Vacancy Details
Position Type: |
Administrative and Central Office |
Office Title/Functional Title: |
Senior Foster Care Support Manager - 23818 |
Civil Service Title: |
Administrative Education Officer (Union) |
Level: |
Level C |
Division/Office: |
Office of Community Schools |
Borough: |
Bronx |
Posting End Date: |
03/07/2025 |
This position is in a civil service competitive class that is subject to examination. Position is only open to current City employees with permanent NYC civil service status as Administrative Education Officer or permanent in an equivalent title that is eligible for transfer under 6.1.9 to Administrative Education Officer. This position is open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a program. Please indicate in your cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position under the 55-a program. |
Description: |
Position Summary: The New York City school system is the largest in the country, composed of approximately 1.1 million students and 75,000+ teachers in over 1,800 schools. In the NYC school system there are approximately 7,000 children and youth in foster care at any given time These children and youth face a wide range of educational, health, safety, and employment risks due to trauma that comes from family separation, as well as increased risk exposure to traumatic incidents that can harm their development and wellbeing. National research shows that children in foster care experience a greater likelihood of reduced academic performance, graduating late or dropping out of school altogether.
The Office of Community Schools (OCS) works with schools and communities to advance equity by embracing a “whole child, whole community” approach – looking holistically at students, families, and communities to ascertain assets and needs and decide together which services and supports should be employed. The OCS Students in Temporary Housing (STH) team leads citywide efforts to provide whole child-based supports to students and families affected by homelessness and students in foster care.
The Senior STH Foster Care Support Manager, reporting to the Director of Clinical Services, will spend roughly two-thirds of their time leading a team of Foster Care Support Coordinators to provide equity-based, whole child supports to students who are living in foster care, their caregivers, and to schools with large numbers of these students. This includes conducting hiring, providing regular, one-on-one supervision for non-clinical staff, leading training sessions, conducting site visits to support program compliance, and implementing individual and team goals to achieve success in reducing chronic absence, improving academic achievement, and related tasks.
The Foster Care Support Manager will spend the remainder of their time developing and implementing programs designed to meet the unique needs of students in foster care, escalating and problem-solving complex student and family needs, and strengthening the coordination of case management between schools, families (both biological and foster), the Administration for Children’s Services, and nonprofit foster care provider agencies. A key component of this work will be using data to understand trends in STH attendance and achievement to support continuous improvement, responding to crises in schools, and advocating for the needs of STH.
This role also ensures compliance with all appropriate City, State, and Federal regulations, as well as the federal Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 and the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015. Performs related work.
Reports to: STH Director of Clinical Services
Direct Reports: Foster Care Support Coordinators
Key Relationships: Other members of the STH team, including Directors of Regional Support, Capacity Building and Clinical Services, STH Regional Managers, and school- and shelter-based staff; leadership in the Office of Community Schools; NYC DOE Borough/Citywide Offices; other DOE Offices/Divisions, including the Office of Pupil Transportation and the Office of Student Enrollment; foster care agencies, colleagues in other city agencies including the Administration for Children’s Services; school principals and other school-based personnel providing support to STH; policy and advocacy experts and community-based organization (CBO) partners.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Qualification Requirements:
Minimum
Preferred
Salary: $96,181 - $105,800 (Internal candidates who are selected for this position and who currently hold comparable or less senior positions within the DOE will not earn less than their current salary.) Please include a resume and cover letter with your application. NOTE: The filling of all positions is subject to budget availability and/or grant funding. * New York City Residency is NOT Required * We encourage all applicants from the New York City tri-state area to apply. |
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER |
DOE Non- Discrimination Policy |
Public Service Loan Forgiveness |
As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education's website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/. |