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 comprised of 2,000 employees and with an annual operating budget of over $1 billion 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, DHS works to prevent homelessness before it occurs, reduce street homelessness, and assist New Yorkers to transition from shelter into appropriate permanent housing. DHS is responsible for management of over 200 facilities, which mainly are individual and family shelters used as overnight residences for over 38,000 adults and children. DHS’s portfolio covers approximately 4M square feet.
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 is recruiting 1 (one) Administrative Director of Social Services M-II to function as Director who will:

- Be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the intake operations for new entrants, returnee applicants, and diversion services at the 30th St Men’s Intake Center.

Provide leadership and guidance to maintain a safe and orderly environment, manage program capacity, ensure the efficient processing of shelter applicants, facilitate alternatives to shelter, and manage assignments into the single adult shelter system.

Utilize CARES, and other report mechanisms, track and monitor the various daily statistics, including entrants, demographics, diversions, assignments and exits. Develop and promote standards for quality assurance, conduct routine supervisory reviews in CARES, and review all nightly statistical reports for accuracy.

Ensure all applicants are referred to HRA and Palladia On-Site Diversion Services: promote routine collaboration and communication with the diversion teams; ensure that DHS perform diversion interviews for clients when homeless diversion teams are not available, or when a viable opportunity for diversion exists.

- Ensure diversion placements meets Agency standards for housing quality. Guarantee adequate coverage for all units within Intake; adherence to agency policies and procedures, provide supervision, and conduct routine staff meetings; ensure implementation of program components, achieve programmatic goals, and make recommendations for improvement. Provide direction and intervention during emergency situations for staff and clients applying for shelter.

- Oversee the administrative functions of the facility to ensure that staff adhere to City and Agency policies and procedures with respect to time and leave regulations, absence control provisions, overtime allocations and control plans. Foster compliance with the Agency Code of Conduct and enforce any other applicable City, State, and Federal Directives.

- Based on 24/7 Coverage.

Work Location: 400-430 E. 30TH Street, New York, NY.

Hours/Schedule: Monday through Friday 12pm-8pm. (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.