Current jobs related to Social Worker/ Family Advocate, Family Defense Practice - New York - Center for Family Representation
-
New York, United States Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem Full timeOverview NEIGHBORHOOD DEFENDER SERVICE OF HARLEM Client Advocate, Manhattan Team, Family Defense Practice The Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem (NDS) is a community-based, client-centered, holistic public defense office located in Harlem, providing criminal, civil, and family representation to residents of Northern Manhattan who cannot afford to hire a...
-
Social Worker
3 weeks ago
New York, United States Midway Living Full timeSummary:Since 2016 Midway Living, Inc. ("Midway") has been a catalyst for transformative change in the lives of homeless families, empowering them to discover their inherent strengths and to chart a path out of homelessness, allowing them to redefine their narratives and lead lives of purpose.Reporting to the Director of Clinical Services, The Social Worker...
-
Social Worker
3 weeks ago
New York, United States Midway Living Full timeSummary:Since 2016 Midway Living, Inc. ("Midway") has been a catalyst for transformative change in the lives of homeless families, empowering them to discover their inherent strengths and to chart a path out of homelessness, allowing them to redefine their narratives and lead lives of purpose.Reporting to the Director of Clinical Services, The Social Worker...
-
Family Peer Advocate
3 months ago
New York, United States The Jewish Board of Children and Family Services Full timeMake a bigger difference At The Jewish Board, we don't just make a difference - we make a bigger difference as we serve 45,000 New Yorkers every year. Join our dedicated team that's been helping communities across New York City for almost 150 years and see just how big of a difference you can make. Reasons you'll love working with us: If you have a...
-
Social Worker
4 days ago
new york city, United States Midway Living Full timeSummary:Since 2016 Midway Living, Inc. ("Midway") has been a catalyst for transformative change in the lives of homeless families, empowering them to discover their inherent strengths and to chart a path out of homelessness, allowing them to redefine their narratives and lead lives of purpose.Reporting to the Director of Clinical Services, The Social Worker...
-
Medical Social Worker
1 hour ago
New York, New York, United States Yai Full timeJob SummaryPremier HealthCare, a leading healthcare provider, is seeking a skilled Medical Social Worker to join our team. As a Medical Social Worker, you will play a vital role in providing exceptional patient care and support to individuals with disabilities and their families.Key ResponsibilitiesCollaborate with healthcare professionals to assess patient...
-
Family Advocate of Family Enrichment Center
3 months ago
New York, United States Center For Family Life in Sunset Park Inc Full timeJob DescriptionJob DescriptionDescription:JOB TITLE: Family Advocate, Family Enrichment Center (FEC) DEPARTMENT: Family Support Exemption: Non-Exempt REPORTS TO: FEC Program Director SUPERVISES: N/A I. SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES include but are not limited toUtilize an engaging and empathetic communication style to foster a warm and enthusiastic environment...
-
Family Advocate
4 weeks ago
New York, United States Center for Alternative Full timeJob DescriptionJob DescriptionJob Title: Family Advocate Job Summary: We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Family Advocate to provide support and advocacy services to families in need. The Family Advocate will work closely with families to identify their strengths, needs, and goals, and connect them with community resources and services to...
-
Family Peer Advocate
2 months ago
New York, United States BROOKLYN PERINATAL NETWORK INC Full timeJob DescriptionJob DescriptionBenefits:Health insurance Brooklyn perinatal Network Inc. is seeking to hire a Family Peer Advocate. The goal of this role is to empower families (parents and caregivers) in Brooklyn to advocate for themselves and their needs through a shared lived experience in New York City social care systems. Primary job functions: includes...
-
Family Advocate
1 month ago
New York State, United States VNS Health Full timeOverview VNS Health Family Advocates embody our core values of Empathy, Integrity, and Agility by helping children and their families access life changing resources whether it’s basic needs of housing and public assistance or community resource programs that support social emotional wellbeing. This role draws on lived experience to guide others through...
-
Family Advocate
1 month ago
New York State, United States VNS Health Full timeOverview VNS Health Family Advocates embody our core values of Empathy, Integrity, and Agility by helping children and their families access life changing resources whether it’s basic needs of housing and public assistance or community resource programs that support social emotional wellbeing. This role draws on lived experience to guide others through...
-
Family Advocate
3 months ago
New York, United States Union Settlement Full timeFamily AdvocateJob DescriptionOrganizational Summary Union Settlement is an East Harlem based nonprofit organization founded in 1895. For 128 years, Union Settlement has provided critical and innovative programming to children, youth, families, and older adults. As a pioneer of the settlement house movement, Union Settlement continues to meet the needs of...
-
Peer Family Advocate
3 months ago
New York, United States Families on the Move of NYC Inc Full timeJob DescriptionJob DescriptionPeer Family Advocate Job Posting Are you a caregiver/parent of a child or youth that has struggled with mental health, social-emotional, or behavioral challenges?Has your child struggled in school?Did you know where to get help when you needed it?Have you had to take your child to the hospital because of their behaviors?You can...
-
Peer Family Advocate
3 months ago
New York, United States Families On The Move of NYC Inc Full timeJob DescriptionJob DescriptionPeer Family Advocate Job PostingAre you a caregiver/parent of a child or youth who has struggled with mental health, social-emotional, or behavioral challenges?Has your child struggled in school?Did you know where to get help when you needed it?Have you had to take your child to the hospital because of their behaviors? You can...
-
Family Support Advocate
3 days ago
New York, United States Families On The Move of NYC Inc Full timeJob OverviewPosition: Family Support AdvocateAre you a caregiver or parent of a child or young adult facing mental health, social-emotional, or behavioral difficulties?Have you experienced challenges in your child's educational journey?Were you aware of the resources available to assist you during tough times?Have you ever had to seek emergency care for your...
-
Social Worker
3 months ago
New York, United States Carter Lard ConsultingMavec Advisors LLC Full timeJob DescriptionJob DescriptionSummary: Social Worker will assess each family within a shelter environment to understand their strengths and determine service needs.Salary - 70-72kResponsibilitiesCompletes comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment with each family to understand strengths and service needsFacilitates a team review of the biopsychosocial...
-
Social Worker
2 weeks ago
New York, United States Carter Lard ConsultingMavec Advisors LLC Full timeJob DescriptionJob DescriptionSummary: Social Worker will assess each family within a shelter environment to understand their strengths and determine service needs.Salary - 70-72kResponsibilitiesCompletes comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment with each family to understand strengths and service needsFacilitates a team review of the biopsychosocial...
-
Social Worker
1 month ago
New York, United States BronxWorks Full timeJob DescriptionJob DescriptionBronxWorks helps individuals and families improve their economic and social well-being. From toddlers to seniors, we feed, shelter, teach, and support our neighbors to build a stronger community. In all aspects of our work, we strive for the highest ethical and performance standards and guided by the belief that people are to be...
-
Social Worker
3 months ago
New York, United States BronxWorks Full timeJob DescriptionJob DescriptionBronxWorks helps individuals and families improve their economic and social well-being. From toddlers to seniors, we feed, shelter, teach, and support our neighbors to build a stronger community. In all aspects of our work, we strive for the highest ethical and performance standards and guided by the belief that people are to be...
-
Licensed Clinical Social Worker(Hybrid)
2 months ago
New York, United States Open Door Family Medical Center Full timeOpen Door is seeking a Full-time bilingual English-Spanish speaking Licensed Clinical Social Worker for its Family Medical Center in Sleepy Hollow, NY. The Licensed Clinical Social Worker will report to the Director of Behavioral Health, based in Ossining, NY. The dedicated individual will work closely with the primary health care team to provide integrated...
Social Worker/ Family Advocate, Family Defense Practice
2 months ago
The Center for Family Representation Inc. (CFR) is an award-winning, innovative law and policy organization that serves primarily Black and Brown families and youth in Queens, Manhattan, and the Bronx with an interdisciplinary legal defense model that serves more than 2400 clients every year. In 2024, CFR will expand our family defense practice to Richmond County. CFR was originally founded in 2002 to dramatically change the trajectory of indigent parents being prosecuted by the City’s Administration for Children’s Services (ACS). Our goal is to defend and protect our clients’ rights, reduce the harm of family separation and prevent or minimize the time any child spends in the foster system.
CFR provides interdisciplinary family defense with a model that was unique at our founding and that is now being replicated nationally: we assign every client an attorney and a social work staff member, and teams have the support of parent advocates, who are parents with direct personal experience of being investigated and prosecuted by ACS. CFR was the first agency in the country to integrate parents with lived experience into legal teams and now has 76 parent advocates working in all three of our family defense locations. CFR’s Community Advocacy Project represents parents during a child protective investigation (to avoid court involvement where possible) and assists parents in clearing their names from state maltreatment records.
As an agency committed to securing justice for families, we built the Youth Defense practice (YDP) to defend youth at risk of family separation through incarceration. YDP uses the same interdisciplinary model to represent youth being prosecuted in Queens and Manhattan in Supreme Court Youth Parts, during Probation Adjustment and in Delinquency proceedings in Family Court. CFR’s Home for Good program provides legal and social work services to CFR clients in immigration, civil legal services and criminal defense matters, to afford clients an efficient and well-coordinated one-stop solution to a range of issues that threaten family stability.
Recognized as experts in our fields, we annually train over 500 practitioners in the city, state and around the country on strategies to promote family preservation and interdisciplinary representation, and we provide community based “Know Your Rights” presentations to parents, youth and service providers. We advocate at the city, state and national level for policies that reduce the harm of family separation, and promote parent engagement and justice for youth and families.
CFR's Family Defense Practice has an immediate opening for a Social Worker or Family Advocate in our Staten Island office.
Primary responsibilities will include:
- Work as part of CFR’s interdisciplinary legal teams (comprised of attorneys, social work staff, paralegals and parent advocates) to provide our clients with high quality legal defense and meet objectives such as keeping children out of foster care, shortening lengths of stay for children in foster care, promoting quality visiting arrangements and insuring that families receive services that are well-tailored to expediting safe and lasting reunification
- Provide direct social work support and advocacy to clients
- Conduct intake and client interviews, assess clients’ needs and goals, and ensure clients are engaged in appropriate and meaningful service plans
- Refer clients for necessary services
- Maintain contact with service providers to obtain letters for court
- Advocate for clients at Administration for Children’s Services and foster care agency conferences
- Participate in team meetings as well as administrative meetings within CFR
- Keep up to date client legal notes and entering data in CFR’s database
Social Workers at CFR can expect intensive, interdisciplinary training on CFR's Cornerstone Advocacy model, the family policing system, family court, client interviewing and other critical skills. Career development opportunities for Social Workers may include building skills to eventually supervise MSW interns, conduct trainings and participate in CFR's policy initiatives. Objectives of the teams include shortening lengths of stay for children in foster care, promoting quality visiting arrangements and ensuring families receive services that are well-tailored to expediting safe and lasting reunification.
Family Advocates receive supervision from Social Work Supervisors and are expected to keep case data and client legal notes, and files up to date. Family Advocates joining CFR can expect intensive, interdisciplinary training on CFR’s Cornerstone Advocacy model, the family policing system, family court, client interviewing and other critical skills. CFR is dedicated to providing ongoing career development in all these areas in a variety of training forums for all staff.
Starting salaries (0 years of experience):
Family Advocate: $59,900
Social Worker (unlicensed): $65,100
Social Worker (licensed): $71,400
Qualifications- Social Worker applicants must have an LMSW or have an MSW degree and be eligible and willing to become licensed within ten months of hire.
- Family Advocate applicants must have a Bachelor’s degree, preferably with some prior experience with the NYC family policing system, education, housing or public benefits’ systems or other social justice experience.
- Prior experience working in or with the NYC family policing system or family court is preferred.
- Fluency in Spanish or other languages is desirable.
- Experience with public benefits, education, housing or immigration is all desirable.
- Individuals who apply should be able to demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills, a commitment to interdisciplinary representation of parents and a desire to share in both the exhilaration and challenges of a growing endeavor.
