Child Protective Specialist
4 days ago
Join the City of New York as a Child Protective Specialist and play a critical role in ensuring the safety and well-being of children and families. As a member of the Administration for Children's Services (ACS), you will be part of a team dedicated to protecting and promoting the safety and well-being of children and families through child welfare and juvenile justice services and community supports.
Job SummaryThe Division of Child Protection is seeking qualified candidates to serve as Child Protective Specialists within each borough office. In this role, you will investigate reports of alleged child abuse and neglect, conduct comprehensive assessments of immediate safety and risk of future harm to each child in the family, and take immediate action to protect children when necessary.
Key Responsibilities- Utilize social work and investigative skills to work with families being investigated for abuse or neglect to children.
- Initiate investigations/safety interventions in response to allegations of abuse and/or neglect.
- Meet families in their home within 48 hours of receiving a report or within 24 hours when immediate danger is suspected.
- Interview and assess all children for safety.
- Interview parents/caretaker, alleged subjects, household members, and collateral contacts.
- Make a Safety Assessment of children in their family immediately when required or within 7 days.
- Participate in Family Meetings or Conferences with the family or other support systems.
- Provide a determination of abuse or neglect based on the investigation within 60 days of the report.
- For indicated cases with ongoing service needs, assess on an ongoing basis the risk of future abuse or maltreatment of the children, arrange for services, and work with the family to address the reasons for risk to the child.
- Work with ACS legal staff to file petitions with Family Court when required for supervisory oversight of the family or for removal of children.
- Work collaboratively with contract agencies to provide Preventive or Foster Care when appropriate.
- Enter and maintain computerized records of case information.
To be considered for this role, you must have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in one or a combination of the following fields: social work, psychology, sociology, human services, criminal justice, education (including early childhood), nursing, or cultural anthropology, at least 12 of which must have been in one of these disciplines.
Additionally, you must have satisfactory completion of six months of training and experience at Assignment Level I, or one year of satisfactory child protective casework experience. Statewide Central Register screening will be conducted prior to considering a candidate for employment as a Child Protective Specialist. Candidates who have been the subject of an indicated child abuse and maltreatment report may be disqualified from appointment to this position.
What We OfferThe 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.
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