Job Description YOU MUST BE PERMANENT IN THE ASSOCIATE BENEFITS OPPORTUNITY SPECIALIST TITLE FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR OR PERMANENT IN THE ADMIN. JOS TITLE. THIS IS A PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT, WHEN A TEST BECOMES AVAILABLE IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE JOB OPPORTUNITY SPECIALIST (AJOS) TITLE, YOU MUST TAKE AND PASS THE EXAM TO REMAIN IN THE AJOS TITLE. Family Independence Administration’s provides temporary help to individuals and families with social service and economic needs to assist them in reaching self-sufficiency via essential and diverse programs/services, such as: temporary cash assistance, SNAP, childcare, eviction prevention services, adult protective services, job training, employment plans/support, domestic violence assistance, child support enforcement, etc. The Director of the Office of Project Services will be responsible for assisting the Executive Director in the development and implementation of policies as it relates to the centralization and automation of the Office of Project Support. The Director of the Office of Project Services will also be responsible for monitoring overall results, evaluating programmatic initiatives and outcomes, and conducting recurring and/or ad hoc studies as needed to gauge program effectiveness. FIA’s Office of Project Services is recruiting for one (1) Administrative Job Opportunity Specialist, M3 to function as Regional Manager, who will: - Oversee the daily operations of designated Public Assistance Job Centers and Model Offices located throughout the five boroughs whose responsibility is to determine eligibility, authorize and issue expedited and recurring benefits for eligible households receiving public assistance benefits. Play a major role in enacting welfare reform initiatives through analysis of program operations, client eligibility criteria and the engagement of low-income families in different employment initiatives. - Collaborate with the center Enhancement Directors (CED) in the effective management and enhancement of services of the Job Centers and Model Offices to ensure the centers provide adequate program access, timely and accurate eligibility determination of application and recertification cases and to address any reported case changes and client inquiries quickly, accurately and professionally, works with CED to develop individualized action plans which present short, middle and long term goals and strategies for individual centers. - Plan and provide direction in the development of policy and procedural protocols for the coordination of application and recertification for the public assistance program. Assist in the organization of the center priorities, staff allocations and workflow to improve the results of activities and meet the mandated targets set forth by Federal, State and Agency guidelines. - Direct and monitor the timely preparation of management activity reports (for the Assistant Deputy Commissioner and Executive Regional Managers) that summarize, highlight, and analyze fluctuations in the center activities within the regions and recommends corrective action where problems are discerned. Work Location: 305 Rider Ave., Bronx NY – Bronx / FSCC Region Hours/Schedule: 9:00-5:00 Qualifications 1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, plus four years of satisfactory full-time experience performing work related to providing employment related services or economic support services to persons in need, at least eighteen months of this experience must have been in a supervisory or managerial capacity; or 2. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and eight years of full-time experience equivalent to "1" above; at least eighteen months of this experience must have been in a supervisory or managerial capacity; or 3. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above. College credits from an accredited college or university may be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 semester credits for one year year of work experience. However, all candidates must have at least a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and at least eighteen months of experience must have been in a supervisory or managerial capacity 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.