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About the Role
The Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) seeks a motivated individual to function as an Adoption Subsidy Eligibility Specialist. This role supports provider agency staff by providing information, training, and technical assistance on the Adoption Subsidy program, aiming to increase permanency and reduce lengths of stay for children in foster care.
Responsibilities
- Confirming eligibility requirements for all Adoptive children by reviewing Adoption Subsidy applications, Expenses Agreements, and supportive documentation for accuracy.
- Assisting provider agency staff in determining appropriate documentation required to apply for Adoption Subsidy.
- Offering one-to-one support to provider agency staff on the merits of the program, and providing key pointers on completing applications and submitting Adoption Subsidy packages.
- Liaising with case planners and supervisory staff providing guidance, recommendations, and follow-ups on completing Adoption Subsidy packages.
- Speaking with internal and external partners regarding the program eligibility, and dispensing information accordingly.
- Reviewing Title IV-E eligibility status of children moving toward Adoption.
- Preparing unit case records for Adoption subsidy initiation after a child has been freed for adoption.
- Preparing for and attending Adoption subsidy fair hearings and completing necessary case notes and documentation.
Requirements
- Must be a permanent (not provisional) employee in the Civil Service title of Child Welfare Specialist.
- A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college.
- Must pass a test to demonstrate English language proficiency.
- To be appointed directly to Assignment Level II, a candidate must have one year of satisfactory child welfare casework experience.
- 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.
Skills
- English language proficiency
Location
- New York
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Assignment Level I
- Assignment Level II
- 1 year of satisfactory child welfare casework experience
Education Level
- Baccalaureate degree
Salary/Compensations
- $60,428.00-$64,600.00
- $60428 - $92558
About the Company
- 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 ACS Office of Adoption & KinGAP Support Services (AKSS) within the Division of Family Permanency Services (FPS) is dedicated to increased rates of permanency and reduced lengths of stay for children in foster care, as well as the provision of post adoption assistance.
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.