*THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY OF $105,000.00*

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 Family Team Conferencing Manager candidate will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:

- Supervise a team 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.
- 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.
- 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 Kadushian 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 # 642840.

No phone calls, faxes or personal inquiries permitted.

Note: Only candidates under consideration will be contacted.

1. 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.

2. 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.

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.

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 not required for this position

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.