Department of Civil Service

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Positions

This title exists in Children&Family Svcs, Off of and has approximately 18 positions.

*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.

Career Ladder

A listing of titles that are most commonly used as steps for upward mobility for this title series.

Salary Information for Children & Family Services Spec Trainee 1

Title	Grade	Hiring Rate/yr	Job Rate/yr
Children & Family Services Spec Trainee 1	14	$53,764	$68,630
Children & Family Services Spec Trainee 2	16	$59,994	$76,359
Children & Family Services Specialist 1	18	$66,951	$85,138
Children & Family Services Specialist 2	23	$86,681	$109,650
Children & Family Services Specialist 3	27	$106,898	$131,665

All salary grades for trainees titles are Non-Statutory (NS) equated to the salary grade identified. These grade equations apply to the starting salaries in their respective salary schedule for the traineeship levels.

This title may exist in more than one negotiating unit. This salary schedule represents the most typical salary for this title. Click here to view additional salary information regarding the various bargaining units.

An individual's final salary is determined by the Office of the State Comptroller. This salary schedule does not reflect any Special Salary Treatments

Job Duties

As a Children and Family Services Specialist 3, you would supervise groups of Children and Family Services Specialists 2 and lower-level staff, and independently pursue, plan, demonstrate, and implement various rate-setting and research projects. You would apply in-depth knowledge of laws and regulations governing agency programs to the oversight of the continuing development and monitoring of the local district and agency programs and ensure that procedures, policies, and information sharing address State and federal requirements; provide administrative leadership for a unit or program by managing various fiscal, human resources, policy/procedure development, information and communication systems and other administrative functions; and develop standards for program evaluation and strategies for problem resolution.

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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.

For employees of New York State, 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, non-competitive NY HELPS, or 55-b/55-c service as either:

A. Children and Family Services Specialist 2, Children and Family Services Specialist 2 (Permanency Services), or Adoption Specialist;

Or

B. Child Protective Services Specialist 3, Children and Family Services Program Manager 1, Youth Support Coordinator 3, Youth Counselor 3, Youth Support Coordinator 4, Youth Counselor 4, or Social Work Supervisor 1 (LCSW).

Only the title or titles listed are qualifying.

If you have received a permanent appointment to a qualifying title listed and served provisionally in that title immediately preceding your permanent appointment, such provisional service may be counted towards meeting the time in title required 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.

31-246020

Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. Job postings on StateJobsNY will contain the most up-to-date qualifications.

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 email notification so that you will automatically be notified when new examinations are being offered.

Mobility Options

Career mobility is not just limited to the titles in the career ladder. Additional movement may be achieved through transfer or other examinations.

For additional information or clarification of transfer determinations, current State employees should contact the Career Mobility Office at (518) 485-6199 or (800) 553-1322.

You can also visit ELMS Online to view established open-competitive, promotion, and transition eligible lists.