• Placement Specialist Supervisor

    City of New York (New York, NY)


    Job Description

    IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU HAVE FILED FOR, TAKEN, AND PASSED THE EXAM #5537 FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE TITLE OF CHILD WELFARE SPECIALIST SUPERVISOR TO AVOID BEING "BUMPED" OUT OF YOUR POSITION WHEN THE ELIGIBILE LIST FOR THIS TITLE IS ESTABLISHED. ANY CANDIDATE WHO IS SELECTED FOR THIS POSITION MUST SHOW PROOF THAT THEY HAVE PASSED THIS EXAMINATION. PERMANENT EMPLOYEES IN THE TITLE OF CHILD WELFARE SPECIALIST SUPERVISOR ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

     

    THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY OF $94,276.00.

     

    The Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) protects and promotes the safety and well-being of children and families through child welfare and juvenile justice services and community supports. ACS manages community-based supports and foster care services and provides subsidized childcare vouchers. ACS child protection staff respond to allegations of child maltreatment. In juvenile justice, ACS oversees detention, placement, and programs for youth in the community.

     

    The Division of Family Permanency Services (FPS) ensures that high quality services are provided to children in foster care by supporting provider agency staff with technical assistance and other services for children in foster care. FPS staff offer guidance to provider agencies on child welfare policies and procedures to improve service delivery and achieve safety, permanency, and well-being for children in foster care.

     

    The Office of Placement Administration (OPA) is identified as the sole source of referrals for foster care placement of children placed or remanded to the case and custody of ACS. OPA seeks placement for children in all five boroughs of New York City.

    OPA Placement Specialist Supervisor duties are:

    - Provides expertise and direction on difficult cases requiring a higher level of intervention to implement placement

     

    - Trouble shoots with inter/intra agency managerial staff

     

    - Holds weekly supervision conferences with supervisor I

     

    - Approves time and leave requests ensuring proper office coverage

     

    - Performs yearly written evaluations with interim conferences throughout the year

     

    - Attends conferences, meetings, family court hearing to represent OPA; as well as provide written reports on the placement efforts for court proceedings

     

    - Attends supervisory meetings, as required

     

    - Negotiates placement of youth with contract agencies, presenting children in the best possible light

     

    - Maintains contact with ACS staff and staff from the various contract agencies on placement related matters.

     

    - Utilize all data bases, including Placement Module, WMS, LTS, CCRS, CAS +, CONNECTIONS, Docushare, and Proficiency with Email, MS Teams, Excel

    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

     

    Please go to www.cityjobs.nyc.gov or www.nyc.gov/ess for current NYC employees and search for Job ID # 718396.

     

    No phone calls, faxes or personal inquiries permitted.

     

    Note: Only candidates under consideration will be contacted.

    CHILD WELFARE SPECIALIST SUPER - 52370

    Qualifications

    1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in one or a combination of the following fields: social work, psychology,

     

    sociology, human services, criminal justice, education (including early childhood), nursing or cultural anthropology, at least 12 of which must have been in one of these disciplines, and 30 semester credits toward a Masters of Social Work or a graduate degree in a related field, and at least eighteen months of child welfare casework experience.

     

    Note: 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.

     

    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.

     

    Salary Min: $ 94,276.00

     

    Salary Max: $117,186.00