*THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY BETWEEN $79,798.00 - $91,768.00*

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 child care assistance to thousands of child welfare involved and low-income children so they can access safe, affordable, quality care.

The Office of Preventive Family Team Conference provides services designed to strengthen and stabilize families, prevent the need for out of home care, expedite permanency and prevent the replacement of children into foster care. In addition, the division provides policy guidance to Children’s Services’ staff and preventive provider agencies working with children and youth with a variety of educational, medical, mental health and developmental challenges.

Specific duties of the Conferencing Facilitator will include:

- Facilitate Elevated Risk and Quality Intervention Conferences using Children’s Services Family Team Conference Model.
- Utilize consensus decision making process to ensure sound decision-making involving children, families, service providers and community resources.
- Participate in Planning Conferences and Services Termination Conferences to ensure case plan decisions reflect Children’s Services’ values and principles and best practice standards.
- Ensure all safety and risk concerns are fully identified and addressed in the Family Team Conferences.
- Consistently apply and uphold state and city law, regulation and policy related to delivery of child welfare services.
- Collaborate and coordinate with internal Divisions and provider agencies to guarantee open communication on individual cases
. - Maintain fidelity to the Family Team Conference Model.
- Make recommendations to Preventive Providers, including referrals and available resources.
- Collaborate and strengthening partnerships with a variety of community representatives to ensure their involvement in Family Team Conferences.
- Complete administrative functions, including the timely documentation and data entry of Family Team Conferences.
- Facilitate at least two conferences per day; three conferences if we can cluster.
- Collaborate with Children’s Services’ Division of Quality Assurance concerning provider agency performance.
- Attend inter-/intra-agency meetings to share information, develop policies and procedures.
- CFS follow up on case recommendations, resources and referrals made (to internal and external resources i.e., OPTA, APA, CBO).
- Conduct post conference follow-up with the preventive services providers and documenting the status in CNNX progress notes.

A Masters Degree in Social Work from an accredited school of social work and
1. A valid New York State Registration as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and at least one year of full-time, satisfactory, post-graduate experience that includes substantial experience in one or more of the following modalities of practice: facilitation of family team conferences or family group decision-making meetings utilizing a conferencing model which emphasizes family engagement and consensus based decision-making; clinical group work with children, youth, parents or individual families; or the conduct of professional training on topics related to child and family services; or

2. A valid New York State Registration as a Licensed Master of Social Work (LMSW) and at least three years of the experience required in "1" above. Up to two years of this experience may have been in the supervision of social work practice areas described in "1" above; or

3. At least three years of the experience required in "1" above. A valid New York State Registration as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Master of Social Work license (LMSW) must be obtained within one year of appointment.

Note: Employees who fail to obtain their LCSW or LMSW within one year after appointment may have their probationary periods extended for no more than six months. Failure to obtain the LCSW or LMSW by the end of the probationary period will result in dismissal.

Note: At least one year of the required experience described in "1", "2" and "3" above must have been obtained in the last five years.

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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.

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/

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

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.