Assistant Commissioner

THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY BETWEEN $163,800.00 – $173,800.00.

THIS POSITION IS ONLY OPEN TO INTERNAL ACS APPLICANTS WHO ARE PERMANENT (NOT PROVISIONAL) IN THE CIVIL SERVICE TITLE LISTED ABOVE.

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.

ACS’ Division of Family Permanency Services (FPS) is responsible for ensuring 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 Division includes the Office of Provider Agency Collaboration and Engagement, Office of Strategic Program Support (OSPS), Office of Older Youth Development Services, and the Office of Youth Success Services.

Within FPS, the Office of Older Youth Development Services (OYDS) actively partners with our contracted foster care agency providers, youth, and families to support timely and safe permanency planning, promote shorter lengths of stay in residential placements, and connection to supportive and permanency adult connection for APPLA youth. Additionally, OYDS provides technical assistance focused on improving safety and well-being, and best practice outcomes for youth 12-21 years of age.

FPS OYDS is seeking an Assistant Commissioner (AC) who will be responsible for designing and implementing programmatic and policy initiatives to improve permanency outcomes for ACS-involved children and youth. The AC will work closely with cross-divisional partners and community-based programs, foundations, and other key stakeholders as well as oversee and manage the oversight of multiple units and functions provided by the unit for ACS and provider staff. The AC will oversee Foster Care Family Team Conferencing, Preparing Youth for Adulthood, Quality Care Systems, Crossover Youth Justice Practice, Case Practices in troubleshooting complex critical cases, and policy design.

The duties and responsibilities of the Assistant Commissioner will include, but will not be limited to:

- Develop and implement policies, practices, and materials to ensure children and parents who make contact with the Child Welfare System are informed and connected to appropriate resources and support services that meet their individualized needs

- Develop and implement materials, trainings, and technical assistance to ensure ACS and provider agency staff are knowledgeable on key practices, and guided around Family Team Conferencing, Reentry, and Independent Reviews

- Create innovative programming designed to bridge the gap of permanency achievement for children, teens, and families in the child welfare system

- Inform agency staff on changes in conferencing, APPLA, reentry, EFFC Transition meetings of updated guidance and practice needs

- Design and provide training on best case practices and normative experiences for conference facilitators

- Represent ACS at City and Statewide foster care related meetings and conferences

- Participate as a member of interagency task forces and workgroups involving older youth issues and the child welfare system as needed

- Evaluate staff and the success of the unit


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 #686614
- NO PHONE CALLS, FAXES, OR PERSONAL INQUIRIES PERMITTED
- NOTE: ONLY THOSE CANDIDATES UNDER CONSIDERATION WILL BE CONTACTED

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and four years of progressively responsible experience, in a large governmental agency, business firm, civic or community organization operating in the area of social services, including one year at the administrative or managerial level; or

2. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" above. Graduate education or a license may substitute for up to a maximum of three years of experience in the area of social services, but not for the one year of experience at the administrative or managerial level as described in "1" above, as follows:

(A) A master’s degree from an accredited college or university in accounting, business, child welfare, counseling, economics, education, finance, human resources, labor relations, management, management science, nursing, operations research, organizational behavior, personnel or public administration, political science, psychology, sociology, social work, statistics, and/or urban studies may substitute for two years of experience; and/or

(B) Graduate education beyond the baccalaureate degree may be substituted at the rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college or university in the area(s) listed in “2(A)” above for each year of experience up to a maximum of three years; or

(C) A valid New York State Registration as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Master of Social Work (LMSW) may substitute for three years of experience.

However, all candidates must have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and one year of experience at the administrative or management level as described in "1" above.

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.