Conferencing Manager

THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY OF $

THESE POSITIONS ARE ONLY OPEN TO CANDIDATES WHO ARE PERMAMENT (NOT PROVISIONAL) IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL SERVICES TITLE

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 Office of Older Youth Development Services (OYDS) is responsible for technical assistance around permanency planning and promoting shorter lengths of stay in residential placements for youth in foster care. In addition, we look at the well‑being and safety of youth 12‑21 years of age. The Office of Older Youth Development Services includes the following program areas:
Youth Justice/PINS/DOC
- Conferencing, Missing Children’s Outreach Unit, Supervision to 21, RCPPU (Residential Care Permanency Planning Unit), Fast‑Track Long‑Stayers, APPLA Monitoring Unit, Teen Specialist Unit, Office of Child Trafficking Prevention and Policy, Reentry, Independent Review, OYDS Special Projects and OYDS Data Accountability. We also provide guidance for the foster care agencies around child sex trafficking, iFoster, transitional plans, NYTD (National Transitional Database), Sexual Health and Reproduction, CCRS coding and crossover youth practice model and Raise the Age.

OYDS‑FPS Conferencing is seeking a Conferencing Manager to cover the Borough of Brooklyn, New York.

• Manage, develop, implement and evaluate operational procedures and policies for the conference continuum (Family Team, Re‑Entry and High Needs Conferences).
• Manage and support activities to strengthen the integration and evaluation of Child Success NYC as it relates to Family Foster Care.
• Advance the integration of conferencing with evidence based, evidence informed and promising practices.
• Address anecdotal thematic conference content and process barriers, and observe conferences to make assessments on conferences and facilitators.
• Work with the Management Information System (MIS) unit to create reports and ongoing database maintenance.
• Work closely with stakeholders to create opportunities and advance strategic priorities to improve outcomes for children and families.
• Track and analyze data, identify trends, and assess family service needs and outcomes.
• Make determination outcomes on reviews and appeals in which consensus cannot be achieved.
• Attend and co‑chair advisory board meetings.
• Implement agency/stakeholders’ readiness training and provide technical support assistance.
• Maintain effective relationships with internal divisions, provider agencies, community leaders and other members to ensure that permanency‑related targets are met.
• Assess staffing needs and provide ongoing professional development, coaching and supervision of managers.
• Monitor time and leave, and evaluate staff’s performance according to Children’s Services guidelines.
• Maintain fidelity to the conference continuum and attend inter/intra agency meetings to share information and develop policies and procedures.
• Work in coordination with other internal ACS offices (RCPPU, OCTPP, Fast‑Track, OSI, OSR, MCOU and Investigative Consultation Program) and other cross‑divisional programs.

Section 424‑A of the New York Social Services Law requires an authorized agency to inquire whether a candidate for employment with child‑caring responsibilities has been the subject of a child abuse and maltreatment report.