CAC Deputy Borough Chief

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 168,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of New York's Administration for Children’s Services seeks a Deputy Borough Chief for the FCLS Child Advocacy Center to oversee CAC legal work across the borough. You will supervise CAC attorneys, allocate caseloads, and provide senior legal guidance to CPS teams within a multidisciplinary framework.

Applicants must be admitted to the NYS Bar with four years of relevant experience, including supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Admission to the New York State Bar; and four years of recent full-time responsible, relevant legal experience after admission to any bar, eighteen months of which must have been in supervision of other attorneys, in an administrative or executive capacity.
• Incumbents must remain members of the New York State Bar in good standing during employment.
• Experience supervising and coordinating legal work in a CAC or juvenile justice setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct supervision to junior CAC Attorneys and borough staff.
• Review workload and assign cases within CAC and borough FCLS office.
• Provide legal guidance to ACS CPS team through formal consults and client communications.
• Screen intake cases and coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Oversee documentation and data reporting to the FCLS Central office.
• Attend inter-agency meetings and present trainings to staff and stakeholders.
• Respond to agency needs during and outside of business hours.

Education

New York State Bar Admission

Job description

THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY BETWEEN $167,531.00 - $187,716.00

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 FCLS Child Advocacy Center (CAC) Deputy Borough Chief will be part of the borough's management team and will be stationed at the borough-based CAC, providing oversight of ACS’ legal work at the CAC, as well as at the borough court unit. Duties will include:

• Provide direct supervision to the junior FCLS CAC Attorney co-located at the CAC as well as borough- based junior staff
• Review workload and distribute assignments related to legal work at CAC and in borough FCLS office
• Provide managerial review of legal advice and guidance given to the ACS CPS team located at the CAC through formal legal consults and other attorney / client communication and in the borough FCLS office
• Screen cases at intake
• Collaborate with DCP senior managers on case related issues
• Oversee and ensure proper documentation by FCLS staff at the CAC and provide data to FCLS Central office
• Work with Safe Horizon and other multidisciplinary team staff around issues of CAC process and protocols
• Provide legal guidance on all cases involving children seen at the CAC including to foster care case planners and other CPS units including OSI
• Observe forensic interviews with children and provide input when necessary
• Liaise with court based FCLS attorneys assigned to cases involving the CAC
• Handle a caseload of approximately 20-30 cases
• Collaborate with the other multi-disciplinary team members co-located at the CAC including law enforcement staff, assistant district attorneys, child welfare staff, medical providers and victim service providers while they investigate these cases
• Attend various inter-agency meetings including the weekly case planning meetings
• Prepare and present trainings to FCLS staff and to other agencies and stakeholders
• Respond to agency needs on an emergency basis during and outside of business hours

Qualifications

Admission to the New York State Bar; and four years of recent full-time responsible, relevant, satisfactory legal experience subsequent to admission to any bar, eighteen months of which must have been in the supervision of other attorneys, in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity, or performing highly complex and significant legal work.

Incumbents must remain Members of the New York State Bar in good standing for the duration of this employment.

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.