Child Welfare Court Improvement Project Coordinator

The New York State Unified Court System is seeking a Senior Court Analyst (Child Welfare Court Improvement Project Coordinator) in the Office for Justice Initiatives, Division of Child Welfare and Family Justice in New York City.

THIS POSITION IS TEMPORARY SUBJECT TO GRANT FUNDING

The Child Welfare Court Improvement Project ('CWCIP') is a statewide, federally funded initiative that supports the Family Court's mandate to promote the safety, permanence and well-being of abused and neglected children.

Working as part of a statewide team under the policy direction of the Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for Justice Initiatives, in support of the Statewide Coordinating Judge for Family Court Matters, and under the administrative supervision of the local Judicial District, the Child Welfare Court Improvement Project Coordinator's responsibilities may include:

• Supporting and facilitating multi-disciplinary child welfare work groups.
• Implementing or assisting in the management of ongoing initiatives and projects designed to improve child welfare court practices.
• Review, organize and analyze data to make recommendations.
• Work closely with family court judges and court personnel to identify issues and implement new procedures to address identified issues.
• Draft project proposals.
• Prepare correspondence.
• Design and coordinate training programs with respect to these initiatives.
• Provide technical assistance in key specialty areas to family court judges and court managers, particularly with respect to data outcome measures.
• Provide technical assistance to promote compliance with the federal Adoption and Safe Families Act, Title IV-E of the Social Security Act, the Family First Prevention Services Act, state law and other statutory and regulatory mandates affecting the processing of child welfare matters in the family courts.
• Support the court system's role in federal review processes such as the Title IV-E and Child and Family Services reviews.

Child Welfare Court Improvement Project Coordinators support the Family Courts within the Judicial District(s) to which they are assigned as well as the Statewide Coordinating Judge for Family Court Matters.
While this position is in-person and based in New York City, it requires frequent travel within the district and some statewide travel.

One year in the Court Analyst title; or Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and two (2) years of relevant experience; or Master's degree (MSW, MHS, MPA or MBA preferred) in Public or Business Administration from an accredited college or university and one (1) year of relevant experience; or An equivalent combination of education and experience.

A thorough working knowledge of family court and child welfare system operations, family law, and child welfare policy is required. Facilitation skills to support management efforts with child welfare work groups are also necessary.