Childcare Manager - job 1 of 2

THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY BETWEEN $95,000.00 - $105,000.00.

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.

ACS' Nicholas Scoppetta Children’s Center (NSCC) is a 24-hour shift-based operation providing services for New York City’s highly vulnerable population of abused and/or neglected children who have been removed from their parents/caregivers. On average, the Children’s Center serves approximately 2,500 unique children entering or re-entering the foster care system as they await transition to return home, stay with kin, or placement in longer-term foster care settings.

The Child Care Unit is responsible for overseeing the care, development and guidance of children and youth placed at the Children’s Center as well as related functional areas. Responsibilities include direct childcare duties (bathing, feeding, recreational/programming activities, changing diapers, counseling traumatized youth), and chaperoning children to school, placement, court and appointments.

The Childcare Manager leads day-to-day critical operations and is responsible for overseeing the direct care and health and safety of traumatized children and youth at the Children's Center.
Many children at the NSCC require close or 1:1 supervision due to high needs such as complex medical needs, significant mental illness, challenging behavioral issues, developmental delays, intellectual disabilities and those in need of assistance with ADLs. The Childcare Manager leads a team who works closely with key stakeholders across multiple ACS Divisions to provide direct care during their temporary residency at the NSCC and supports the transition of the children and youth entering or re-entering foster care to placement in kinship or foster care settings.

The duties and responsibilities of the Childcare Manager will include, but will not be limited to:

- Manage the daily operation and functions of Child Welfare staff as it relates to intake, safety, placement and stability

- Oversight of daily residential functions within the NSCC

- Oversight of the intake process and assure that youth intake is trauma informed

- Support the development of a trauma-informed therapeutic milieu at the NSCC

- Assure all operational guidelines are adhered to and prepares daily reports

- Ensure the program meets and exceeds the standard of care and practice for children and adolescents in a residential setting

- Ensure qualitative assessments address the safety as well as the child’s needs and recommendation for placement

- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams inclusive of medical doctors, nurses, education specialists, social workers, mental health team, case planner, Safe Horizon consultants, credible messengers, youth advocates and other staff supporting the milieu

- Implement strength-based guidelines and procedures which will be used to assess and aid in the delivery of services

- Follow developed plans that will speak to the need of the child and family

- Effectively communicate the program standards as well provide feedback and supervision to staff in both oral and written format

- Assist with developing and maintaining consistent data tracking systems for sharing, documentation and performance indicators

- Implement long range goals consistent with program and agency objectives, priorities and schedules

- Attend inter/intra-agency meetings to share information and assist with the development and maintenance of policies and procedures

Special Note:

- This position requires the incumbent to work various shifts which may include evenings, overnights, weekends and holidays

- This position is critical based on the program needs for additional staffing and oversight in the management of program operations


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 #695397

- NO PHONE CALLS, FAXES OR PERSONAL INQUIRIES PERMITTED

- NOTE: ONLY CANDIDATES UNDER CONSIDERATION WILL BE CONTACTED

1. A master's degree in social work from an accredited school of social work and four years of full-time, paid professional experience in a child care institution or in group work with children in a child care setting, including two years in an administrative capacity; or

2. A master's degree from an accredited college in sociology, psychology, education, public administration or a closely related field, and five years of full-time paid professional experience as described in "1" above including two years in an administrative capacity; or

3. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have two years of administrative experience in a child care setting.

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.