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People With Developmental Disabilities, Office for is Hiring a Graduate Student Assistant Near Albany, NY
A current Graduate Student in one of the following degree concentrations: Business Administration, Cultural Studies, Education Studies, Health Services, Human Services, Liberal Arts, Psychology/Psychiatry, Public Administration, Public Health, Social Science, Social Work.
Preferred experience - Communications/Public Relations/Human Services, Planning/Analysis/Research, Public Policy
Primary Duties and responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Develop content and schedule posts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
- Develop content for and schedule bi-weekly announcements and monthly newsletter
- Assist with updates to agency website
- Draft press releases
- Create a map of the location of grant projects
- Tabling at conferences or other events
- Take minutes at agency meetings
- Assist with in-house video projects
- Special Projects as Needed
The CDD also seeks to support efforts that reach individuals with developmental disabilities and their families from culturally and linguistically diverse communities including, but not limited to the following: rural, LGBTQ , Hispanic, Chinese-American, and new Americans. All CDD interns should expect to become integral members of our team. Interns play a critical role in the agency's accomplishments and project successes. Interns gain experience in state contracting processes, grant development and implementation, and have a multitude of opportunities to network with a diverse set of stakeholders (other state agencies, provider agencies, self-advocates/advocacy groups, and federal partners and policymakers.)
The CDD is looking for candidates that are comfortable working both collaboratively and independently on diverse initiatives and tasks, including but not limited to, research, internal-processes, public relations and communications, contracting, grant implementation, as well as, participation and attendance at council meetings, conferences, and community outreach and tabling events throughout New York State. We are currently especially interested in applicants who have either an interest and experience in social media, the creation of public documents (newsletters, etc.) or program/project evaluation, data collection, and analysis.
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- The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) and it's Division of Council on Developmental Disabilities 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.
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
Job Summary
Full Time
$64k-86k (estimate)
05/24/2024
07/22/2024
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