Director of Race, Equity and Strategies

THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY BETWEEN $120000.00-$130000.00.

The Administration for Childrens 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 juvenile justice ACS oversees detention placement and programs for youth in the community.

The Office of the First Deputy Commissioner (OFDC) plays a significant role in implementing agency goals and carries out ACS mission to foster a collaborative community-based integrated approach to child and family safely permanency and well-being. The First Deputy Commissioner serves as the Commissioners senior delegate and represents the Commissioner when necessary. The Office of Equity Strategies (OES) promotes equity and the reduction of disparities among ACS staff and the populations ACS serve. Founded in 2018 OES has been leading the agencys efforts to reduce disproportionality become an anti-racist organization develop and implement Equity Action Plans and address other inequities facing the children youth and families served by ACS.

The Director of Race Equity and Strategies will report to the Executive Director of Equity Strategies and provide expert support and assistance on informed equity practices across ACS divisions and contractors. The Director of Race Equity is responsible for working closely across ACS divisions on providing best practices to reduce disparities and improve outcomes for youth and families within child welfare and juvenile justice systems.

The Director of Race Equity and Strategies will be responsible for the following duties but not limited to:

- Work across the continuum of ACS social services in the areas of child welfare juvenile justice and early care and education to develop translate and implement equity into anti-racist culturally responsive best practices policies training and program development.

- Collaborate with staff and leaders throughout the agency to guide the system-wide implementation of the agencys intersectional goals to reduce inequities and assesses equity impacts at every stage of policy development implementation program development and impact measurement and evaluation.

- Ensure the agency offers respectful inclusive and affirming services empowering children and youth from the most marginalized communities.

- Collaborate and work closely with the internal ACS Racial Equity and Cultural Competency Committee (RECCC) to translate its strategic plan into concrete actions.

- Identify collect track analyze and disseminate data on racial disproportionality and disparities in child welfare and juvenile justice settings to build evidence and measure progress.

- Represent the agency on race equity policy matters cross-divisionally and externally with community service providers stakeholders and leaders.

- Work collaboratively with the ACS Offices of Advocacy Community Partnerships and Youth and Parent Engagement and other offices and programs to ensure meaningful participation voice and leadership of the youth families and community stakeholders most affected by disproportionate representation and outcome disparities.

- Implement assessments reports and accountability feedback loops around race equity for the agency.

- Collaborate with ACS Workforce Institute to develop curricula and design training implementation plans to ensure the delivery of targeted racial equity and culturally competent trainings for key stakeholders.

- Provide innovative programs technical assistance and resources to address racial inequities and support staff across divisions and within the provider community.

- Prioritize and uplift race equity in decision making processes within team and across the agency.

- Supports the development of culture and practice that elevates community voices and the voices of those with lived experience.

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

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DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY (SSC-DOSS - 95810

Qualifications :

1. A baccalaureate degree and four (4) years of full-time experience in the fields of child welfare one (1) year of which must have been in a responsible administrative supervisory or consultative capacity; or
2. Education and/or experience equivalent to 1 above. However all candidates must have the one (1) year specialized experience described in 1 above.

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 :

Full-time