Sr Director of Learning Programs

About the role

The selected candidate will be offered a salary between $100,000.00 - $125,000.00.

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

Responsibilities

• Supervise Learning Program team by prioritizing projects and guiding the development of new instructional materials and ongoing maintenance of developed courses.
• Work closely with CUNY Project management team to ensure vendors and ACS Workforce Institute teams are in consistent communication and are working collectively to achieve goals and complete projects.
• Ensure consistent and clear communication across all teams and adherence to processes and guidelines.
• Review course content during analysis, design, and development stages for sound pedagogical and instructional design practices; recommend improvements and revisions to course content as needed.
• Provide guidance to ACS stakeholders and ACS Workforce Institute Learning Managers to support curriculum design and online instructional design strategies and technologies for the development of course content and assessments that support child welfare and juvenile justice best practice and the building of a competent workforce.
• Support the Executive Director of the ACS Workforce Institute by managing projects to ensure they are on-time, on-budget, and within scope, working with the Evaluation Team to monitor key course performance indicators, as measured through periodic project reports and after-action course development analysis.
• Work closely with ACS Workforce Institute leadership to research new and innovative instructional design, technology practices and cutting-edge delivery strategies to increase engagement, adaptability, usability, and learning in courses.
• Keep abreast of instructional design trends and best practices by maintaining professional memberships and attending conferences.
• Other duties as needed.

Requirements

• 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 in learning and development at least five years
• Experienced in supervisory experience and experience implementing large scale training and/or workforce development initiatives
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Commitment to a collegial workplace
• Inspiring leadership with poise, confidence, outstanding public presentation skills and transparency with a strong commitment to supervisory practice and equity
• An understanding of and relationship with the child welfare and juvenile justice sectors

Additional Info

Section 424-A of the New York Social Services Law requires an authorized agency to inquire whether a candidate for employment with child-caring responsibilities has been the subject of a child abuse and maltreatment report.

To apply, please go to www.cityjobs.nyc.gov or www.nyc.gov/ess for current NYC employees and search for Job ID #781422.

No phone calls, faxes or personal inquiries permitted. Note: Only candidates under consideration will be contacted.

Administrative Director of SOC - 1005C

Minimum 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.

Additional Information

The 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, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.