Parent Advocate Coordinator

The-Children; Chauncey (NY); On-site; USD 43,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The Children's Village in Dobbs Ferry, NY, is seeking a Full-Time Parent Advocate to support families navigating the foster care system and work toward reunification.

Requirements include a high school diploma (bachelors preferred), at least 1 year of experience as a parent advocate, and bilingual English/Spanish preferred. The role emphasizes empathy, collaboration with case planning, and advocacy for options that empower families.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalency required; Bachelors preferred.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Support parents with children in foster care to understand and navigate the foster care system.
• Help families stay hopeful and address challenges for reunification.
• Build connections and collaboration with the case planning process to empower parents to make decisions for their families.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Parent advocate experience

Knowledge of foster care system

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

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Full Time Dobbs Ferry, NY, US 1 Attachments

25 days ago Requisition ID: 1638

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.