Assistant Commissioner
Listed on 2026-02-02
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Child Care/Nanny
Child Development/Support -
Social Work
Child Development/Support, Family Advocacy & Support Services
Overview
THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY OF $
THIS POSITION IS ONLY OPEN TO CANDIDATES WHO ARE PERMANENT (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.
The 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 to provider agencies on child welfare policies and procedures to improve service delivery and achieve safety, permanency, and well-being for children in foster care.
The Division includes the Office of Strategic Program Support, the Office of Older Youth Development Services, the Office of Youth Success Services, and the Office of Provider Agency Collaboration and Engagement.
The Office of Youth Success Services (OYSS) works cross-divisionally with ACS juvenile justice, prevention and child protection teams to achieve positive safety, well-being and permanency outcomes for children and families in the child welfare system through the provision of education, workforce readiness, job placement and housing supports. This position is in the Office of Employment and Workforce Development Initiatives.
The ACS Office of Employment and Workforce Development Initiatives (OEWDI) was established to expand access to workforce programs and resources to improve work readiness and employment outcomes for youth in the foster care. OEWDI provides ACS and foster care agency staff information on employment and workforce development programs aimed at youth in, and aging foster care. These include career readiness initiatives: mentoring, summer and other internship programs, career-exploration and planning activities, and employment opportunities.
The Assistant Commissioner will oversee two units:
Career Choice (a newly launched program that supports youth who are interested in pursuing an accredited vocational, trade or training program) and OEWDI, which is responsible for over $50 million in contracted services.
The duties and responsibilities of the Assistant Commissioner will include, but will not be limited to:
Responsibilities- Oversight of existing employment and workforce development initiatives and partnerships, which may include overseeing program budgets and approving invoices, monitoring of scope of work, leading regular meetings with contracted providers, and preparing contract renewals
- Develop and implement strategies to enhance foster care provider capacity to improve workforce readiness and employment outcomes for youth in the foster care
- Coordinate with workforce programs and foster care provider agencies to identify and address barriers to employment for youth in care
- Develop staff training and professional development initiatives related to employment and workforce development in collaboration with the ACS Workforce Institute
- Collaborate with ACS’ Education, college and housing offices on employment and workforce development initiatives
- Ensure program operations and services are running efficiently and meeting established outcomes
- Participate in cross-divisional efforts to increase employment and educational services to youth in foster care
- Work with new and existing partner organizations to design and continually expand on support services for youth in foster care to meet their education and employment needs
- Work ACS Division of Policy, Planning and Management on strategies to capture and analyze data pertaining to work readiness and employment services and outcomes
- Perform other duties as needed and defined by the FPS Deputy Commissioner or Associate Commissioner
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