Parent Advocate

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The Children's Village

Posted about 2 months ago

Full Time

New York, New York

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The Parent Advocate provides supportive guidance and coaching to parents with children in foster care to help them navigate systems and achieve reunification. They collaborate with case planners to integrate lived experience into agency decision-making processes.

Qualifications

You have lived experience as a parent with child welfare involvement and knowledge of the foster care system. You are able to build authentic connections with parents, provide supportive guidance, and navigate systems to assist them in making informed decisions and addressing challenges. A school diploma or equivalency is preferred.

Must Have Skills for ATS

Bilingual Spanish

Job Description

Must have lived ACS experience.

Position Overview

Building authentic connections with parents, whose children are in foster care, that offer supportive guidance and coaching to assist them as they: navigate through systems (i.e. housing, education, HRA, medical/mental health, etc.), make informed decisions for themselves and their families, and address challenges to accomplish the goal of reunification. The focus of the Parent Advocate role is to bring their lived experience to the agency’s decision-making process while working collaboratively with case planners to promote family well-being and permanency.

Position Qualifications:

School Diploma or Equivalency preferred. Lived experience as a parent with Child Welfare involvement. Knowledge of the Foster Care System. Bilingual 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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The Children's Village

The Children's Village is a nonprofit charitable organization that specializes in working with at-risk youth in New York. The Children's Village serves children, teens and families through a variety of innovative residential and community-based programs.
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