Parent Advocate Team Lead – Reunification & Support

Seamen's Society for Children and Families; New York (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training & Career Development

Paid Time Off

Medical Insurance

Life Insurance

Commuter Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Seamen’s Society for Children and Families seeks a Parent Advocate Coordinator to lead a team of Parent Advocates and coordinate services for birth parents navigating the child welfare system toward reunification.

The role ensures alignment with Case Planning, oversight of referrals and follow‑ups, and timely documentation, while safeguarding parents’ rights and promoting equitable service delivery. The team collaborates across meetings and groups to support families.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in social work or related field required.
• Two years of parent advocate experience preferred.
• Lived child welfare experience preferred.
• Driver’s license preferred.
• Hours may vary according to agency needs.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coach a team of Parent Advocates to ensure quality service.
• Collaborate with Case Planning staff to support birth parents in reunification and permanency goals.
• Monitor and oversee Parent Advocate caseloads and workloads via CONNECTIONS to ensure equitable engagement.
• Track training completion to maintain up-to-date knowledge and skills.
• Participate in leadership meetings to discuss program performance and improvements.
• Support parent engagement during initial agency engagements and transition meetings.
• Oversee scheduling and documentation of campaign caseload activities and family time visits.
• Ensure timely, accurate documentation of case activities in the CONNECTIONS database.

Skills

Planning & organization

Communication skills

Staff supervision

Time management

MS Office

Education

Associate’s degree in social work

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

PowerPoint

Teams

Job description

Seamen’s Society for Children and Families seeks a Parent Advocate Coordinator to lead a team of Parent Advocates and coordinate services for birth parents navigating the child welfare system toward reunification.

The role ensures alignment with Case Planning, oversight of referrals and follow‑ups, and timely documentation, while safeguarding parents’ rights and promoting equitable service delivery. The team collaborates across meetings and groups to support families.