Director of Professional Development

About the role

The selected candidate will be offered a salary between $110,000.00 - $120,000.00.

This position is only open to candidates who are permanent (not provisional) in the Civil Service Title of Administrative Director of Social Services.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full portfolio of activities of the Professional Development Program, including but not limited to, scholarships, practicum placements, release time, conferences and budget.
• Supervise a team of three deputy directors and administrative coordinator in meeting the goals and deliverables of the PDP.
• Establish and maintain working relationships with SWAC and the Schools of Social Work as well as other relevant NYC graduate schools to support the development of an ACS/Educational partnership.
• Maintain the PDP Budget through the development of scopes of work with multiple consultants, submission of timely invoices and reimbursement oversight of all expenditures.
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with internal stakeholders, Division leadership, and other administrative departments such as Finance, Legal and Human Resources.
• Build strong partnership with NYC contracted provider agencies in meeting requirements for scholarships and process for reimbursement.
• Support deputy directors in the identification and facilitation of group supervision for ACS students and non-ACS Interns to provide educational support.
• Provide recommendations and oversight of deputy directors in their work with designated practicum instructors and task supervisors.
• Lead the review, evaluation, reporting and quality control of the program to meet the required components of high-quality practicum education programs.
• Connect with stakeholders to think strategically about collaborations to support and sustain program interventions.
• Attend meetings with ACS leadership, as required and necessary to fulfill the functions of this position.
• Responsible for the timely production of deliverables, as well as overseeing the creation and implementation of contracts and agreements with all consultants providing training and staff development activities.
• Speak in public and represent ACS' workforce Institute and PDP at meetings, conferences, forums and all settings that will promote the Institute and the program.

Qualifications

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and four years of progressively responsible experience, including one year at the administrative or managerial level in a large governmental agency, business firm, civic or community organization operating in the area of social services; or
• Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" above. However, all candidates must have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and the one year of experience at the administrative or management level as described in "1" above.

Preferred Skills

• A Master’s degree from an accredited college or university
• Experience with field education, preferably in a provider agency setting or child welfare agency
• A strong understanding of and relationship with the child welfare and/or juvenile justice provider community
• At least two years of leadership experience in field education
• Strong relationship building skills and knowledge of child welfare systems
• Excellent oral and written communication skills as well as a proficiency in computer applications such as Word, Outlook and Excel
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Commitment to a collegial workplace
• LMSW and SIFI certification preferred