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City of New York PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR in New York, New York

Job Description

APPLICANTS MUST BE PERMANENT IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL SERVICES CIVIL SERVICE TITLE OR BE PERMANENT IN A COMPARABLE TITLE ELIGIBLE FOR 6.1.9 TITLE CHANGE OR BE REACHABLE WITH THE SCORE OF 100 ON THE OPEN COMPETITIVE ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL SERVICES EXAM (# 1121)

The Department of Homeless Services (DHS) is one of the largest organizations of its kind committed to preventing and addressing homelessness in New York City. Collaborating with other public agencies and not-for-profit partners, the Department of Homeless Services works to prevent homelessness before it occurs, reduce street homelessness, and assist New Yorkers to transition from shelter into appropriate permanent housing.

The Division of Shelter Intake is responsible for the oversight of the day-to-day operations of the agency’s Single Adult, Adult Families and Families with Children’s intake and assessment sites, both directly run and contracted providers. This Division is responsible for ensuring that the City’s most vulnerable population can access shelter, per eligibility criteria, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

The Department of Homeless Services (DHS) is recruiting two (2) Administrative Director of Social Services M-III to function as Program Administrators who will:

  • Be responsible for the administration of directly operated and/or contracted facilities and ensure that services will be in a safe and well-maintained environment.

  • Oversee the compliance with applicable mandates, Agency standards and regulatory requirements governing the right to shelter and shelter conditions.

  • Respond to critical incidents and other significant events affecting clients’ health and/or safety.

  • Conduct routine site visits.

  • Supervise program activities and the provision of social services to ensure optimal service delivery.

  • Review and conduct various analyses to measure programs’ performance and placements as it relates to goals, targets, and outcomes.

  • Identify needs and make recommendations for improvement.

  • Provide directions to enhance communication between the agency and providers.

  • Confer with staff as needed regarding programmatic and personnel issues.

  • Manage the shelter contracting process to ensure compliance with applicable terms and conditions and follow agency policies and procedures,

  • Evaluate Requests for Proposals (RFPs), participate in contract negotiations, prepare contract related reports, and participate in the planning of policies, procedures, and programs.

  • Liaise and interface with local Community Boards to promote and maintain cooperative relationships in the community.

  • In addition, the selected candidate will be required to work on special initiatives, as needed.

  • Based on 24/7 coverage

Work Location: 33 Beaver Street, New York, NY 10004

Hours/Schedule: Mon-Friday 8:00 am – 4pm Based on 24/7 coverage.

Qualifications

  1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and four years of progressively responsible experience, in a large governmental agency, business firm, civic or community organization operating in the area of social services, including one year at the administrative or managerial level; or

  2. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" above. Graduate education or a license may substitute for up to a maximum of three years of experience in the area of social services, but not for the one year of experience at the administrative or managerial level as described in "1" above, as follows:

(A) A master’s degree from an accredited college or university in accounting, business, child welfare, counseling, economics, education, finance, human resources, labor relations, management, management science, nursing, operations research, organizational behavior, personnel or public administration, political science, psychology, sociology, social work, statistics, and/or urban studies may substitute for two years of experience; and/or

(B) Graduate education beyond the baccalaureate degree may be substituted at the rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college or university in the area(s) listed in “2(A)” above for each year of experience up to a maximum of three years; or

(C) A valid New York State Registration as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Master of Social Work (LMSW) may substitute for three years of experience.

However, all candidates must have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and 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.

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