Review Vacancy
AgencyChildren & Family Services, Office of
Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers
Bargaining UnitM/C - Management / Confidential (Unrepresented)
Salary RangeFrom $133453 to $168606 Annually
Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of experience a in child welfare or child abuse prevention or equivalent experience.
Duties Description The incumbent, acting as the Director of the New York City Regional Office, will ensure appropriate service delivery within the assigned geographic location through appropriate monitoring and supervision activities to the New York City Administration of Children’s Services (ACS), Domestic Violence Programs, Voluntary Agencies and Community Service Providers caring for children from the five boroughs of New York City. The Director will respond to OCFS priorities and initiatives as assigned.
Specific duties include:
Prepares a management plan for the region including the goals, objectives, and staffing plan, and is accountable for its implementation.
Supervision and oversight of the provision of child welfare services in this catchment area.
Provides assistance around the county planning process as well as the federal Child and Family Services Review.
Directs staff in the monitoring of corrective action plans and the supervision of all child welfare services within this catchment area.
Ensures that revised and/or new policies and procedures are promulgated, and program initiatives mandated by the agency are implemented within this catchment area.
Ensures the achievement of performance indicator targets, as formulated with the Executive staff of the OCFS Division of Child Welfare and Community Services (CWCS).
Directs the provision of technical assistance, including the development of outreach information for programs such as adoption and preventive services, within this catchment area.
Directs staff in the comprehensive assessment, inspection, and supervision of agencies, facilities, and programs within the region.
Participates in the development of regulations and program standards.
Responsible for oversight of licensed voluntary agencies through licensing and certification, institutional abuse investigations and corrective action plans.
Attends either directly, or through a proxy, a number of regularly scheduled meetings, including, but not limited to:
- Monthly OCFS Child Welfare and Community Services Managers Meetings
- Quarterly OCFS Child Welfare Regional Office Director in-person meetings
- Monthly ACS-OCFS monitoring meetings
- Monthly meetings with ACS Division of Child Protection (DCP) leadership
- Monthly meetings with ACS Family Permanency Services leadership
- As needed meetings with ACS Division of Preventive Services
- Quarterly Foster Care Directors meetings
- Quarterly Residential Care Directors meetings
- ACS ChildStat meetings
- Meet as needed with ACS Policy, Planning and Measurement leadership
- Monthly OCFS-ACS training meetings
- Quarterly meetings with ACS-DCP on PIPs
Other responsibilities and job duties as assigned.
Additional Comments 1) All prospective employees will be investigated through a Criminal Background Check (CBC), which includes State and federal Criminal History Record Checks. All convictions must be reported; conviction of a felony or misdemeanor, or any falsified or omitted information on the prospective appointee’s employment application, may bar appointment or result in removal after appointment. Each case will be determined on its own merits, consistent with the applicable provisions of State and federal laws, rules, and regulations. Prospective employees will be fingerprinted in order to obtain a record of their criminal history information, and may be required to pay any necessary fees.
2) All prospective employees will be screened against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Prospective employees will be required to pay any necessary fees.
3) For Division of Juvenile Justice and Opportunities for Youth (DJJOY) prospective appointees will be checked against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. Prospective employees whose names appear on the SEL as having been found responsible for serious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect will be barred from appointment and may have their names removed from the eligible list(s) for the title(s) if applicable.
Candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. OCFS is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. OCFS is committed to ensuring equal opportunity for persons with disabilities and workplace diversity. It is the policy of OCFS to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the position for which they are applying or for which they are employed. OCFS does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its hiring or employment practices and complies with all regulations promulgated by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under title I of the ADA.
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
Name New York State Office of Children and Family Services
Email Address eoajobpostings@ocfs.ny.gov
Address
Street Bureau of Personnel - MAA
52 Washington Street, 231 North
Notes on ApplyingQualified candidates should e-mail their resume and letter of interest to eoajobpostings@ocfs.ny.gov You MUST include the Vacancy number of the position in the subject line of your email and/or cover letter to ensure receipt of your application. 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.