Investigative Consultant II

THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY BETWEEN $81,722.00 - $89,378.00

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 childcare 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 Investigative Consultants are a team of former law enforcement investigators who have been deployed into each of the borough offices and at ECS to work with child protective specialists (CPS) on their investigations. They provide consultation and support on cases which involve allegations of child abuse or neglect and expert assistance on cases which have resulted in serious injury or death of a child.

Investigative Consultants may accompany CPS in the field on complex cases and conduct interviews with children, family members, neighbors, school officials, law enforcement and other community members when necessary. Additionally, Investigative Consultants conduct training for Child Protective Services staff related to the techniques and strategies necessary for performing sensitive investigations as well as techniques to enhance worker safety.

• Assigns and supervises Protection Agents throughout the city to assist child protective staff conducting investigations into allegations of child abuse and neglect, conduct interviews and interrogations, and collect evidence and other documentation for complex and sensitive child abuse and neglect cases.
• Serves as a liaison between executive staff and protection agents.
• Participates in the evaluation of subordinates.
• Prepares written reports to the direct supervisor on the status of investigatory cases, training conducted, and other work performed.
• Provides training and assistance to Provider Agencies and ACS Staff to assist in gathering information to locate AWOL Youth.
• Utilizes investigative databases and reviews records to assist in developing leads to locate AWOL Youth.
• Assigns and supervises Protection Agents to make field visits to assist in locating youth who are AWOL from a foster care, detention or placement setting.
• Assigns Protection Agent to re‑interview parents, neighbors and relatives when provider agencies have not successfully located AWOL Youth.
• Assigns and supervises Protection Agents to collaborate and share information with law enforcement so that once youth are located, law enforcement can take action to ensure the safe return of AWOL youth to a foster care, placement, or detention setting.
• In the temporary absence of the Agent’s supervisor, may be assigned to perform the duties of that position.

Minimum Qualifications

• A four‑year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and five (5) years of satisfactory full‑time experience in the field of law enforcement. At least three years of this experience must have been obtained while working in Special Victim’s, Forensics, Homicide, Domestic Violence, Missing Persons, Precinct Detective; or a closely related law enforcement work unit or task force.
• An Associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college or university and at least three (3) years of satisfactory experience in the field of law enforcement, including at least two (2) years obtained while working in a specialized law enforcement unit or task force as described above.

At the time of appointment, candidates must possess a motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York. This license must be maintained for the duration of employment.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with specialized and complex child abuse investigations, domestic violence investigations, gang investigations, warrants, missing persons, juvenile crimes, human trafficking, or fugitive enforcement experience in a current or former law enforcement position.
• Experience in a closely related law enforcement work unit or task force might include Crime Scene, School Safety,…