Children and Family Services Specialist 1 / Trainee 1-2

About the role

This Children and Family Services Specialist 1 (CFSS 1) will work within the Supply and Workforce unit to support various grant programs within the Child Care division. Responsibilities include assisting in the preparation of procurements, creating public-facing content for distribution and the OCFS website, assisting in implementing initiatives related to the child care workforce, supporting grant development including reviewing and scoring proposals and voucher/payment approval, participating in site visits to granted programs and providing technical assistance to the Division’s grantees, representing the Division at various meetings and workgroups, communicating with the Public Information Office when necessary, and providing overall general support to the Division.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of procurements
• Create public-facing content for distribution and the OCFS website
• Assist in implementing initiatives related to the child care workforce
• Support grant development including reviewing and scoring proposals
• Support voucher/payment approval
• Participate in site visits to granted programs and provide technical assistance to grantees
• Represent the Division at various meetings and workgroups
• Communicate with the Public Information Office when necessary
• Provide overall general support to the Division

Minimum Qualifications

Transfer: One year of permanent competitive or 55b/c service in this title or in a title eligible for 70.1 transfer.

Open to the Public: This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). To be considered for appointment through NY HELPS, candidates must meet the open-competitive minimum qualifications for this position.

Qualifications for the Full SG 18

Six years of experience providing services to children and their families either in the inspection, management, or administration of:

• foster care programs
• day care programs
• adoption programs
• domestic violence programs
• youth detention facilities
• other providers of care, support, and assistance to children, assuring compliance for certification or licensing purposes

OR providing, supervising, monitoring, or administering services for children, adults, or their families, including but not limited to:

• providing social casework, case planning, case management, counseling, crisis intervention, advocacy on behalf of clients, or direct investigation of potential abuse and neglect
• in one or more of the following settings: human services; juvenile justice; criminal justice; local departments of social services; or local voluntary childcare service programs

Qualifications for the Trainee 1 Level

Four years of experience providing services to children and their families either in the inspection, management, or administration of:

• foster care programs
• day care programs
• adoption programs
• domestic violence programs
• youth detention facilities
• other providers of care, support, and assistance to children, assuring compliance for certification or licensing purposes

OR providing, supervising, monitoring, or administering services for children, adults, or their families, including but not limited to:

• providing social casework, case planning, case management, counseling, crisis intervention, advocacy on behalf of clients, or direct investigation of potential abuse and neglect
• in one or more of the following settings: human services; juvenile justice; criminal justice; local departments of social services; or local voluntary childcare service programs

Qualifications for the Trainee 2 Level

Five years of experience providing services to children and their families either in the inspection, management, or administration of:

• foster care programs
• day care programs
• adoption programs
• domestic violence programs
• youth detention facilities
• other providers of care, support, and assistance to children, assuring compliance for certification or licensing purposes

OR providing, supervising, monitoring, or administering services for children, adults, or their families, including but not limited to:

• providing social casework, case planning, case management, counseling, crisis intervention, advocacy on behalf of clients, or direct investigation of potential abuse and neglect
• in one or more of the following settings: human services; juvenile justice; criminal justice; local departments of social services; or local voluntary childcare service programs

Substitutions

• An associate degree may substitute for two years of experience
• A bachelor’s degree may substitute for four years of experience
• A master’s degree may substitute for five years of experience
• A doctorate may substitute for six years of experience

Additional Comments

Core operating hours for office-based positions within the agency are 8–5. Exact shift within that timeframe will be discussed at the time of the interview.

For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

Candidates who took and passed the most recent holding of the Professional Careers Opportunities (PCO) Exam are encouraged to apply.

Background Investigation Requirements

All prospective employees will be investigated through a Criminal Background Check (CBC), which includes State and federal Criminal History Record Checks. All convictions must be reported; conviction of a felony or misdemeanor, or any falsified or omitted information on the prospective appointee’s employment application, may bar appointment or result in removal after appointment. Each case will be determined on its own merits, consistent with the applicable provisions of State and federal laws, rules, and regulations.

Prospective employees will be fingerprinted in order to obtain a record of their criminal history information, and may be required to pay any necessary fees. All prospective employees will be screened against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Prospective employees will be required to pay any necessary fees.

For Division of Juvenile Justice and Opportunities for Youth (DJJOY) prospective appointees will be checked against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. Prospective employees whose names appear on the SEL as having been found responsible for serious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect will be barred from appointment and may have their names removed from the eligible list(s) for the title(s) if applicable.