Centralized Data Entry Specialist

Staff Analyst

The selected candidate will be offered a salary between $62,517 $71,894.00. This position is only open to candidates who are permanent (not provisional) in the civil service title of staff analyst.

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 Financial Services (DFS) is responsible for supporting, planning, implementing, and monitoring the fiscal functions of the agency in accordance with city, state and federal oversight guidelines. DFS staff work collaboratively to manage the ACS budget, submit monthly revenue claims, process payments to provider agencies / vendors, monitor the financial health of provider agencies via reviews / audits, maintain ACS bank accounts, deliver centralized oversight of ACS Child Welfare financial eligibility, and oversee data maintenance for financial systems of record. Within DFS, the Systems Support Office (SSO) aides in the implementation of Improved Outcomes for Children (IOC) via consolidation of systems user support to (a) administer Connections system approvals for contracted agency case managers, and (b) centralize data entry for New York State Legacy systems previously performed by staff across multiple ACS divisions. The SSO consists of five functional areas responsible for performing a multitude of support tasks to ensure ACS program areas, and contract agencies successfully deliver child welfare services to NYC children and families. These service cases are administered by the SSO using state systems such as, CONNECTIONS (CNNX), Welfare Management System (WMS) and Activities (CCRS). SSO is seeking a Centralized Data Entry Specialist who will be responsible for maintaining state legacy systems, Connections, and the System Innovation Service Management Portal.

The duties and responsibilities of the Centralized Data Entry Specialist will include, but will not be limited to :

• Open service cases for children served by ACS Child Protection, Juvenile Justice, Family Permanency, and Contract Agencies divisions
• Activate Medicaid benefits, record child placements to foster care, and ensure New York State case management systems are up to date
• Open Advocates Preventive Only (ADVPO), Child Case Records (CCR), Child Welfare Services (CWS), Family Assistance Program (FAP), Juvenile Justice Initiative (JJI), Non-Secure Placement (NSP), Respite and convert cases from CWS stage to ADVPO stage
• Merge / split cases, re-open service cases closed in error
• Process Foster Care movements via the Connections (CNNX) Pending Activities Grid
• Perform systems clearances in State Legacy systems
• Process the opening of Adoption Subsidy and KinGap cases
• Assign roles, maintain Legacy systems and other ACS data collection applications, and respond to systems case opening and maintenance questions

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.

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55a Program

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.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

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 / .

Residency Requirement

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.

Additional Information

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.