Direct Care Worker

THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY OF $48094.00.

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU FILE FOR TAKE AND PASS THE NEXT EXAMINATION FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE TITLE OF CONGREGATE CARE SPECIALIST WHEN IT IS MADE AVAILABLE TO AVOID BEING BUMPED OUT OF YOUR POSITION WHEN THE ELIGIBLE LIST FOR THIS TITLE IS ESTABLISHED.

PLEASE VISIT: Administration for Childrens Services (ACS) protects and promotes the safety and wellbeing of children and families through child welfare and juvenile justice services and community supports. ACS manages communitybased 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 ACS Nicholas Scoppetta Childrens Center (NSCC) provides children with a temporary living environment that is nonjudgmental supportive caring and structured and strives to heal past and ongoing trauma. We believe that every child deserves safety happiness health and love in our care no matter how long or short their stay. Children in our care are prepared to transition to placement or achieve permanency after their stay at the Childrens Center. In caring for our kids we prioritize the values of acceptance compassion respect equality growth education development promoting selfesteem tolerance and the preservation of selfidentity. NSCC is comprised of PrePlacement Services the Office of Placement Administration Social Work Case Planning Unit and Program Development and Staff Wellness.

The Office of PrePlacement Services within NSCC is responsible for providing a safe and nurturing environment for children and youth between the ages of 021 years of age. The Office of Preplacement services is a 24 hour a day 7day program that is dedicated to ensuring the social emotional medical educational and mental health needs of children and youth are being met. The Congregate Care Specialist is responsible for overseeing children and youth placed in the Childrens Center city congregate care facilities and related functional areas of ACS and for providing administrative support.

The Congregate Care Specialist responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Oversee the care development and guidance of dependent neglected traumatized and emotionally disturbed children at the Childrens Center

Create a welcoming traumainformed environment for all children entering and exiting the Childrens Center

Conduct individual and group orientation for youth to support NSCC program expectations and transition to placement

Closely supervises youths at congregate care facilities nonsecure detention facilities and during sponsored visits and activities

Chaperone and/or transport youth to and from appointments school activities court appearances and other communitybased activities

Participate and assist in planning group and individual activities

Monitor and supervise children in assigned areas

Assist children with personal hygiene when necessary

Intervene in crisis situations by assessing imminent danger and attempts appropriate deescalation intervention when necessary

Conduct regular room inspection and personal searches in order to maintain a contraband free and safe environment

Utilize approved physical restraint techniques to ensure safety of residents and staff when necessary

Observe changes in behavior and reports aberrations

Perform liaison functions to communicate with and direct inquiries and observations to other members of the interdisciplinary team to provide comprehensive care for all children and youths

Answer phones and provides requested information or directs inquiries to appropriate staff

Complete required log entries tracking sheets incident reports and other relevant documentation which supports the monitoring of youth admission/exiting and youth being released from the Childrens center

Assist children and youth with educational and recreational activities

Shop for clothing supplies and materials as necessary
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Special Note:

Candidates may be required to work various shifts including holidays weekends and overnights.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Section 424A of the New York Social Services Law requires an authorized agency to inquire whether a candidate for employment with childcaring responsibilities has been the subject of a child abuse and maltreatment report.

TO APPLY:

Please go to or for current NYC employees and search for Job ID #639499.

No phone calls faxes or personal inquiries permitted.

Note: Only candidates under consideration will be contacted.

CONGREG CARE SPECACS(35 HR WK 5245A

Qualifications :

A fouryear high school diploma or its educational equivalent and either:

1. Two years of satisfactory experience working with children or youths in a congregate residential institution or nonsecure detention facility; or

2. An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college including12 semester credits in psychology sociology social work human services criminal justice education nursing or cultural anthropology.

Additional Information :

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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime