Intake and Assessment Supervisor

City of New York•New York City, NY

19h

About The Position

The Intake and Assessment Supervisor works within the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), Division of Youth and Family Justice (DYFJ), overseeing intake and assessment activities for youth adjudicated as juvenile delinquents in New York City Family Court and placed with ACS under the Close-to-Home initiative. ACS provides child welfare and juvenile justice services and community supports. DYFJ works to prevent youth from entering the juvenile justice system, provide therapeutic treatment and services to youth in its care, and help youth transition out of the justice system. The role supervises Intake and Assessment specialists responsible for intake, assessment, matching, and placement. It ensures accurate dispositional orders; timely, comprehensive review of court, legal, health, education, and social-history records; and assessment of youth and family needs and strengths. The supervisor oversees coordination of collateral interviews and appropriate provider matching, with the process completed within 15 calendar days or as otherwise required by law. The position maintains collaborative relationships across DYFJ, ACS, contracted providers, attorneys, and court staff; oversees timely screenings, assessments, paperwork, transfers, and monitoring; and maintains case-tracking, data-collection, and reporting systems. Field work is required at juvenile justice secure and non-secure facilities and other Close-to-Home sites. The position is open only to candidates who are permanent, not provisional, in the civil service title Child Welfare Specialist Supervisor. The selected candidate will be offered a salary of $94,276.00.

Requirements

Must be a permanent (not provisional) employee in the civil service title Child Welfare Specialist Supervisor.
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and 30 semester credits toward a Master of Social Work, or a graduate degree in a related field.
At least 18 months of child welfare casework experience.

Responsibilities

Supervise and oversee Intake and Assessment specialists in the day-to-day intake, assessment, matching, and placement of youth adjudicated as juvenile delinquents and placed with ACS under the Close-to-Home initiative.
Ensure dispositional orders are accurate and oversee timely, comprehensive intake and assessment, including review and synthesis of court, legal, health, education, and social-history documents and assessment of youth and family needs and strengths.
Oversee coordination of collateral interviews in detention or the community with youth, families, providers, and ACS personnel before transfer from detention to residential placement.
Ensure youth are matched with providers that can cultivate their strengths and interests and address their needs and risks within no more than 15 calendar days, or as otherwise required by law.
Manage ongoing relationships and collaboration with DYFJ’s Confirm Unit, Placement and Permanency Unit, detention staff, contracted staff, attorneys, and court staff so information is relayed promptly and contemporaneously.
Ensure required screenings and assessments are completed and that provider matching, transfer of responsibility, and monitoring by ACS-contracted placement providers and Placement and Permanency staff occur in a timely manner.
Review paperwork submitted by Intake and Assessment staff for accuracy, including materials required for connections, legal tracking systems, and court reports.
Coordinate with DYFJ units, other ACS cross-divisional units, and ACS-contracted provider agencies to support coordination, oversight, monitoring, and technical assistance.
Maintain case-tracking, data-collection, and reporting systems that inform identification of placement trends, incident review, placement needs, and capacity.
Perform field work to oversee intake at juvenile justice secure and non-secure facilities and other Close-to-Home sites.