NSCC Residential Facilitator

Job Description

THE SELECTED CANDIDATES WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY BETWEEN $82,192.00 – $94,521.00.

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU HAVE FILED FOR, TAKEN, AND PASSED THE OPEN COMPETITIVE EXAM FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE TITLE LISTED ABOVE TO AVOID BEING "BUMPED" OUT OF YOUR POSITION WHEN THE ELIGIBLE LIST FOR THIS TITLE IS ESTABLISHED. CANDIDATES WHO ARE SELECTED FOR THIS POSITION MUST SHOW PROOF THAT THEY HAVE PASSED THIS EXAMINATION. PERMANENT CHILD AND FAMILY SPECIALISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

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.

Within NSCC, the Social Work – QI Unit was built to meet the mandate of the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA), which took effect on September 29, 2021. The Qualified Individual & Child and Family Specialist (QI CFS), in accordance with the FFPSA, conducts and completes the evidence-based Child & Adolescent Services Intensity Instrument (CAS II) to assess service intensity needs for children and youth who may or require placement into Qualified Residential Treatment Program (QRTP) setting in the City of New York. QI CFS’ conduct initial QI assessments for children and youth placed in a QRTP, and Long Stayer Reviews (LSR) for children and youth who may require consideration for extension in a QRTP.

The QI Unit is seeking two NSCC Residential Facilitators' (CFS) who will be responsible for the assessment, evaluation, and determination of the Level of Care (LOC) for children who are entering and/or re-entering foster care placement. CFS' provide valuable therapeutic support to children awaiting placement and provide psychosocial services to both children and families using casework, clinical interventions, and community resources.

The duties and responsibilities of the NSCC Residential Facilitators' will include an array of socio-emotional and technical supports, but will not be limited to:

- Identify, assess, and recommend resources and LOC for children and youth based on the least restrictive placement setting(s) that a child requires.

- Conduct and participate in child in-take sessions to obtain pertinent information regarding children’s social and emotional needs, academic strengths, medical and mental health needs, family dynamics/history to assist in developing care/crisis plans to address high-risk behaviors and safety considerations.

- Facilitate conference meetings with youth, service providers, community members, ACS/NSCC team members, as necessary.

- Consult with professionals from various disciplines to facilitate a multi-disciplinary care team approach within NSCC.

- Ensure safety risks and permanency concerns are identified and addressed during team meetings/external conferences with service providers.

- Serve as a Program Liaison to ACS field office(s), Family Court Legal Services/Foster Care, and mental health and community-based providers as related to placement and behavioral concerns of children.

- Utilize a trauma-informed lens to serve as the primary resource for emotional support for children and youth.

- Orient children and youth to the behavior management program, the child welfare system, and NSCC programs – explaining the purpose of the NSCC, steps towards securing placement, and LOC recommendations, as appropriate.


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 #644642
- NO PHONE CALLS, FAXES OR PERSONAL INQUIRIES PERMITTED.
- NOTE: ONLY CANDIDATES UNDER CONSIDERATION WILL BE CONTACTED.

CHILD AND FAMILY SPECIALIST - 52408

Qualifications

A Masters Degree in Social Work from an accredited school of social work and <