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SalaryHeartShare is looking for a Parent Advocate for our Foster Care Program
- Maintains a tracking system of referrals and case assignments.
- Provides assistance in facilitating training in topics including, but not limited to the Parenting Journey.
- Encourages parents participation in Family Team Conferences (FTCS) providing reminders and other supports as warranted.
- Represents HeartShare St. Vincents Services at internal and external meetings.
- Celebrates birth parents by contributing to hosting events and activities.
- Maintains accessible resource materials, making them available to other HSVS staff and to parents.
- Documents efforts to engage parents via service plans.
- Provides full disclosure and all required consents to birth parents.
- Co-facilitates quarterly birth parent round table meetings.
Housing
Provides direct counseling, on-call assistance, intervention, negotiation and advocacy regarding birth families housing needs.
- Develops and maintains a comprehensive list of available housing resources.
- Collects required documentation, completes online applications and records data in all applicable Housing systems including the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and Supportive Housing systems.
- Delivers completed Housing application packets to the New York City Administration for Childrens Services (ACS)
- Accompanies parents to Housing court and to government assistance offices.
- Maintains all reporting requirements set by funding and/or regulatory agencies.
- Assist and accompany parents when shopping to purchase furniture for new apartments once children are final discharged from care.
- Demonstrated responsible and professional telephone, email and interview etiquette
- Attended all required training to ensure up to date information
- Demonstrated passion for working with birth parents and at risk teens in a child welfare setting.
- Able to set limits and to maintain appropriate professional boundaries
- Strong belief in families abilities to grow and change.
- Self-motivated
- Strong time management, writing and organizational skills
- Works, both, independently and collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders
- Willing and able to travel throughout the five boroughs of New York City as needed.
The Parent Advocate must have:
- High school diploma/General Equivalency Diploma (GED);
- Experience working with families;
- Knowledge of Foster Care and ACS mandates;
- Knowledge of CONNECTIONS preferred
- Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to travel within the 5 boroughs of NYC, Long Island, and Westchester
- Physical Requirement:
- The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms.
- Must have lived experience with ACS
Benefits:
- Rewarding Work in a team environment;
- Paid vacation, sick, personal days and holidays;
- 403(B) retirement plan with employer contribution;
- Health, dental, vision and life insurance;
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP);
- Flexible spending account (Dependent Care, Medical, Parking, and Transit);
- Employee Appreciation Programs and Events;
- Tuition Assistance Program;
- Professional Development opportunities;
- Gympass Discount
- Verizon Wireless Discount;
- BJs Membership discount;
- Discounts on Broadway tickets, movie tickets, theme parks, sporting events, gift certificates & more.
