THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY BETWEEN $59,116.00 - $67,983.00.

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 conducts more than 55,000 investigations 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. In early care, ACS coordinates and funds programs and vouchers for close to 100,000 children eligible for subsidized care.

The Adoption and KinGAP Support Services/Post Adoption Unit is responsible for providing financial assistance, mediation, counseling, and support to adoptive families, adoptees and to relative guardians of adopted children when the adopted parents are deceased or incapacitated. The Post Adoption Advocacy Specialist will be responsible for addressing post adoption concerns presented through phones calls and /or office visits from adopted children/youth and /or adoptive parents, ACS office of Advocacy, provider agencies, schools/hospitals, other ACS units. In many instances, the Post adoption Advocacy Specialist role is to mediate between parent/guardian and child usually at a time of family crisis, young adults at risks of homelessness, and without vital documents required to live independently. The Post Adoption Specialist will advocate, mediate, monitor and ensure that the subsidy is being provided for the child’s support and assess the safety of the young adult in the home or the community.

The duties and responsibilities for this position will include, but are not limited to:

- Conduct investigations of Proof of Support of adopted child
- Perform outreach to adoptive parents/ children, provider agencies, schools, hospitals,
- Responsible for referrals for families/youths for post adoption counseling services, respite, bereavement, housing, substance abuse, college, scholarship information.
- Provide non-identifying family history to adult adoptees/siblings
- Provide reports to Fair Hearings in termination cases.
- Refer cases for terminations at the conclusion of their investigation regarding non proof of support by adoptive parents.
- Call in SCR cases when the safety of the adopted child is at risk.

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
2. High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least one year of experience 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.