Department of Civil Service

Health and Human Services - Direct Care

Salary Range

NYC Metro - From $69,614 to $87,583
Rest of State - From $66,527 to $84,496

(Salary may differ from what is listed for an agency and/or location. See HELP job postings for specific salary.)

Career Ladder Information

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

As a Developmental Specialist 3, you would, under general supervision and with independence of judgment and action commensurate with your experience and the position held, primarily participate in the development of individual service plans. You would devise and write basic skills development and training programs of intervention strategies and behavior management techniques. You would directly implement the programs, review ongoing individual performance data, modify programs as needed, and administer evaluations to determine overall progress. Depending on the setting, you may be required to provide training and supervision to lower-level Developmental Specialists and other appropriate staff.

• Office for OPWDD People W Dev Disab

You must have:

Either 1. permanent New York State certification as a teacher in Special Education'

OR 2. permanent New York State certification in Pre-K through 6 with a severe disabilities' annotation or certificate;

OR 3. professional New York State certification in Students with Disabilities.