Child Protective Specialist Supervisor

ONLY PERMANENT EMPLOYEES IN THE TITLE OR THOSE THAT ARE REACHABLE ON THE CIVIL SERVICES LIST ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. *

The Protective / Diagnostic (PD) located across all five boroughs investigates reports of alleged child abuse and neglect.

The PD child protective team is the largest within DCP, and the largest in each of the Borough offices. Child protective staff is responsible for investigating every allegation that is reported, and also for conducting a comprehensive assessment of the immediate safety and risk of future harm to each child in the family.

Based upon the case circumstances, child protective staff may act immediately to protect the children. Under the supervision of a Child Protective Manager with wide latitude for the use of judgment and independent decision making, supervises a unit of 5 Child Protective Specialists and 1Child Protective Specialist Supervisor Level I.

The Child Protective Specialist Supervisor level II will be responsible for the following :

• Review written records and available controls
• Monitor subordinates’ compliance in adhering to required face to face contacts and visits.
• Ensure that appropriate assessment is completed and service plans are formulated within required timeframes.
• Provide on-going training and guidance to all casework staff in unit to ensure that all case practice requirements are met.
• Assist staff in managing workload and facilitating work flow with other internal and external units
• Attend departmental conferences and transmits to staff information and policies involved.
• Monitor subordinates’ time and leave.
• Rate / evaluate job performance of subordinates.
• Develop and support staff as well as takes appropriate disciplinary measures as needed.
• Conduct weekly conferences and reviews work with subordinates.
• Document conference and follow up to ensure that required case practices are completed.
• Case consultation documented in record and ACRS+ for all cases.
• As needed the Supervisor II may make field visits for the purposes of investigation or consultation.
• Maintain accurate count of subordinates’ caseload.
• Maintain accurate unit coverage during vacations.
• Arrange / conduct case conferences when appropriate, both external and internal.
• New agency policies and practices are explained to subordinates in a timely manner.
• Professionalism maintained at all times.
• Exemplify leadership skills of effective communication, modeling, coaching, educating and support to foster quality supervision to subordinates on a regular basis.

Minimum Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in one or a combination of the following fields : social work, psychology, sociology, human services, criminal justice, education (including early childhood), nursing or cultural anthropology, at least 12 of which must have been in one of these disciplines;

30 semester credits toward a Masters of Social Work degree or toward a graduate degree in a related field; plus eighteen months of child protective casework experience.

Note : Section -a of the New York Social Services Law requires an authorized agency to inquire whether a candidate for employment with child-caring responsibilities is or has been the subject of a child abuse and maltreatment report.

Preferred Skills

The preferred candidate should possess the following : a record of proven managerial or supervisory accomplishments in child protection or a closely related human service field Master of Social Work degree or Master’s degree in a related discipline excellent communications skills ability to deal tactfully and effectively with diverse constituencies at all levels and an extensive understanding of child welfare issues knowledge of the NY State Connections comprehensive case management system, or other automated child welfare system familiarity working with NYC’s diverse communities experience and ability to step into an existing unit and assume all responsibility quickly.

Bilingual ability to communicate clearly in Spanish or other languages is considered a plus for this position.

Residency Requirement

New York City Residency is not required for this position