Social Work Director Assigned Counsel Plan

ABOUT THE OFFICE : Pursuant to Article 18B of the County Law the Assigned Counsel Plan (ACP) in consultation with the Presiding Justices of the 1st and 2nd Appellate Divisions has been providing quality legal services to indigent persons since 1966. All services provided by the Assigned Counsel Plan are funded by the New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services and the City of New York through the Office of Criminal Justice. ACP provides compensation to private attorneys representing indigent clients charged with criminal offenses. Attorneys are assigned matters by the Administrators office when a conflict exists prohibiting the institutional providers from providing representation.

ABOUT THE ROLE : The Social Work Director will provide support to 18B attorneys advocating for clients facing misdemeanor and felony charges in the Criminal and Supreme Courts of New York City. The Social Work Director will support best practices and will be responsible for ensuring oversight support and professional development for social workers and psychological forensic experts. The Social Work Director responsibilities include but are not limited to :

Oversee the development and work product of social workers and forensic experts.

Work closely with 18B attorneys to guide them in their efforts to communicate with clients and identify appropriate resources for clients.

Direct attorneys to effectively utilize forensic and mitigation experts.

Help attorneys and social workers identify state and nonprofit programs social workers and other experts who can assist in client representation.

Assist in the recruitment of experts.

Coordinate with the Supervising Attorneys for Training to develop trainings for panel attorneys and social workers.

Collaborate with other ACP Supervising Attorneys to identify and respond to practice gaps and / or deficiencies.

Respond to client community and staff concerns.

Other duties as assigned.

TO APPLY PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR RESUME COVER LETTER AND REFERENCES.

CITY RESEARCH SCIENTIST 21744

Qualifications :

1. For Assignment Level I (only physical biological and environmental sciences and public health) A masters 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 fulltime experience in a responsible supervisory administrative or research capacity in the appropriate field of specialization; or

2. A masters 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 fulltime 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 masters 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.

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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work : Employment Type :

Fulltime

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Vacancy : 1