Eligibility Team Manager

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. The Division of Child and Family Well-being (CFWB) designs and executes strategies to support caregivers, children, and communities, so they can thrive and enjoy self-determination.

Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Resource Area Deputy Director, the Eligibility Team Manager will supervise staff engaged in eligibility certification and processing for publicly-funded subsidized child care services. Typical tasks include:

• Plan, implement, coordinate, monitor and/or evaluate the publicly funded subsidized childcare unit, serving children in communities throughout the City of New York.
• Supervise unit of staff engaged in determining eligibility for publicly funded childcare subsidies, while preparing, evaluating, and vetting documents required for such funding.
• Prepare reports, analyses, and training for staff in eligibility determination and certification.
• Certify childcare cases.
• Assign cases to eligibility teams based on authoritative interpretation of complex funding and planning analyses.
• Prepare and distribute eligibility and intake reports.
• Rate/evaluate job performance of subordinates.
• Conduct supervisory reviews of subordinate’s cases to ensure case accuracy.

Qualifications

The minimum qualifications for this role are:

• 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.
• 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.
• Education and/or experience which is equivalent to the above.

All candidates must have at least one year of experience as described above.

Pay

The selected candidate will be offered a salary between $62,868-$72,298.00, with a maximum salary of $97,593.00.

Benefits

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.