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About the Role

The Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) is seeking an Administrative Director of Social Services, NM-I to serve as the Director of Special Investigations. This role involves managing a team to enforce child support orders, investigate cases of non-payment, and develop strategies for collection and prosecution.

Responsibilities

• Provide management oversight and direction for the day-to-day operations of a unit responsible for identifying, reviewing, and investigating hard-to-enforce child support cases.
• Communicate with high-level representatives of District Attorneys' Offices, U.S. Attorneys' Offices, and other law enforcement agencies.
• Act as OCSS’s liaison to the State Attorney General’s Office for prosecution of individuals providing false statements on professional license applications.
• Develop cases for referral for criminal prosecution against individuals intentionally avoiding court-ordered child support payments.
• Plan and coordinate projects and initiatives to identify and obtain collections from hard-to-collect child support obligors.
• Ensure compliance with all Federal, State, and City mandates and regulations.
• Keep track of milestones and timelines for stakeholders and provide reports to the Executive Deputy Commissioner.
• Conduct unit staff meetings, facilitating discussion and keeping staff informed of agency goals and changes.

Requirements

• Applicants must be permanent in the Administrative Director of Social Services Civil Service title or a comparable title eligible for 6.1.9 title change.
• Applicants must be reachable with a score of 100 on the open competitive Administrative Director of Social Services exam (# 1121).
• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university.
• Four years of progressively responsible experience, including one year at the administrative or managerial level in a large governmental agency, business firm, civic or community organization operating in the area of social services.
• Education and/or experience equivalent to the above is acceptable, provided all candidates have a baccalaureate degree and one year of administrative or management level experience.

Skills

• Ability to think and act creatively on hard-to-enforce child support cases where the noncustodial parent is evading child support and concealing assets.
• Investigative skills
• Management and leadership skills
• Communication and liaison skills
• Project planning and coordination
• Reporting and documentation

Location

• New York City

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Managerial
• Administrative

Education Level

• Baccalaureate degree

Salary/Compensations

• $90,000 to $100,000
• USD 68214 - USD 100000

About the Company

• The Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) ensures non-custodial parents provide financial support for their children through locating absent parents, establishing parentage and support, collecting and distributing payments, and modifying and enforcing orders.
• The Division of Enforcement Operations ensures child support orders are enforced through various processes including license suspension, passport denial, property executions, wage garnishment, and outreach.
• The Special Investigations Unit handles cases where administrative processes are unsuccessful, requiring investigative efforts to uncover concealed income or assets and pursue criminal or contempt proceedings.
• The Unit also addresses special projects related to non-custodial parent barriers to payment, such as incarceration and homelessness.

Equal Opportunity

• 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.