Child Welfare Trainer

Salary

THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY BETWEEN $72,000 - $78,000.

THIS POSITION IS ONLY OPEN TO CANDIDATES WHO ARE PERMANENT (NOT PROVISIONAL) IN THE CIVIL SERVICE TITLE OF CHILD PROTECTIVE SPECIALIST.

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 Training Unit provides frontline staff with the values, skills, and knowledge necessary to support Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice cases, primarily through core trainings provided by the James Satterwhite Academy. Reporting to the Training Supervisor, the Child Welfare Trainer will be devoted primarily to providing child welfare staff with skills and knowledge of quality child welfare practice. The trainer will ensure efficient and effective daily operation by providing and facilitating administrative, education and supportive services to new and seasoned staff.

The Training Department delivers foundation and in-service training dictated by a training plan created each fiscal year.

• Provide support to DCP/DYFJ Provider partners and external consultants to assure good communication and the timeliness of deliverables.
• Provide training for frontline staff and supervisors.
• Supervise and coach new and seasoned child welfare staff.
• Provide expertise in competences for child welfare practice and the ability to collaborate in all aspects of the training departments work, including scheduling, administrative tasks, and quality improvement.
• Understands and has significant experience in training various components of the CPS Practice Core Training Program.
• Possess professional training and platform skills.
• Being able to model skills and provide evaluative and developmental feedback to participants.
• Work closely with ACS’s Division of Child Protection and our providers to develop, coordinate, and implement training for frontline staff and supervisors.
• Participate in assignments as needed and attend trainings and meetings as indicated.

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.

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No phone calls, faxes or personal inquiries permitted.

Note:

Only candidates under consideration will be contacted.

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional, or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in one or a combination of the following fields: social work, psychology, sociology, human services, criminal justice, education (including early childhood), nursing, or cultural anthropology, at least 12 of which must have been in one of these disciplines.

Section 424-a of the New York State Social Services Law requires an authorized agency to inquire whether a candidate for employment with child-care responsibilities is or has been the subject of an indicated child abuse and maltreatment report on file with the Statewide Central Register for child abuse and maltreatment. Statewide Central Register screening will be conducted prior to considering a candidate for employment as a Child Protective Specialist.

Candidates who have been the subject of an indicated child abuse and maltreatment report may be…