Assistant Supervisor - Manhattan, United States - NYC Careers

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Agency: ADMIN FOR CHILDREN'S SVCS

Posted on: 04/17/2024

Job type: Fulltime

Location

MANHATTAN

Title Classification: Exam may be required

Department

Cps Training Academy (Dcp/Qa)

Salary range: $73, $100,
THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY OF $73,641
The Administration for Children's Services (ACS) protects and promotes the safety and wellbeing of children and families through child welfare and juvenile justice services and community supports. ACS manages communitybased supports and foster care services, and provides subsidized child care 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 Division of Child Protection (DCP) is charged with investigating all allegations of child abuse and maltreatment that the City receives from the New York Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment. The Division of Child Protection encompasses Child Protective and Placement Services. Child Protective Services include the Child Protective Borough Offices, Family Preservation and Family Services Unit, Emergency Children's Services (ECS), and the Office of Special Investigations (OSI).
The Protective/ Diagnostic (PD) located across all five boroughs investigates reports of alleged child abuse and neglect. The PD child protective team is the largest within DCP, and the largest in each of the Borough offices. Child protective staff is responsible for investigating every allegation that is reported, and also for conducting a comprehensive assessment of the immediate safety and risk of future harm to each child in the family. Based upon the case circumstances, child protective staff may act immediately to protect the children.

Under the general supervision of the Child Protective Supervisor Level II, with moderate latitude for the exercise of independent action and decision making, the Child Protective Specialist Supervisor I will be responsible for the following:

Utilize social services skills and experience to work with more sensitive and difficult cases involving investigations of abuse or neglect.
Function as a consultant to caseworkers, offering resource information related to human service providers, legal services, etc.
Serve a quality assurance function by reviewing narrative reports and supervisory controls, sampling data, reconciling figures and ensuring consistency and accuracy of data.
In the absence of the Supervisor II and at the discretion of the CPM, may provide unit supervisory coverage and sign off on any case actions or forms, which would ordinarily require the Supervisor II's signature.
At the direction of the Supervisor II, the Supervisor I makes field visits for the purposes of investigation or consultation and to ensure that unit's mandated monthly visits are completed with his/her role flexibility.
Develop a plan for deployment of cases when caseload dispersal is necessary.
Exemplify leadership skills of effective communication, modeling, coaching, educating and support to foster quality supervision to subordinates on a regular basis.
Attend, participate and provide support to Child Protective Specialist staff with all type of conferences.
As needed the Supervisor I may make field visits for the purposes of investigation or consultation.
Provide a written review and face to face conference with the CPS staff on the 5 days and 25 days review on each case active in the unit. Review FSS, FASP, LTS and FAD as part of the 5 days review.
Cover Child Protective Specialist caseloads when the worker is on medical leave and/or vacation.
The Supervisor I will assist Supervisor II with the review of determination and corrective action letters prior to them being sent to either foster care agencies and daycare.

Perform related tasks.

Record of proven managerial or supervisory accomplishments in child protection or a closely related

human service field.- Master of Social Work degree or Master's degree in a related discipline.

Excellent communications skills.
Knowledge of the NY State Connections comprehensive case management system, or other

automated child welfare system.- Familiarity working with NYC's diverse communities.

Experience and ability to step into an existing unit and assume all responsibility quickly.
Bilingual ability to communicate clearly in Spanish or other languages is considered a plus for this position.

Please Note:

This position is open to employees currently serving in the permanent civil service title of Child Protective Specialist Supervisor and permanent Child Protective Specialist who took and passed exam #355
It is important that you have taken the Promotional Child Protective Specialist Supervisor Exam #3558,and passed the exam in the civil Service title listed above in order to av