Habilitation Specialist 1

Habilitation Specialist 1 (HS1)

The Habilitation Specialist 1 (HS1) has unique responsibilities to provide for each individual on their caseload for Area 1 Team 4 which covers up to 5 IRA's. They are responsible for reviewing and acknowledging life plans, maintaining contact with the care manager to ensure safety, values, and individual goals are maintained. The incumbent oversees individual data and maintains all the files in the IRA.

The primary responsibility of the HS1 is to ensure proper service provision based on individualized residential habilitation goals, and to provide guidance to the DSAs in the IRA's.

Duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Write, oversee implementation, and ensure data collection Safeguard Summary Plans and Staff Action Plans
• Train all IRA staff in implementation of SSPs and SAPs, data collection, and continuing notes to substantiate Res-Hab billing
• Rectify Res-Hab billing issues with RSFO
• Provide and/or ensure training of all IRA staff as needed in response to DQI audits, regulations, and their roles in Medicaid Compliance
• Write, revise as needed, and oversee implementation of individuals' annual Personal Expenditure Plans and ensure spending and documentation meets regulation and fulfills PEPs
• Follow up with house managers and assist house managers in training and supervising direct care staff in the areas of individual care to ensure standards of care
• Participate in DQI and Medicaid Compliance audits, implement and oversee implementation of corrective actions as needed under the oversight of TTL
• Complete HCBS Satisfaction Surveys for all individuals on the caseload on an annual base
• Complete bed check assignment data entry for new individuals, review and revise as needed for all individuals at least annually or more often if necessary
• Completion of E-scores
• Ensures respectful relationships among staff, among persons served and among staff and service recipients in a manner consistent with OPWDD's guiding principles of putting the person first and improving overall quality of life so
• Attends all treatment related and team level meetings including but not limited to Lifeplan review meetings, Special ITT's, placement meetings, etc.
• Provides effective instruction/training to a mix of direct care, paraprofessional, and lower-level clinical staff in implementing service plans and other relevant issues to enable staff to deliver more skillful assistance to the service recipient.
• Trains all staff on all treatment plans for which the Habilitation Specialist is responsible for and maintains record of said training.
• Completion of Occupancy Agreement for all individuals on caseload and update as needed.
• Completion of Quality Reviews.

Competitive:

Candidates must be reachable for appointment on the current Civil Service Eligible List for this title.

Open Competitive Qualifications:

A Bachelor's or higher-level degree in a human services field.

Transfer:

Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/c status in the posted title and be eligible for lateral transfer; OR be eligible to transfer via Section 70.1, 70.4, or 52.6 of Civil Service Law. The transfer cannot be a second consecutive transfer resulting in an advancement of more than two salary grades.

To determine if your current Civil Service title is eligible for transfer to this title, visit the Career Mobility GOT-IT website: