State Licensed Deputy General Counsel

If you are hired provisionally in the title you must take and pass the Civil Service Exam when it becomes available to be eligible for continued employment.Family Independence Administration provides temporary help to individuals and families with social service and economic needs to assist them in reaching self-sufficiency via essential and diverse programs / services such as : temporary cash assistance, SNAP, childcare, eviction prevention services, adult protective services, job training, employment plans / support, domestic violence assistance, child support enforcement, etc.Under the general direction of the Benefits Access Center Director, with wide latitude for the exercise of independent judgment and initiative, the Deputy Director of a Family Independence Administration Job Center is responsible for the organization, direction, and supervision of the Case Management, Case Establishment, and Case Support units which facilitate eligibility determinations for initial and ongoing public assistance benefits and all employment-related activities that will enable participants to achieve their maximum level of self-sufficiency.This position is interchangeable and is utilized in any FIA Benefits Access Centers / Model Office locations or specialized Benefits Access / Model Office location which includes but is not limited to the Family Services Call Center, Union Square Job Center, Refugee Job Center, and Residential Treatment Services Center.The Family Independence Administration (FIA) is recruiting for one (1) Administrative Job Opportunity Specialist NM I to function as Benefit Access Center Deputy Director who will : Manage the activities of the Family Independence Administration Benefits Access Center staff involved in the resolution of matters relating to public assistance client appeals, ensuring that Agency's requirements are met for opening, reopening, denial, closing, change in case status, and change in benefit entitlements to prevent loss of public funds; ensure compliance with mandated signage being properly posted.Manage all aspects of the application and recertification processes for public assistance to ensure that eligibility rules are adhered to and that the required time frames are met in order to increase the Fair Hearing Win rate in that the Benefits Access Centers case actions are upheld; manage the processing of case actions in accordance with predetermined priorities to measure accuracy and the impact on the payment accuracy rate.Assist the Benefits Access Center Director in directing the activities of the various program components of the Family Independence Administration Benefits Access Center / Model Office.Determine training needs of Job Center staff; oversee planning and development of training curriculum; monitor and evaluate training programs to ensure that Agency and programs goals are met.Supervise the implementation of all Welfare Reform initiatives including the emphasis of work over welfare, the individual's personal responsibility of seeking employment, and the availability of various community resources to satisfy the Agency's goal of assisting public assistance recipients in achieving their highest level of self-sufficiency.Evaluate legality and appropriateness of case actions to ensure adherence to Federal, State, and Agency regulations by conducting management audits of operating routines, methods, and processes for public assistance and food stamps; ensure that the error / fraud reduction programs are followed; respond to service complaints in a timely and accurate manner.Oversee proper referrals to the Office of Child Support Enforcement where appropriate; make referrals to outside agencies as needed in consultation with specialized Human Resources Administrative staff.Monitor the Fair Hearing process; improve the Fair Hearing Win rate which measures whether Job Center actions are upheld; provide supervision and leadership to center employees.Manage the accuracy and timeliness of information entered onto centralized computer systems for the electronic generation of public assistance and food stamp benefits; notify Management Information System (MIS) of breakdowns and ensure the rapid deployment of technical personnel.Qualifications : Qualification RequirementsA baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university plus four years of satisfactory full-time experience performing work related to providing employment-related services or economic support services to persons in need; at least eighteen months of this experience must have been in a supervisory or managerial capacity; orA four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and eight years of full-time experience equivalent to 1 above; at least eighteen months of this experience must have been in a supervisory or managerial capacity; orEducation and / or experience equivalent to 1 or 2 above. College credits from an accredited college or university may be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 semester credits for one year; however, all candidates must have at least a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and at least eighteen months of experience must have been in a supervisory or managerial capacity as described in 1 above.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.Remote Work : Employment Type : Key Skills : Fiscal Management, Public Health, Fundraising, Management Experience, Conflict Management, Nonprofit Management, Strategic Planning, Administrative Experience, Budgeting, Leadership Experience, Public Speaking, Supervising Experience.#J-18808-Ljbffr