Careers Job Description
General Description
The National Center for Child Welfare Excellence, Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College through an exciting new partnership with New York City Administration for Children Services (ACS) will develop, implement and evaluate transfer of learning strategies for the ACS Workforce Institute. The ACS Workforce Institute (WI) is a state-of-the-art professional development institute that strengthens skills and provides support to child welfare and juvenile justice frontline staff as they strengthen and support New York City’s families and children. Through partnership with the City University of New York (CUNY), the ACS Workforce Institute offers professional learning initiatives that move beyond the classroom to enhance skill development for new and seasoned ACS and provider agency staff. Through the Silberman School of Social Work and ACS partnership, the Project Coordinator will join a dynamic team responsible for launching the new Supporting Knowledge into Practice initiative.
Reporting to the Program Director, the Project Coordinator will work closely with CUNY and ACS leadership and operational staff to support the implementation of transfer of learning strategies within New York City’s child welfare system. Working closely with the Program Director, the Project Coordinator will develop and implement a variety of processes and procedures to ensure successful and efficient program operations, including budget monitoring; hiring and onboarding; work-plan status tracking; program data monitoring; and engaging and monitoring the work of external vendors/consultants. The Project Coordinator will also provide administrative support to the team.
The new hire will join a team of CUNY colleagues and work on site at one or more of the ACS Division of Child Protection (DCP) and/or Division of Youth and Family Justice (DYFJ) locations in: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and/or Staten Island.
Other Duties
Responsibilities of this position include:
- Support efforts to promote and establish buy-in for the vision and planning related to building a learning culture and implementing the coach approach
- Define and document policies and procedures for program management
- Develop, implement, and manage procedures and documentation to source, contract, and track progress for vendors and consultants
- Collaborate with Silberman School of Social Work operational team to ensure the successfully processing of vendor contracts and payments
- Coordinate and publish regular status updates to the work-plan
- Manage and coordinate program projects on behalf of the Program Director
- Support the development of hiring and onboarding processes
- Support the development and implementation of a plan for professional development activities for the program
- Support efforts to ensure the effective flow of communication with ACS WI team (including CUNY SPS partners), ACS division leadership, and other training partners, to support the successful implementation of program activities
- Provide day-to-day support to the Program Director as well as administrative support to program staff as needed
- Attend meetings as required and necessary to fulfill the needs of the department and to support the timely meeting of the deliverables
- Attend learning events and meetings as indicated
Qualifications
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in the field of Social Work, Psychology, Counseling or a related field. Master’s degree preferred
- Ability to develop and manage effective tracking and monitoring systems
- Experience managing projects
- Sensitivity to diverse cultural and linguistic populations
- Experience working in a human or social service organization
- Ability to travel between program locations to support program staff as needed
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Preferred Skills:
The preferred candidate should possess the ability to work on multiple projects effectively and efficiently, both independently and collaboratively within a team. Excellent oral and written communication stills, strong organizational skills and attention to detail as well as a proficiency in computer applications such as Word, Outlook and Excel. Candidate should be able to appropriately interact with various levels of ACS and CUNY leadership and offer feedback on ways to further the mission of the ACS Workforce Institute. A commitment to a collegial workplace is required.
Hours: 35 hours/week (daily schedule 9am-5pm, with some occasional evening hours required).
When positions become available for hire, official listing will be posted at https://www.rfcuny.org/careers/
For further information about this job opportunity, please contact WICoaching@acs.nyc.gov
Applicants are asked to submit a cover letter that details how your qualifications match this position description along with a resume, and contact information for three references.
All staff working on this project in partnership with the ACS WI will be employees of the Research Foundation of the City University of New York. Employment is contingent on satisfactory clearances.
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/ AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, E-VERIFY EMPLOYER.
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.
RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
Social Work
Full Time
Depends on Qualifications
Jun 29, 2018 (Or Until Filled)