Program Counselor Supervisor

City of New York • New York City, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Program Counselor Supervisor works within the Administration for Children’s Services’ Division of Youth and Family Justice, which provides services and programs for youth throughout the juvenile justice process. The role leads the day-to-day implementation and facilitation of programming in a juvenile detention facility for youth awaiting court proceedings or serving sentences following felony or misdemeanor convictions. Programming includes indoor and outdoor activities, workshops, youth- and family-focused events, and daily living activities and schedules.

The supervisor manages a unit of program staff and supports their professional development through orientation, in-service training, coaching, and supervision. The position collaborates with contracted vendors, partner program staff, volunteers, facility operations staff, and other agencies to develop and coordinate enrichment, prosocial, vocational, internship, and after-school programming responsive to youth needs and interests.

The role is responsible for maintaining program schedules, logs, data, and reports; collaborating on youth behavior management; representing the programming unit in meetings about care and behavior plans and discharge recommendations; and assisting the Director of Programs with data tracking, incident and policy reviews, tours, and facility coordination. The selected candidate must be willing to travel among ACS secure detention facilities and attend meetings and events, including evenings and weekends.

Requirements

• A master’s degree in social work from an accredited school of social work and four years of full-time, paid professional experience in a child care institution or in group work with children in a child care setting, including two years in an administrative capacity; or a master’s degree in sociology, psychology, education, public administration, or a closely related field and five years of such experience, including two years in an administrative capacity; or equivalent education and/or experience.
• At least two years of administrative experience in a child care setting.
• Willingness to travel and attend meetings and events across ACS secure detention facilities, including evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage, coordinate, and lead day-to-day programming in a juvenile detention facility, including activities, workshops, youth and family events, and daily living activities and schedules.
• Supervise a unit of program staff and participate in staff orientation, in-service training, coaching, and supervision.
• Collaborate with contracted vendors, partner program staff, volunteers, and facility operations staff to design and implement youth- and family-focused events, enrichment and prosocial programming, vocational programming, internships, and after-school activities.
• Develop, complete, distribute, and maintain weekly program schedules, statistical reports, data entries, internal monthly, quarterly, and annual reports as requested, and contemporaneous programming logs.
• Maintain collaborative relationships with the Department of Education, ACS-contracted behavioral and mental health staff, and DYFJ facility staff to support development, implementation, and maintenance of a youth behavior management system.
• Represent the programming unit at detention and milieu-based meetings and conferences to support care and behavior planning and discharge recommendations for youth.
• Assist the Director of Programs with data collection and tracking, identifying trends, reviewing incidents and policy, facilitating tours for external guests and visitors, and addressing coverage and facility coordination issues.
• Travel to ACS secure detention facilities and attend meetings and events, including evenings and weekends.

What This Job Offers

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