Parent Advocate

About the role

The Jewish Board is a leading provider of mental health and social services to over 45,000 New Yorkers annually. We serve individuals and families from diverse backgrounds, including those with serious emotional disturbances and mental health challenges. The successful candidate will provide case management and advocacy services for caregivers of children and adolescents.

Responsibilities

• Provide advocacy through outreach with providers across the child-serving system
• Raise awareness, reduce stigma, and engage families in services
• Participate in weekly supervision
• Participate in staff meetings
• Work to identify formal services and informal resources for families experiencing social-emotional, behavioral, or mental health challenges
• Aid families in identifying needs, strengths, and challenges
• Maintain progress monitoring to ensure goal attainment
• Collaborate with care providers and community supports to assist families in meeting their goals
• Develop a resource directory to identify formal services and informal services for families with mental health challenges or at risk of experiencing mental health challenges
• Conduct outreach/information sessions/workshops with providers across the child-serving system
• Document demographic data, family goals, and services provided using an electronic database
• Participate in quality improvement activities

Requirements

• Lived experience with the child welfare system as a parent
• High school diploma or equivalency
• Provisional or fully licensed as a Family Peer Advocate
• Experience in advocating for mental health and/or in the educational system
• Bilingual in Russian/Spanish/Urdu/Chinese (a strong plus)
• Experience working with electronic medical records and proficiency in Microsoft Office

Core Competencies

• Compassionate and person-centered approach
• Strong communication and advocacy skills
• Ability to work with diverse populations
• Effective problem-solving and decision-making abilities
• Strong organizational and time management skills

Benefits

• Generous vacation time and 15 paid holidays
• Affordable and high-quality medical/dental/vision plans
• Tuition assistance and educational loan forgiveness
• Continuing education opportunities
• 403(b) retirement benefits and a pension
• Flexible spending accounts for health and transportation
• 24/7 Accessible Employee Assistance Program
• Life and disability insurance
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion working groups

Pay

Compensation is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Office based work environment in a busy community-based mental health clinic. Evening work may be required.