Duties Description The New York State Education Department’s (NYSED) Office of Adult Career and Continuing Education Services – Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR) is seeking candidates for an Employment Specialist for Individuals with Disabilities 1 position in the Southern Tier District Office. The incumbent of this position will assist in the development and implementation of employment marketing activities to expand and expedite job opportunities for ACCES-VR consumers. Duties of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Assist Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors and job-ready ACCES-VR customers to identify employment opportunities to ensure successful employment outcomes;
• Provide technical assistance and oversight of job-placement vendors’ service delivery and oversight of contract utilization;
• Network and partner with local Career Stops and serve as an ACCES-VR liaison when needed;
• Provide ADA training to local employers as requested;
• Provide information to employers on tax credits such as WTO, and employer incentives for hiring individuals with disabilities, including but not limited to federal bonding program, 55b/c and Schedule A hiring opportunities for employers and ACCES-VR customers;
• Facilitate and attend local employment networking events and meetings with employers and business communities to promote hiring of ACCES-VR customers;
• Implement the Business Engagement Plan as required under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA);
• Represent ACCES-VR with employer and placement networks;
• Develop presentations and facilitate workshops with New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL), New York Commission for the Blind (NYSCB), and other public and private stakeholders;
• Provide ACCES-VR business services as a member of the National Employment Team (NET);
• Plan and manage District Office annual National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) activities.
  

Minimum Qualifications At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

NON-COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

To be considered for appointment through NY HELPS, or 55 b/c, candidates must meet the open-competitive minimum qualifications for this position. The qualifications are:

• bachelor's or higher degree AND
• three years of professional experience in originating employment programs resulting in new and increased employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. This experience must have included job development and creating targeted marketing plans directed toward hiring persons with disabilities. One year of this experience must have included either preparation and delivery of presentations to business groups on employing persons with disabilities or negotiating agreements to hire persons with disabilities.

COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Reassignment: Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive or 55b/c service as an Employment Specialist for Individuals with Disabilities 1.

Eligible List Appointment: Candidates who are reachable on the New York State Education Department’s Professional Career Opportunities (PCO) Select Titles eligible list may be considered for appointment. If you are on the Civil Service eligible list for this title, you may receive a canvass letter. You must complete and return it as instructed on the letter. For a description of the minimum qualifications that candidates must possess to be appointed from the PCO Select Employment Specialist for Individuals with Disabilities eligible list, please visit https://www.cs.ny.gov/pco/pco-title-details/title-info.cfm?jobcode=8413510.

Section 70.1 Transfer: Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive or 55b/c service in any of the following titles: Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (Manual Communications), or Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (Spanish Language).

For information regarding the transfer options of your current title, please visit the Civil Service Career Mobility Office Website. https://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/gotit/title-search/index.cfm

55b/c Appointment: This position is eligible for 55b/c designation and is subject to verification of applicant eligibility. Candidates must possess a current 55b/c eligibility letter and the following minimum qualifications:

• bachelor's or higher degree AND
• three years of professional experience in originating employment programs resulting in new and increased employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. This experience must have included job development and creating targeted marketing plans directed toward hiring persons with disabilities. One year of this experience must have included either preparation and delivery of presentations to business groups on employing persons with disabilities or negotiating agreements to hire persons with disabilities.

Employees of ACCES-VR who are currently in an Employment Specialists for Individuals with Disabilities 1 position and are interested in transferring to the location indicated on this flyer MUST apply for the position as outlined in the Application section of this flyer.