Child Protective Services Specialist 3 - Grade 23

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This title exists in Children&Family Svcs, Off of and has approximately 9 positions.

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Salary Information for Child Protective Services Specialist Tr
Title Grade Hiring Rate/yr Job Rate/yr
Child Protective Services Specialist Tr 13 $49,363 $63,169
Child Protective Services Specialist 1 16 $58,247 $74,135
Child Protective Services Specialist 2 20 $72,032 $91,381
Child Protective Services Specialist 3 23 $84,156 $106,454
Child Protective Services Specialist 4 27 $103,784 $127,830
Child Protective Services Specialist 5 29 $114,976 $140,815

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Job Duties

As a Child Protective Services Specialist 3, you would function as a second level supervisor over lower level staff on the Statewide Central Register 24/7 Child Abuse and Maltreatment Hotline (SCR). You would supervise Child Protective Services Specialist 2's; manage daily hotline call volume and staffing resources using knowledge and understanding of relevant sections of child protective laws, rules, and regulations, as well as agency policies and procedures; promote staff development, quality assurance, productivity, and relationships with local districts and voluntary agencies; and collect and interpret intake data as necessary.

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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, you 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:

Child Protective Services Specialist 2.

If you were permanently appointed to a qualifying title on or before February 13, 2023, and have served continuously in this title since that date, you are eligible to file for this examination.

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.

38-910010

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