Senior Practice Consultant

THIS POSITION IS ONLY OPEN TO CANDIDATES WHO ARE PERMAMENT IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL SERVICES (ADSS) TITLE

*THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY OF $122,470.00*

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 childcare 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 Office of Permanency Consultation a subunit of the Office of Strategic Program Support (OSPS) within the Office of Family Permanency Services (FPS) is seeking a Senior Practice Consultant (SPC) to act as the FPS point of contact to promote best permanency practices for Provider Agencies and other child welfare system stakeholders. SPCs provide permanency-related technical assistance and support to the foster care agencies. SPCs have oversight for and are responsible for providing data analysis, consultation, and agency specific technical assistance toward the improvement of their permanency practices and outcomes.

The Senior Practice Consultant will lead and oversee a portfolio of Provider Agencies with the following key functions and responsibilities:

• Work directly with the foster care agencies to (1) identify permanency bright spots and promising practices to share systemwide and (2) identify and address challenges
• Partner with the foster care agencies, legal partners (FCLS and the family court), and other areas within FPS/ACS to move permanency forward – both on individual cases and subcategories of
  
  

cases (e.g., Adoption and KinGAP cases, Trial Discharge cases)

• Collaborate with Provider Agencies, ACS, and other stakeholders to promote best practices and improve outcomes for children and families.
• Analyze permanency trends – system wide and by agency to identify agencies and permanency areas in need of support
• Utilize and provide feedback on various TA framework tools.
• Develop permanency tools and resources that support enhanced permanency businesses processes and best practices at the foster care agencies.
• Conducting agency-specific data analysis: identifying agency strengths and challenges, developing strategies to address barriers to permanency and create an agency profile to inform evidence
  
  

base practices.

• Gather qualitative data to assess the performance of Provider Agencies to identify best practices and bottleneck impact agencies permanency efforts.
• Provide intensive technical assistance and support to Provider Agencies to enhance their permanency efforts and promote continuous quality improvement efforts.
• Create presentations for various leadership meetings, developing technical assistance session based on agency needs and sharing best practices and lessons learned across the system.
• Monitor provider agency improvement efforts and utilize a broad range of accountability tools.
• Help advance best practices and continuous improvement across ACS and provider agencies by providing technical assistance covering case practice, business process and performance
  
  

management.

• Facilitate peer technical assistance between Provider Agencies and provide support, guidance, and technical assistance to provider agencies on new policies.
• Produce reports, slide decks, power points by aggregating and analyzing data on technical assistance efforts, areas in need of improvement and successes.
• Answer Provider Agency questions, clarify ACS/OCFS policies and procedures and troubleshoot case planning issues.
• Link foster care agencies to all available resources within ACS.
• Perform other related duties as required.
  
  

Additional Information

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 # 712252.

No phone calls, faxes or personal inquiries permitted.

Note: Only candidates under consideration will be contacted.

ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR OF SOC - 1005C

Minimum Qualifications

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and four years of progressively responsible experience, including one year at the administrative or managerial level in a large governmental agency, business firm, civic or community organization operating in the area of social services; or
• Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" above. However, all candidates must have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and the one year of experience at the administrative or management level as described in "1" above.
  
  

55a Program

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

Residency Requirement

New York City Residency is not required for this position

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.

, $66,067.00 – $216,270.00