THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY BETWEEN $55,590 - $79,649.

*THIS POSITION IS ONLY OPEN TO CANDIDATES WHO ARE PERMANENT (NOT PROVISIONAL) IN THE CIVIL SERVICE TITLE OF CHILD WELFARE SPECIALIST*

New York City Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) seeks to hire one Housing Specialist to work under the direction of the Division of Family Permanency Services (FPS) leadership. The role of the Housing Specialist is to help youth and families to achieve stable housing. The Housing Specialist will work closely with various foster care agencies to process eligible youth and ACS-involved families for housing opportunities and subsidies. S/he will coordinate with various City agencies (e.g. NYC DHS, HRA, DSS, HPD, and NYCHA) to support permanency and housing stability.

Primary tasks include:

- Complete NYCHA electronic public housing applications via the online portal.

- Complete supportive housing applications in the Coordinated Assessment Placement System (CAPS).

- Conduct interviews with youth to write psychosocial evaluations for supportive housing applications.

- Work collaboratively with Foster Care agency’s case planner, housing specialist and Fair Futures’ coach to recommend viable housing options for youth and offer supports around other housing resources (such as vouchers) and housing referrals.

- Respond to inquiries related to housing application statuses and taking necessary steps to attain resolution for all housing related matters.

- Participates in training, workshops, and offers technical assistance for clients, employees, and foster care providers.

- Interface with relevant parties (i.e. contracted provider agency staff, FCLS, advocates) to recommend and/or work to resolve housing issues.

- Participate in meetings and/or presentations to support ACS’ housing service offerings.

- Perform other related duties.

Preferred Skills:

Working knowledge of current housing subsidies, vouchers and public benefit programs must have excellent communication, analytical, customer service and organizational skills. The job description is not intended to be all inclusive, and employee will also perform related business duties as assigned.

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:

APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY USING ONE OF THE OPTIONS BELOW:

For current city employees, go to Employee Self Service (ESS), Recruiting Activities, Careers and search for Job ID# (616362).
For all other applicants go to www.nyc.gov/careers and search for Job ID# (616362). Click on the "Apply" button.

If you do not have access to a computer, most public libraries have computers available for use.

Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college 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, with at least 12 of these credits in one discipline.

Requirements for Assignment Level II
a. Upon satisfactory completion of six months of training and experience at Assignment Level I, an employee shall be assigned to Assignment Level II.
b. Upon completion of one year of satisfactory experience at Assignment Level II of Child Welfare Specialist and satisfactory completion of the probationary period an employee shall receive no less than the minimum salary after 18 months in title.
c. To be appointed directly to Assignment Level II, a candidate must have, in addition to meeting the minimum qualification requirements set forth above, one year of satisfactory child welfare casework experience.

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.