NYC Administration for Children's Services
Referral Consultant
NYC Administration for Children's Services, Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11210
Referral Consultant – Administration for Children’s Services
Salary: $72,190.00 – $79,410.00
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.
Within ACS, the Division of Preventive Services (DPS) is a beacon of support to families by connecting them to community‑based resources. The division works to provide resources that maintain the safety and wellbeing of families. DPS provides guidance and resources to our contracted providers that strengthen their ability to assess and address the service needs of families.
The Office of Referral Management (ORM) works closely with the Division of Child Protection (DCP) and prevention provider agencies to determine the best program fit for families. This office processes over 15,000 referrals for families to prevention services each year. The referral consultant teams are based in the DCP borough offices and assess each case referred for prevention services to ensure the best possible and timely match for each family.
Responsibilities
Develop expertise in the continuum of Prevention Services with a specific focus on Evidence Based Models.
Provide individual case consultations to DCP/CPS teams and Prevention Providers and assess the family’s service needs to match the family with a Prevention Program type in the community.
Collect data and conduct quantitative and qualitative data analysis to support DPS’s policy and program development efforts and use data to make recommendations to DPS and cross‑divisional leadership.
Work closely with the Strategy Planning and Analysis team (SPA) on multiple projects, including collecting and analyzing data for the division’s research efforts, strategic planning, and family‑centered design to inform policy.
Draft memos, reports, briefings, presentations, and other documents for internal and external stakeholders; act as a strategic partner in the design and development of the Department’s strategic initiatives.
Serve as a critical member of a citywide team of Referral Consultants and work closely with the DCP leadership of an assigned zone, supporting cross‑divisional and external projects with various stakeholders.
Track consultations with the CPS team and work closely with the Data Processing team to ensure accurate reporting of referral activities. Ensure referrals are ready by reviewing Preventive Organization Management Information System (PROMIS), Child Welfare (CWS) history, Connections (CNNX), and court involvement, etc.
Co‑facilitate trainings to CPS regarding the Prevention referral process.
Attend zone debriefing and Prevention Quarterly meetings.
Adhere to NYC Citytime regulations.
Actively participate in group and individual supervision.
May be required to perform other duties not including and/or limited to the ones described above.
Additional Information 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.
To Apply
Please go to www.cityjobs.nyc.gov or www.nyc.gov/ess for current NYC employees and search for Job ID # 698753.
NO PHONE CALLS, FAXES OR PERSONAL INQUIRIES PERMITTED.
NOTE: ONLY CANDIDATES UNDER CONSIDERATION WILL BE CONTACTED.
Equal Opportunity Employer The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual’s sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or pregnancy.
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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.
Within ACS, the Division of Preventive Services (DPS) is a beacon of support to families by connecting them to community‑based resources. The division works to provide resources that maintain the safety and wellbeing of families. DPS provides guidance and resources to our contracted providers that strengthen their ability to assess and address the service needs of families.
The Office of Referral Management (ORM) works closely with the Division of Child Protection (DCP) and prevention provider agencies to determine the best program fit for families. This office processes over 15,000 referrals for families to prevention services each year. The referral consultant teams are based in the DCP borough offices and assess each case referred for prevention services to ensure the best possible and timely match for each family.
Responsibilities
Develop expertise in the continuum of Prevention Services with a specific focus on Evidence Based Models.
Provide individual case consultations to DCP/CPS teams and Prevention Providers and assess the family’s service needs to match the family with a Prevention Program type in the community.
Collect data and conduct quantitative and qualitative data analysis to support DPS’s policy and program development efforts and use data to make recommendations to DPS and cross‑divisional leadership.
Work closely with the Strategy Planning and Analysis team (SPA) on multiple projects, including collecting and analyzing data for the division’s research efforts, strategic planning, and family‑centered design to inform policy.
Draft memos, reports, briefings, presentations, and other documents for internal and external stakeholders; act as a strategic partner in the design and development of the Department’s strategic initiatives.
Serve as a critical member of a citywide team of Referral Consultants and work closely with the DCP leadership of an assigned zone, supporting cross‑divisional and external projects with various stakeholders.
Track consultations with the CPS team and work closely with the Data Processing team to ensure accurate reporting of referral activities. Ensure referrals are ready by reviewing Preventive Organization Management Information System (PROMIS), Child Welfare (CWS) history, Connections (CNNX), and court involvement, etc.
Co‑facilitate trainings to CPS regarding the Prevention referral process.
Attend zone debriefing and Prevention Quarterly meetings.
Adhere to NYC Citytime regulations.
Actively participate in group and individual supervision.
May be required to perform other duties not including and/or limited to the ones described above.
Additional Information 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.
To Apply
Please go to www.cityjobs.nyc.gov or www.nyc.gov/ess for current NYC employees and search for Job ID # 698753.
NO PHONE CALLS, FAXES OR PERSONAL INQUIRIES PERMITTED.
NOTE: ONLY CANDIDATES UNDER CONSIDERATION WILL BE CONTACTED.
Equal Opportunity Employer The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual’s sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or pregnancy.
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