Intake and Assessment Supervisor

City of New York•New York, NY

3d•$94,276 - $117,186

About The Position

The Intake and Assessment Supervisor oversees Intake and Assessment specialists responsible for day-to-day intake, assessment, matching, and placement of youth adjudicated as juvenile delinquents in New York City Family Court and placed with ACS under the Close-to-Home initiative. The role ensures dispositional orders are accurate and that comprehensive intake and assessment—including review and synthesis of court, legal, health, education, and social history records and assessment of youth and family needs and strengths—is completed on time. The supervisor oversees coordination of collateral interviews with youth, families, providers, and ACS personnel before a youth transfers from detention to residential placement. The role ensures youth are appropriately matched to providers able to address their needs and risks and cultivate their strengths and interests, within no more than 15 calendar days or as otherwise required by law. It also maintains collaboration with DYFJ units, detention staff, contracted staff, attorneys, and court staff, and ensures screenings, assessments, paperwork, legal tracking, court reports, transfers, and monitoring are completed accurately and promptly. The position coordinates with ACS divisions and contracted provider agencies to support oversight, monitoring, and technical assistance. It maintains case tracking, data collection, and reporting systems to identify placement trends, review incidents, and monitor placement needs and capacity. Field work is required at juvenile justice secure and non-secure facilities and other Close-to-Home sites.

Requirements

Must be permanent (not provisional) in the civil service title Child Welfare Specialist Supervisor.
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college.
At least 30 semester credits toward a Master of Social Work or a graduate degree in a related field.
At least eighteen months of child welfare casework experience.

Responsibilities

Supervise and oversee Intake and Assessment specialists handling intake, assessment, matching, and placement of youth placed with ACS under the Close-to-Home initiative.
Ensure dispositional orders are accurate and comprehensive, timely intakes and assessments are completed, and relevant court, legal, health, education, and social history documents are reviewed and synthesized.
Oversee collateral interviews with youth, families, providers, and ACS personnel before transfers from detention to residential placement.
Ensure appropriate youth-to-provider matches are made within no more than 15 calendar days, or as otherwise required by law.
Maintain ongoing relationships and collaboration with DYFJ units, detention personnel, contracted staff, attorneys, and court staff to relay information promptly.
Ensure relevant screenings and assessments, provider matching, transfer of responsibility, and monitoring by placement providers and Placement and Permanency staff occur in a timely manner.
Review paperwork submitted by Intake and Assessment staff for accuracy, including materials for connections, legal tracking systems, and court reports.
Coordinate with DYFJ, other ACS cross-divisional units, and contracted provider agencies to support appropriate coordination, oversight, monitoring, and technical assistance.
Maintain case-tracking, data-collection, and reporting systems to identify placement trends, review incidents, and assess placement needs and capacity.
Conduct field work at juvenile justice secure and non-secure facilities and other Close-to-Home sites.