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Developmental Specialist 4

Grade 22

New York State has approximately 2 positions* in this title statewide. You may view a breakdown of positions by county. This position exists in People W Dev Disab, Off for. 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. Developmental Specialist 1

    Grade 14

  2. Developmental Specialist 2

    Grade 17

  3. Developmental Specialist 3

    Grade 19

  4. Developmental Specialist 4

    Grade 22

Summary of Job Description

Developmental Specialists are certified teachers who specialize in teaching children with developmental disabilities.  They are the primary contributors to the individual education program (IEP) and are members of the program planning team responsible for developing the individual program plan (IPP) used to assist individuals with mental retardation and/or developmental disabilities in developing basic learning and self-help skills, as well as communication and prevocational skills.  Incumbents help consumers reach their optimal level of functioning by conducting initial evaluations of each individual’s strengths, setting performance goals and directly implementing the IEP and IPP.

Specifically, Developmental Specialists 4 are responsible for the overall planning, direction and coordination of the educational programs; supervise lower level developmental and habilitative staff; and provide clinical guidance to direct care staff.

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.  

For qualified employees of New York State on or before the date of the examination, you must be a qualified employee of New York State and have had three months of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as a Developmental Specialist 3, Developmental Specialist 2, or Habilitation Specialist 2.

AND You must possess a permanent or provisional principal's, school administrator's and supervisor's, or school district administrator's certificate issued by the New York State Education Department.

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.

35-231

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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