FTC Deputy Director

FTC Deputy Director

• THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY OF $130,091.00

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 FTC Deputy Director will be responsible for the daily operations of FTC units consisting of Conferencing Managers who supervise a team of 7 Child and Family Specialists (at capacity) who serve as "Safety Monitors" at critical touch points throughout a family's experience with ACS. The Managers are to ensure support of the Division of Child Protection CFS by facilitating Initial Child Safety Conferences. It is in the ICSC that the CFS facilitates the development of a safety plan for children who are assessed and considered at risk. An initial child safety conference is only held when a child(ren) has been preliminarily assessed by DCP to be unsafe and require out of home care or court intervention. The Family Team Conferencing Deputy Director will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following :

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.

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.

Qualifications :

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.