FTC Deputy Director

*THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY OF $130,091.00*

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 Office of Family Team Conferencing primary function is the facilitation of a continuum of conferences and other related duties as required in support of Child Protection divisional best practices. The FTC Deputy Director will be responsible for the daily operations of FTC units consisting of Conferencing Managers who supervise a team of 7 Child and Family Specialists (at capacity) who serve as “Safety Monitors” at critical touch points throughout a family’s experience with ACS. The Managers are to ensure support of the Division of Child Protection CFS by facilitating Initial Child Safety Conferences. It is in the ICSC that the CFS facilitates the development of a safety plan for children who are assessed and considered at risk. An initial child safety conference is only held when a child(ren) has been preliminarily assessed by DCP to be unsafe and require out of home care or court intervention.

The Family Team Conferencing Deputy Director will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:

• Supervise Conferencing Manager(s) and their team(s) of Child and Family Specialists daily
• Ensure all Conference Requests are screened and assigned to a facilitator timely
• Ensure all Safety and Risk concerns are fully identified and addressed by the Facilitator in the
• Family Team Conference; If necessary, consults with Conferencing Manager prior to conference.
• Consistently apply and uphold agency policy consistent with Conferencing mandates.
• Maintain fidelity to the Family Team Conference Model/ Utilizing consensus decision making however when appropriate initiating a high-level review process when the conference decision falls
  
  

outside of safety and or policy.

• Review Emergency Home Studies (EHS) completed by CFS and Kinship Specialists prior to sharing with OPA for FCA assignment.
• Review criminal history, IC reports and Child Welfare history to approve or disapprove non-safety and safety waivers for placement in a resource home.
• Approve emergency funds requested and prepared by Child and Family Specialist
• Approve furniture items/clothing items in DOAS requested for kinship resources to meet the needs of the child(ren) in their care.
• Complete administrative functions including performing area data analysis.
• Coordinate and collaborate with Child Welfare Programs divisions and outside stakeholders including community organizations to support the integrity and purpose of conferencing.
• Exemplify leadership skills of effective communication, modeling, coaching, educating and support to foster quality supervision to subordinates on a regular basis, utilizing the Kadushin model of
  
  

supervision.

• Attend Inter/Intra-agency meetings to share information and develop policies and procedures.
  
  

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 # 721736.

No phone calls, faxes or personal inquiries permitted.

Note: Only candidates under consideration will be contacted.

Preferred Skills

The successful candidate will also possess excellent written and verbal communication skills; excellent analytical, organizational and interpersonal skills. Proficient knowledge in the use of NYS Connections Database, Microsoft Word for Windows, Excel and Access is preferred.

DIRECTOR OF FIELD OPERATIONS ( - 95600

Minimum Qualifications

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of full-time, satisfactory professional social services or related experience in organizations dealing directly with children and/or adolescents; such as (but not limited to) child welfare agencies, Day-Care, educational institutions, mental health groups, pediatrics, juvenile justice. At least eighteen months of the required experience must be in a supervisor, administrative, managerial or executive capacity.
• Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" above. However, all candidates must have at least eighteen months of experience in a supervisory, administrative, managerial, or executive capacity. A Master's degree in Social Work may be substituted for one year of the required general experience.
  
  

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.

, $75,443.00 – $201,607.00