Position Information

NY HELPNo

AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for

TitleDeputy Director DDSO (Bridge Deputy Director)

Occupational CategoryAdministrative or General Management

Salary Grade666

Bargaining UnitM/C - Managerial/Confidential (Unrepresented)

Salary RangeFrom $152191 to $191427 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Schedule

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8:30 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

Location

County To Be Determined

Street Address x

City x

StateNY

Zip Code00000

Job Specifics

Duties Description The New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) is looking for a forward-thinking leader who is capable of informing and executing strategic decisions at both the organization and system level to serve as the Bridge Deputy Director of State Operations Office Region 5. The Bridge Deputy Director serves at the pleasure of the Commissioner of OPWDD.

The ideal candidate for this position will have experience serving Individuals with intellectual disabilities/developmental disabilities (ID/DD) and share OPWDD's commitment to advocating on behalf of people with developmental disabilities as well as advancing and enhancing services and supports. In line with our dedication to "Putting People First", he/she will also provide leadership, commitment, and support to State Operations Office staff as well as to Individuals with developmental disabilities, their family members, OPWDD Regional Office staff, voluntary provider agencies, local government and other stakeholders.

Region 5 State Operations Office is comprised of three districts, Staten Island, Metro and Brooklyn, serving Richmond, Kings, Manhattan, and Bronx counties.

Under the direction of the Deputy Commissioner and Associate Commissioner for the Division of State Operations, the Bridge Deputy Director will serve at the executive level and provide a leadership role for the State Operations Office, reporting to the Director of State Operations Office Region 5 and working with Deputy Directors and other management team members to foster and support a collaborative workforce to ensure excellent quality in state-operated program standards.

Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Direct support and oversight to a range of staff across a variety of functions including Quality Management, Habilitation Specialists Services, Family Care, Employment Services, Article 16 Clinics, and Day Habilitation Programs.

- Assess the organization's overall effectiveness to determine strengths and weaknesses for operational planning and forecasting.
- Refine, design and integrate cross-organizational systems and policies and streamline protocols to ensure alignment and operational efficiency for Region 5.

- Monitor efforts toward achieving State Operations goals with regard to service delivery, human resources and quality assurance activities, and meeting quality metrics through responsive data collection and delivery activities.

- Participate in strategic, region-wide planning aligned with the Division of State Operations Strategic Plan as well as the OPWDD's 5.07 Plan and advocate for allocation of adequate resources to meet strategic objectives.

- Monitor changes in laws, regulations, ADMs, and/or statewide policies and ensure compliance with these new requirements by directing the formulation and implementation of local policies and/or standard operating procedures. Ensure the Metro, Brooklyn and Staten Island DDSOs maintain regulatory compliance and billing standards.



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Minimum Qualifications Possession of a Master's Degree in a mental hygiene discipline (e.g., occupational therapy, physical therapy, social work, speech pathology and audiology, psychology, recreation, rehabilitation counseling, education or nursing), hospital administration, business or public administration or other area specifically related to health care, behavioral or social science, statistics, quantitative research; OR a valid license to practice medicine in New York State or Canada; AND three years of progressively responsible administrative, management, or supervisory experience in a mental hygiene or health/human services setting, or comparable setting, delivering individualized and customized services. Experience must be at a leadership level, with broad policy-influencing responsibility for fiscal and program administration.

OR

A Bachelor's Degree in any of the disciplines listed above and five years of progressively responsible administrative, management, or supervisory experience in a mental hygiene or health/human services setting, or comparable setting, delivering individualized and customized services. Experience must be at a leadership level, with broad policy-influencing responsibility for fiscal and program administration.

OR

Ten years of progressively responsible administrative, management, or supervisory experience in a setting whose purpose is to serve the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities by delivering individualized and customized services. Seven years of this experience must be at a leadership level with broad policy-influencing responsibility for fiscal and program administration.

Additional Comments • The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) and it's Division of DIVISION is committed to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture, and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter.
• 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.
• OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
• If an employee or job applicant believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the Reasonable Accommodation Unit at (518) 486-7222 or email accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

How to Apply

Name Emilee Walker

Telephone 5184734785

Fax

Email Address MainOffice.Careers@opwdd.ny.gov

Address

Street 44 Holland Ave.

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12208

 

Notes on ApplyingPlease submit a cover letter and resume as an attached PDF or Word document by 5/5/25. Please reference the EOA #2025-096 in all correspondence.