Policy 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 child care 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. The Division of Child and Family Well-Being (CFWB) works to ensure families and children have the critical supports they need to thrive and exercise self-determination. CFWB leverages concrete resources, stakeholder relationships, and community and family strengths to drive toward greater equity and social justice, reduce disparities and disproportionality - including in the child welfare system -, and create conditions that foster well-being for families and children across New York City. Our work includes the provision of child care assistance; support for caregivers and child-serving professionals to prevent child injury; and investment in community-based approaches. The CFWB Policy and Compliance unit performs all tasks related to CFWB policies and procedures for child care assistance, ensures compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations that govern funding for CFWB programming and quality assures CFWB activities to proactively safeguard compliance and standards. Child care is explicitly identified as the provision of a public service within the federal regulations of the Community Development Block Grant program and ACS has historically claimed CDBG funding for child care. Reporting to the Policy Director in CFWB, the Policy Coordinator is responsible for coordinating policies for administering the Child Care Assistance Program.

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

• Provide technical assistance to the CFWB child care operations staff by analyzing and interpreting policies which impact the determination of eligibility for the Child Care Assistance Program.
• Research best practices for administering the Child Care Assistance Program.
• Make recommendations on policies and procedures to the CFWB child care operations staff to improve the delivery of child care benefits.
• Update and maintaining the Child Care Appendix of the New York City Child and Family Services Plan to reflect ACS policies and practices.
• Maintain information on approved policies and documents received from state and federal oversight agencies for the purpose of administering the Child Care Assistance Program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level