Family Advocate

2 days ago

Bronx, New York, United States Graham Windham Full time
About the Family Advocate Position

Graham Windham is seeking 5 Family Advocates to support parents with children in foster care. The focus of this role is building connections with parents and working collaboratively with case planners to ensure children are quickly and safely returned home.

The Family Advocates will be part of the Parents Supporting Parents initiative, launched by the NYC Administration for Children's Services (ACS), in conjunction with Rise, a parent-led NYC advocacy organization. All Advocates will receive training and support through Rise.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Build relationships and support parents in coping with the trauma of foster care involvement, making decisions for their families, communicating effectively with those involved in their case, and maintaining relationships with their children during foster care placement;
  • Prepare parents and participate in Family Team Conferences, including Transitional, 20 Day, Six Month Service Plan Review, Trial Discharge, and Final Discharge conferences;
  • Report to a foster care unit supervisor, work alongside case planners, and all service providers directly responsible for case outcomes;
  • Be trained by Rise as part of a group of parent advocates newly hired to work in foster care agencies, with a focus on healing and self-care, building knowledge of child welfare law, policy, and practice, building relationships for support and mentorship with other advocates, and creating an ongoing support and advocacy network;
  • Learn to use Rises TIPS handouts and resources to inform and support parents;
  • Review Grahams Parent Engagement Guide with parents to acquaint them with the child welfare process;
  • Be trained to facilitate Restorative Justice Peacekeeping Circles to support parents through weekly circles (meetings) at the agency and/or in community;
  • Become a partner in Rises Reunification Collaborative, working with 6 foster care agencies to improve case practice and engagement with parents in the first 90 days;
  • Contribute to defining and achieving success for this effort to build effective and meaningful roles for parent advocates in foster care agencies;
  • Recognize and celebrate parents progress toward reunification;
  • Encourage parents to engage in supportive interventions that will strengthen their families;
  • Help families navigate resources;
  • Coach parents to strengthen problem-solving skills while discovering their strengths, hopes, dreams, and priorities;
  • Perform all other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
  • A natural collaborator;
  • Warm, enthusiastic, able to engage and positively impact individuals;
  • Someone who has a sincere appreciation for people and how they are each uniquely motivated;
  • Skilled at working in a fast-paced environment on multiple projects occurring simultaneously;
  • Someone who will uphold the mission and values of Graham Windham;
  • Able to maintain a high level of confidentiality;
  • Able to work flexible hours;
  • Able to travel extensively to all NYC boroughs;
  • 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;
  • Experience holding challenging conversations;
  • Strong interpersonal skills to assist with parent engagement and are geared towards working sensitively on topics involving trauma, stress, and healing;
  • Computer skills conducting Google searches and using Microsoft Office Suite;
  • Passion for parent leadership and preventing child welfare involvement;
  • A writing assessment will be included in the hiring process.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience as a Parent Advocate in foster care, preventive, mental health, or family defense agencies, or in any coaching or support roles in community organizations, schools, etc.
  • Experience facilitating meetings;
  • Bilingual (Spanish).
Benefits:
  • Base pay range $38,500/yr;
  • Medical Insurance;
  • Vision Insurance;
  • Dental Insurance;
  • Pension plan;
  • Holiday pay;
  • Willingness and ability to travel throughout the five boroughs of New York.

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