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Community Services Program Analyst 1

Grade 18

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  1. Community Services Program Analyst 1

    Grade 18

  2. Community Services Program Analyst 2

    Grade 23

  3. Community Services Program Analyst 3

    Grade 25

Summary of Job Description

As a Community Services Program Analyst 1, under the general direction of the Community Services Program Analyst 2, you would provide field services to assigned agencies or performs administrative support activities having Statewide implications. When assigned to a field office, an incumbent develops Individual Monitoring Plans (IMP), which include the month, purpose and expected result of site visits for each assigned grantee; conducts Grantee Review and Assessments (GRA) according to processes, procedures and schedules; performs on-site visits to determine actions required by grantees to ensure that programs comply with statutes, regulations, policies and procedures; assesses progress made toward expected goals and outcomes; identifies barriers to achieving the desired goals and outcomes stated in the grantee approved Work Plan; develops the process for providing or obtaining training and technical assistance to ensure improvement; prepares program certificates for payment processing; conducts refund conferences to determine eligibility; attends agency board meetings to verify attendance; assists grantees in developing disaster preparedness plans; provides assistance during and after emergencies or disasters; collects and reviews applications, contracts, amendments, reports and other documents; interprets laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures governing funds received by grantees; represents the Department of State at agency functions; and prepares various narrative and statistical reports that substantiate observations, findings and recommendations. When assigned to the central office, an incumbent assists with various support activities for the Division in the following areas: data collection and analysis, reporting and analysis, development of the Division's Management Plan, budgeting, contract management, human resources, purchasing, information technology support, development and maintenance, inventory management, space planning, forms design and implementation, manuals preparation, policy and legislative reviews, and public information.

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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 have either:

1. a master’s or higher degree in business; business or public administration; education; human services; nutrition; psychology; public or non-profit management; social work; or sociology

AND

one year of full-time qualifying experience;**

OR

2. a bachelor’s degree in business; business or public administration; education; human services; nutrition; psychology; public or non-profit management; social work; or sociology

AND

two years of full-time qualifying experience;**

OR

3. an associate’s degree in business; business or public administration; education; human services; nutrition; psychology; public or non-profit management; social work; or sociology

AND

four years of full-time qualifying experience;**

OR

4. six years of full-time qualifying experience.**

**Qualifying Experience: Experience in two or more of the following activities: administering, monitoring, or evaluating*** human services programs for economically or socially disadvantaged individuals and families in such areas as health, nutrition, housing, economic development or education.

***For the purposes of this examination, administering, monitoring, or evaluating human services programs is defined as having responsibility for directing, organizing, AND controlling the program and/or supervising the professional staff who directly implement the program.

NON-QUALIFYING EXPERIENCE: Experience providing direct care to individuals, case work, child protective services or support, determining eligibility benefits for public assistance, social work, counseling, community service worker/liaison, fraud investigator, family support advocate, nurse, teacher, youth aide, psychologist, and welfare or Medicaid examiner/coordinator are NOT considered qualifying experience.

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.

26-395

How to Apply

When this examination is scheduled to be held, the announcement can be found on the Department of Civil Service, Examination Announcements web page. If you do not see an examination currently scheduled please check back on a monthly basis or sign up for announcement notification by email so that you will automatically be notified when new examinations are being offered.

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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