NYC Administration for Children's Services

The Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) protects and promotes the safety and well-being of New York City’s children and families by providing child welfare, juvenile justice, and early care services.. In child welfare, ACS contracts with private nonprofit organizations to support and stabilize families at risk of a crisis through preventive services and provides foster care services for children not able to safely remain at home.. In juvenile justice, ACS manages and funds services including detention and placement, intensive community-based alternatives for youth, and support services for families.. ACS is also a key part of NYCs early childhood and education continuum, providing childcare assistance to thousands of child welfare involved and low-income children so they can access safe, affordable, quality care.. The Division of Family Permanency Services (FPS) is seeking a Director of Technical Assistance in the Office of Foster Parent Recruitment and Support within the FPS Office of for Strategic Program Support (OSPS).

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THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY BETWEEN $100,000 - $110,430. THIS POSITION IS ONLY OPEN TO CANDIDATES WHO ARE PERMANENT (NOT PROVISIONAL) IN THE CIVIL SERVICE TITLE OF Administrative Director of Social Service N/M. The Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) protects and promotes the safety and well-being of New York City’s children and families by providing child welfare, juvenile justice, and early care services. In child welfare, ACS contracts with private nonprofit organizations to support and stabilize families at risk of a crisis through preventive services and provides foster care services for children not able to safely remain at home. Each year, the agency’s Division of Child Protection responds to more than 50,000 reports of suspected child abuse or neglect. In juvenile justice, ACS manages and funds services including detention and placement, intensive community-based alternatives for youth, and support services for families. ACS is also a key part of NYCs early childhood and education continuum, providing childcare assistance to thousands of child welfare involved and low-income children so they can access safe, affordable, quality care. The Division of Family Permanency Services (FPS) is seeking a Director of Technical Assistance in the Office of Foster Parent Recruitment and Support within the FPS Office of for Strategic Program Support (OSPS). OSPS provides technical assistance services to ACS’ contracted foster care provider agencies and other key stakeholders to better achieve positive safety, well-being, and permanency outcomes for children in foster care and families. The focus of the Director’s work will be in providing technical assistance with their recruitment efforts, increase kin family percentages and develop individualized technical assistance to promote best practices. The Director will report directly to the Executive Director and serve as a key member of the OSPS leadership team. Responsibilities The Director of Technical Assistance and Support will lead and oversee a team of staff with the following key functions and responsibilities: <ul><li> Implement the Home Away from Home Initiative by providing intensive technical assistance and support to provider agencies to enhance their foster parent recruitment and certification efforts.</li><li> Conduct agency-specific data analysis: identifying agency strengths and challenges, developing strategies to address barriers to foster parent recruitment, planning and facilitating weekly onsite meetings.</li><li> Gather qualitative data to assess the performance of provider agencies to identify best practices and bottleneck impact agencies recruitment efforts.</li><li> Create presentations for various leadership meetings, developing workshops based on agency needs and sharing best practices and lessons learned across the system.</li><li> Collaborate with and provide guidance to team members on structures and protocols to effectively support foster care provider agencies in their implementation of best practices.</li><li> Collaborate with provider agencies, ACS and other stakeholders to promote best practices and improve outcomes for children and families.</li><li> Monitor provider agency improvement efforts and utilize a broad range of accountability tools.</li><li> Help advance best practices and continuous improvement across ACS and provider agencies by providing technical assistance covering case practice, business process and performance management.</li><li> Facilitate peer technical assistance between provider agencies and provide support, guidance, and technical assistance to provider agencies on new policies.</li><li> Produce reports, slide decks, power points by aggregating and analyzing data on technical assistance efforts, areas in need of improvement and successes.</li><li> Perform other related duties as required. </li></ul>Additional Information Section 424-A of the New York Social Services Law requires an authorized agency to inquire whether a candidate for employment with child-caring responsibilities has been the subject of a child abuse and maltreatment report. To Apply APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY USING ONE OF THE OPTIONS BELOW: For all other applicants go to www.nyc.gov/careers and search for Job ID# (623187) Click on the "Apply" button. For current city employees, go to Employee Self Service (ESS), Recruiting Activities, Careers and search for Job ID# (623187) If you do not have access to a computer, most public libraries have computers available for use. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Minimum Qualifications <ul><li> A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and four years of progressively responsible experience, including one year at the administrative or managerial level in a large governmental agency, business firm, civic or community organization operating in the area of social services; or</li><li> Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" above. However, all candidates must have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and the one year of experience at the administrative or management level as described in "1" above. </li></ul>55a Program This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program. Public Service Loan Forgiveness As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/. Residency Requirement New York City Residency is not required for this position Additional Information The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy. , $58,700.00 – $192,152.00

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