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Assoc Dir Training 1

Grade 61

New York State has approximately 25 positions* in this title statewide. You may view a breakdown of positions by county. This position exists in various agencies statewide. 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.

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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. Training Specialist Trainee 1

    Similar to Grade 13

  2. Training Specialist Trainee 2

    Similar to Grade 14

  3. Training Specialist 1

    Grade 18

  4. Training Specialist 2

    Grade 23

  5. Assoc Dir Training 1

    Grade 61

  6. Assoc Dir Training 2

    Grade 62

  7. Assoc Dir Training 3

    Grade 63

  8. Assoc Dir Training 4

    Grade 64

Summary of Job Description

As an Associate Director Training 1, you would plan, organize, and direct the employee education and training program for a small agency or serve as the principal assistant to a higher-level Associate Director Training in a medium to large sized agency. You would supervise Training Specialists 2 and other professional training staff; meet with agency executive staff, program managers, and employees to identify and analyze training and development needs within the context of agency programmatic goals and objectives; oversee curriculum development; develop performance standards for programs and instructors, and methods for evaluating results; provide advice and assistance to managers and supervisors to help improve employee performance and productivity; prepare budgets and monitor expenditures; and evaluate and monitor training compliance.

View the classification standard for this title, on the Classification and Compensation webpage.

The NYS Title and Salary Plan provides additional information regarding other titles. 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 exam, you must be a qualified employee of New York State and have had three months of permanent competitive, non-competitive NY HELPS*, or 55-b/55-c service as:

Either A. as a Training Specialist 2, Agency Training & Development Specialist 2, or Human Services Training Specialist 2;

Or B. as a Training Specialist 2 (Addictions), Training Specialist 2 (Child Protective Services), Training Specialist 2 (Child Welfare), Training Specialist 2 (Instructional Design), Training Specialist 2 (Juvenile Justice), Training Specialist 2 (Mental Hygiene), or Mental Hygiene Staff Development Specialist 4.

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.

31-119

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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