New York City Administration for Children's Services Recruitment

New York City Administration for Children’s Services Recruitment Become a Youth Development Specialist to Start Your Career and Make a Difference

Your valuable life experiences can positively influence a young person’s direction.

This is your chance to be a role model and champion for youth, make a difference and give back to your community.

What we are looking for:

The New York City Administration for Children’s Services is hiring compassionate, enthusiastic individuals to work with youth in our detention facilities. In your work as a youth development specialist, you will:

Provide safe and secure supervision and care to youth who are in secure juvenile detention
Serve as a role model, mentor and guide
Work as part of a team to support positive and healthy youth development
Manage conflict and youth behavior safely including using de-escalation and restraint techniques as necessary
Provide structure and engage youth in pro-social activities and behaviors
Support youth in their efforts to develop new social, academic and vocational skills and interests
Receive valuable training on building healthy relationships with youth and crisis prevention and management

Working as a Youth Development Specialist offers:

Starting salary is $47,393 and after 5 years salary goes up to approximately $60,031*
$2,500 bonus after 3 months of service if you’re hired between Jan. 1, 2023 – March 31, 2023 and work 90% of scheduled tours during the period.
Participation in NYC’s pension system
Comprehensive health insurance offering both individual and family coverage
Longevity Bonuses for your years of service
Overtime pay at time and a half for working over 40 hours a week
Higher educational opportunities

*includes a uniform allowance and longevity pay

Benefits

Health insurance

Choose from 11 health plans to choose from, some with no deductibles or deductibles.

Vacation, Sick & Holiday Leave

Annual leave can be used after 4 months of municipal service. Non-management titles earn 8:45 hours per month and management titles earn 10:30 hours per month. Up to 12 public holidays per year. Sick leave amounts to 5.50 hours per month.

Union Benefits

Youth Development Specialists is part of DC 37, New York’s largest public employee union, with approximately 150,000 members and 50,000 retirees. The union is also part of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), with more than 1.6 million members nationwide.

Transit benefits

Use your pre-tax earnings to cover the cost of public transport through the travel allowance scheme.

Flexible spending accounts

Use your pre-tax earnings to cover eligible medical or dependent care expenses, for services such as acupuncture, chiropractor, dental, eye exams and surgeries, fertility treatments, lab fees, nursing homes and services, organ transplants, psychiatrist and psychologist, weight loss programs, x-rays and much more. Also included are items such as reading glasses, braces, contact lenses, crutches, first aid supplies, hearing expenses, insulin and diabetics, walkers, wheelchairs and more.

Student loan forgiveness

The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program forgives a borrower’s direct loan balance after they make 120 monthly payments (10 years) under an eligible repayment plan while working full-time for an eligible employer in a public service position.

Grad School Support

The Mayor’s Graduate Scholarship Program is an opportunity for full-time New York City government employees with undergraduate degrees to pursue advanced degrees at local colleges/universities.

Pension System

All ACS employees may join the NYC Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS), which provides guaranteed income for life upon retirement and the opportunity to provide a continued retirement benefit to a beneficiary upon your death after retirement. Because your payroll contributions are tax-deferred, it may lower your current federal taxable income. Other types of benefits such as loans, disability and death benefits are also offered.

401K, 457 Plan, ROTH IRA

The NYC Deferred Compensation Plan can be used as a bridge to cover necessary expenses in that period before you decide to collect SS. Even if retiring at a normal retirement age and are eligible to collect social security, pre-tax money is tax deferred – lowering your taxable income.

Youth Development Specialist Benefits
Benefit	Academy	After 1 Year	After 2 Years	After 3 Years	After 4 Years	After 5 Years	After 6 Years	After 7 Years
Base Salary	$47,393	$51,079	$54,795	$57,925	$58,978	$60,031	$61,084	$62,138
Uniform Allowance	$106
Longevity Differential	not available	$848		$1,695		$2,542
Paid Sick Days	10					12
Paid Vacation Days	15				16	17	18	19
Paid Holidays	12
Choice of Medical	Yes
Prescription, Dental & Eyeglass Coverage	Yes
Deferred Compensation: 401K, IRA	Yes

Requirements:

A four-year high school diploma (or its educational equivalent), fluency in English, and two years of full-time experience working directly with at-risk youth or young adults up to age 24 in a group, community, educational or institutional setting, or other combinations of higher education and work or volunteer experience. Some years of work experience may be waived if you have an associate’s degree or bachelor’s degree in social work, counseling, education, recreation, criminal justice, psychology, biology, sociology, human services or a closely related field.