Assistant Director

Salary range:$84,981.00 – $106,654.00

THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY OF $84,981.

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 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 Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) Office of Child and Family Health (OCFH) delivers direct medical services to children entering foster care and ensures that the health care provided is comprehensive and appropriate. OCFH also offers individualized case consultations and training to ACS staff and foster care agencies on a variety of health-related topics and provides clinical expertise in developing medical and mental health policies that support best case practice agency-wide.

The Health Policy and Planning Unit within the Office of Child and Family Health is responsible for health policy and program development within the agency, across all divisions. The Unit ensures that current policies at ACS support best practice in healthcare and reflect current standards in the U.S. health system. The Unit also develops, manages, and helps evaluate, health-related internal and grant-funded special programs to ensure high-quality and timely delivery of services to youth in the care of ACS.

Under the supervision of the Director of Health Policy and Planning (DHPP) and the direction of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), the Assistant Director of Health and Policy Planning will:

- Provide support to the DHPP for all ACS medical and mental health policy related work
- Review and update current ACS medical and mental health policies
- Conduct and report findings from literature reviews for projects related to child and adolescent health
- Update health assessment tools, tip sheets, and forms
- Review, and update ACS medical and mental health policy and procedure manuals
- Participate in agency-wide meetings, committees and workgroups to ensure that health care issues are incorporated into internal program design and policy development
- Support health policy and program development initiatives
- Assist with the supervision and oversight of OCFH health policy interns and consultants, as applicable
- Provide project management functions for all OCFH new initiatives, up to the point of implementation by the specific work unit or entity
- Develop logic models for all assigned projects, which will include the following elements:
Scope - which defines the boundaries of the project and what is outside those boundaries: objectives, deliverables, and resources.
Timeline – including deadlines, goalposts, benchmarks and milestones.
Cost – including budget development, exploration of funding sources, building-in efficiencies.
Quality management – including test-runs and PDSA (Plan, Do, Study, Act) cycles as needed
- Assist the CMO, DHPP, the Chief Operating Officer and OCFH work unit directors involved in the specific projects with handling project-related schedules, using tools such as calendars
and Gantt charts.
- Assess and review policies/protocols for the purpose of formulating and developing concepts for initiatives for the CMO, DHPP, the Chief Operating Officer and OCFH work unit
directors to address agency-wide gaps in health and mental health service delivery.
- Provide project management functions for all OCFH special initiatives
- In addition to the functions above, provide ongoing project management at any and/or all project phases, including at and during implementation, for any programs assigned by the
DHPP or COO.
- Assist with supervision of project consultants, as assigned by the DHPP or COO
- Provide periodic reports and updates to the CMO about the above.
- Serve as liaison between OCFH and the Office of Public-Private Partnerships (OPPP)
- Lead and direct all collaborations and communications with OPP leadership, including but
not limited to:
Requests for foundation and other externally resourced funding for new and ongoing projects.
Exploration of potential funding sources for planned and ongoing OCFH activities.
- Lead or collaborate on completion of project proposals, letters of intent and other
documents for submission to OPPP as they relate to external funding requests.
- Attend all relevant OPPP meetings


ADDITIONAL INFO:
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.

TO APPLY:
- Please go to www.cityjobs.nyc.gov or www.nyc.gov/ess for current NYC employees and search for Job ID #695034
- NO PHONE CALLS, FAXES, OR PERSONAL INQUIRES PERMITTED
- NOTE: ONLY THOSE CANDIDATES UNDER CONSIDERATION WILL BE CONTACTED

Minimum Qualifications

1. For Assignment Level I (only physical, biological and environmental sciences and public health) A master's degree from an accredited college or university with a specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological or environmental science or in public health.
To be appointed to Assignment Level II and above, candidates must have:
1. A doctorate degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and one year of full-time experience in a responsible supervisory, administrative or research capacity in the appropriate field of specialization; or
2. A master's degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and three years of responsible full-time research experience in the appropriate field of specialization; or
3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least a master's degree in an appropriate field of specialization and at least two years of experience described in "2" above. Two years as a City Research Scientist Level I can be substituted for the experience required in "1" and "2" above.

NOTE:
Probationary Period
Appointments to this position are subject to a minimum probationary period of one year.

Preferred Skills - Interest in and knowledge of health policy, child health, Medicaid policy, and/or adolescent sexual and reproductive health - Strong analytical, writing and communication skills - Ability to multitask while maintaining strong attention to detail - Ability to take initiative and work independently - Experience using Microsoft 365 apps and software, including: Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Forms, Power Automate, and MS Visio - Basic knowledge of the NYC child welfare system is preferre 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.

Salary : $84,981 - $106,654