Community Liaison

About the role

The Administration for Children’s 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 child care 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 Division of Youth & Family Justice (DYFJ) is responsible for oversight and management of secure and non-secure detention services for juveniles awaiting disposition in family and supreme courts, as well as a network of community-based delinquency prevention, alternative to detention, and alternative to placement programs for youth involved in, or at risk for involvement in, the juvenile justice system. DYFJ oversees a wide network of providers throughout the five boroughs that operate placement sites for youth who are adjudicated delinquent and are placed by the New York City Family Court as part of the Close to Home initiative.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate trainings for Non-Secure Detention (NSD), Close to Home (CTH) Placement staff on conflict resolution, utilizing appropriate de-escalation and restraint techniques.
• Conduct contraband and safety security inspections in accordance with agency policy.
• Perform safety and security school inspections with resident movement and transitions for crisis intervention.
• Prevent absconds in Non-Secure Detention (NSD), Close to Home (CTH) Placement schools.
• Observe and document residents’ behavior in agency logbooks.
• Participate in regular team meetings and case conferences.
• Maintain the fire safety logbook and conduct fire drills.
• Assist with both external and internal recreation activities.
• Prepare incident reports and collaborate with the Movement, Communications, and Control Unit (MCCU) on incident reporting when applicable.
• Utilize physical restraints (ESPI) when intervening in incidents to prevent injury to residents or staff.
• Coordinate with ACS and external stakeholders to track and record incident reports and follow up with residents and Non-Secure Detention (NSD), Close to Home (CTH) Placement staff as necessary.
• Oversee the day-to-day operations at Department of Education (DOE) Passages Academy school sites.
• Monitor resident(s) in