Duties Description Buffalo Psychiatric Center is recruiting for Social Work Assistant 2 to provide case management and service coordination activities for individuals with mental illness. Candidates from outside or within State Service can apply.As a Social Work Assistant 2 at Buffalo, you will manage a caseload for individuals with more complicated behavioral disorders including:

Interviewing individuals and their families to gather background information
Preparing case histories and determining eligibility for services
Advocating and assisting individuals in identifying and obtaining services
Supervising Social Work Assistant 1 and direct care staff

Minimum Qualifications Candidates from outside or within State Service can be considered for hire under the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement - Statewide (NY HELPS) program if they have a bachelor's degree in a human service field and 2 year of social work experience.Substitution: Master's degree in social work can substitute for 1 year of specialized experience.ORCandidates within State Service can be considered for a competitive class appointment if they are reachable on the current Social Work Assistant 3 eligible list.ORCandidates from within State Service can be considered transfer to a competitive class position if they have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.ORIn accordance with Section 52.7 of the Civil Service Law, this notice advises all employees of the Office of Mental Health of our intention to conduct a non-competitive promotion examination for the position of Social Work Assistant 2 at Buffalo Psychiatric Center. Permanent appointment may be made by non-competitive promotion of an applicant who meets the position's minimum qualifications if all requirements of non-competitive promotion are met.The promotion field for the Social Work Assistant 2 position consists of candidates who have 1 year of permanent service as a Social Work Assistant 1.Additional Comments All OMH employees receive a generous benefits package including:

NYS medical, dental, & vision insurance
Access to tuition assistance programs
Excellent opportunities for advancement & professional growth
Paid time off - 13 paid vacation days in the first year, 5 paid personal days, 13 paid holidays, & paid sick leave
NYS Retirement programs

Background checks will be required.NOTE:
1. In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment.2. If appointed, you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are appointed and lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment.Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.