Case Coordinator

City of New York • New York City, NY

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About The Position

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' Division of Family Permanency Services (FPS) ensures that high quality services are provided to children in foster care by supporting provider agency staff with technical assistance and other services for children in foster care. FPS staff offer guidance on child welfare policies and procedures to improve service delivery and achieve safety, permanency, and well-being for children in foster care. The Central Office of Interjurisdictional Placements within the Division of Family Permanency Services is looking to hire an outstanding candidate to fill the supervision Worker positions. The COIP supervision Unit supervises the placement of children from other jurisdictions into approved and certified foster or pre-adoptive homes in NYC as well as ICPC Regulation 1 foster or pre-adoptive placements, TEP placements and prospective foster homes where a child has been illegally placed in the home without prior approval and pending completion of a full home study by the home assessment unit.

Requirements

• 1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
• 2. High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
• 3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in "1" above.

Responsibilities

• Upon receipt of assignment to the supervision Unit, Sup II assigns case to Case Coordinator on a rotating basis.
• Case Coordinator arranges for initial home visit within 7 days of case assignment.
• Case Coordinator conducts bi-weekly visits for first 3 months of case assignment and monthly visits thereafter
• Case Coordinator assesses for needed services and assists in accessing needed services by submitting required applications and documents, facilitating contacts between the sending state and identified providers as needed.
• Ongoing supervision continues until child achieves permanency via adoption, kingap, guardianship, discharge to parents, etc. or child is returned to sending state due to placement disruption.
• Complete other related tasks as necessary and/or as requested by supervisory staff.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees