and have had three months of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as a Management Specialist 2 (Children and Family Services), Associate Auditor, or Associate Accountant.

For informational purposes only, click on the examination number(s) listed below to see the current or previous examination(s) that are used to fill this title.

37-916

How to Apply

This title is filled via promotion by the agency or agencies which have this title. Candidates must have had appropriate service in the promotional field for this title to be eligible for consideration. Applicants must apply directly to the agency or agencies that have this title.

Career Mobility

Career mobility is not just limited to the titles in the Career Ladder, above. Additional movement may be achieved through other examinations, additional education and/or work experience or transfer opportunities. For additional information or clarification of transfer determinations, current State employees should contact the Career Mobility Office. Visit ELMS Online to view established open-competitive, promotion, and transition eligible lists. If you are not a current New York State employee, see Employment Opportunities with New York State and find out how to become a New York State employee.

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