Parent Advocate Coordinator

The Children's Village

Dobbs Ferry, NYFull-time$31.85/hrSeen 2mo agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation

$31.85/hr

Location

Dobbs Ferry, NY

Schedule

Full-time

Work Authorization

Not specified

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Job overview

Parent Advocates support parents whose children are in foster care by helping them understand and navigate the foster care system, remain hopeful, and address family challenges toward reunification. Through connection building and collaboration, they empower parents in case planning and provide options and choices for family decisions. The role requires relevant lived experience and professional parent-advocate experience; a bachelor’s degree and English-Spanish fluency are preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Foster Care System NavigationConnection BuildingCollaborationCase PlanningEnglishSpanish

Qualifications

High School Diploma or EquivalencyBachelor's DegreeChild Welfare System Lived Experience1+ Years Parent Advocate ExperienceFluent English and Spanish

Full job description

Full Time

Dobbs Ferry, NY, US

Salary Range: $31.85 To $31.85 Hourly

Position Overview:

Parent Advocates support parents with children in foster care to understand and navigate the foster care system, remain hopeful, and address family challenges so that they can accomplish their goal of reunification. Many families with children in foster care have experienced adversity and trauma that contribute to the challenges they face and impact the way they participate in the case planning process. Through connection building and collaboration, Parent Advocates help to empower parents in the case planning process and provide options and choices for parents to make decisions for their families.

Position Qualifications:

High School Diploma or Equivalency required; Bachelors preferred. Previous life experience being impacted by the child welfare system as a parent including having had a child placed in foster care or having had a court-ordered supervision case. 1+years of professional experience as a parent advocate working within the child welfare/ juvenile justice systems required. Bilingual: Fluent in English and Spanish preferred.

The Children’s Village does not discriminate against any employee, prospective employee or contractor because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, creed, age, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic predisposition, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction history or any other protected classification under federal, state or local law.

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