Position Information

NY HELPNo

AgencyChildren & Family Services, Office of

TitleYouth Local Assistance Program Specialist 1

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary Grade22

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $64302 to $81415 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Schedule

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

Location

County Rensselaer

Street Address Capital View Office Park-Child Welfare and Community Services

52 Washington Street

City Rensselaer

StateNY

Zip Code12144

Job Specifics

Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree and three years of experience in research, planning, program analysis or evaluation relating to human services or criminal or juvenile justice. Master’s degree is equivalent to one year experience.

Duties Description
Under direction of the Director of Crossover Initiatives, this position will be responsible for developing, implementing and assessing the impact of practice and policy initiatives. The specific areas of focus are youth in detention on a PINS or JD matter, youth placed in local social service district custody on a PINS or delinquency, or youth who are returning to the community after placement with a local social service district. Understanding of risk assessment tools and best-practices in adolescent residential care is a plus.

The candidate should possess a working knowledge of NY State’s local juvenile justice and child welfare systems, be familiar with county government structure. The candidate should have the ability to work independently, have excellent organizational and communication abilities, and be willing to travel in New York State. Proficiency in power point, excel and word; ability to represent the agency publicly on the work is required. This is a new unit, so ability to work in a “start-up” environment is expected.

Candidates with a history of court involvement as a youth, or child welfare experiences are encouraged to apply.

Additional duties will be discussed in detail during the interview.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Contact Information

Name New York State Office of Children and Family Services

Telephone 518-473-7936

Fax 518-474-0017

Email Address eoajobpostings@ocfs.ny.gov

Address

Street Bureau of Personnel, EOA #16-331 MAA

52 Washington Street, 231 North

City Rensselaer

State NY

Zip Code 12144

 

Notes on ApplyingQualified candidates should send a resume and cover letter giving the Title, Location, and EOA Number of the position being applied for. Please provide your email address and your work, home and cell phone numbers. In order to qualify you for the position when you have current or prior New York State employment, you may be contacted by OCFS Personnel for your social security number to confirm your employment history.