Job Information
City of New York Administrative Coordinator in New York, New York
Job Description
THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY BETWEEN $59,116 - $67,983
The Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) protects and promotes the safety and well-being of New York City’s children and families by providing child welfare, juvenile justice, and early care services. In child welfare, ACS contracts with private nonprofit organizations to support and stabilize families through community-based programming and preventive services and provides foster care services for children not able to safely remain at home. Each year, the agency’s Division of Child Protection responds to more than 50,000 reports of suspected child abuse or neglect. In juvenile justice, ACS manages and funds services including detention and placement, intensive community-based alternatives for youth, and support services for families. ACS is also a key part of NYC’s early childhood and education continuum, providing childcare assistance to thousands of child welfare involved and low-income children so they can access safe, affordable, quality care.
The Institute for Leadership Development (ILD) invites leaders to invest in their careers and realize their leadership potential. We are a partnership between ACS and the City University of New York’s Hunter College Silberman School of Social Work. Our vision is to establish one workforce of visionary and empathetic leaders who can navigate challenges, inspire their teams, ignite positive change within New York City’s child welfare and juvenile justice sectors and support children, families and communities to flourish.
Our mission is to support leaders working within public and private child welfare and juvenile justice agencies in New York City to foster psychologically safe work environments that embrace equity, transparency and innovation while supporting the workforce. Reporting to the Executive Director of the ACS Institute for Leadership Development (ILD), the primary function of the Administrative Coordinator will be to work with and support the Executive Director with special projects, including the implementation of a variety of adult learning opportunities, utilizing the leadership framework competencies set forth by the National Child Welfare Workforce Institute.
The Administrative Coordinator will also provide support to the broad ACS Office of Training and Workforce Development (OTWD) and its leadership team, as well as its CUNY partners and consultants to ensure good communication and the timeliness of deliverables.
Responsibilities:
Support the overall vision, strategic plan and communication plan. Be the vector through which feedback and activities of the ACS ILD are communicated from plan development to implementation.
Provide daily administrative support to the Executive Director of the ACS ILD and coordination/support to the broad ACS OTWD and its leadership team, as well as its CUNY partners and consultants.
Manage the schedule of the Executive Director to ensure that all appointments are coordinated and maintained in a timely manner.
Attend meetings with senior ACS leadership, as required and necessary to fulfill the needs of the department and to support the timely meeting of the deliverables.
Coordinate and support the collaboration of projects between the entities of the ACS OTWD and its CUNY partners.
Coordinate ongoing consultant partnerships within the CUNY system, as well as other partners in the community and within other ACS divisions.
Coordinate research activities being done on behalf of strategic planning activities within the ACS ILD.
Provide administrative support to the broad ACS ILD team, with items related to Personnel, Facilities, OIT, Telecom, and other divisions as they arise.
Support onboarding needs for new staff and consultants.
Attend trainings and meetings as indicated.
May be tasked with additional responsibilities as the need arises.
ADDITONAL INFO:
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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Qualifications
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least one year of experience as 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 individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.