Vocational Specialist 4 (NY HELPS)

Responsibilities

• Teach a trade subject to residents at an Office of Children and Family Services residential facility.
• Prepare lesson plans, course outlines and educational progress reports.
• Establish and maintain a shop health and safety program.
• Additional duties will be discussed in detail during the interview.

Requirements

• Transfer: One year of permanent competitive or 55b/c service in this title or in a title eligible for 70.1 transfer.
• Open to the Public: This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). To be considered for appointment through NY HELPS, candidates must meet the open-competitive minimum qualifications for this position.
• NY HELPS program details: For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment (no examination required, but candidates must meet minimum qualifications); employees hired under NY HELPS are expected to have their non-competitive status converted to competitive status without examination, receiving the same rights and privileges as competitive class employees; while serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified; level of appointment is based on training and experience.
• Vocational Instructor 1 qualifications:
  • I. Four years of appropriate trade experience and a high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma issued by a recognized state educational authority;
  • II. Associate's degree in a related trade area and two years of appropriate trade experience;
  • III. Bachelor's degree in any area and one year of related trade experience.
• Vocational Instructor 2 qualifications:
  • I. Four years of appropriate trade experience and a minimum of 9 college credits in pedagogy core coursework earned from a New York State Education Department approved program (must include 3 credits each in Human Development and Learning; Teaching Students with Disabilities & Special Health-Care Needs; and Curriculum and Instruction);
  • II. Associate's degree in a related trade area including or supplemented by 9 college credits of pedagogy core coursework from a NYSED approved program (same distribution) and two years of related trade experience;
  • III. Bachelor's degree in any area including or supplemented by 9 college