Returning Candidate? Log back in! Bilingual Family Advocate Location US-NY-Bronx Job ID 2024-2436 Job Family Mental Health Services Job Type Full-Time Shift Days Mon-Fri Shift Hours 8:30am-4:30pm Salary Range $50,872-$54,372/year Hours Per Week 35 Overview

At The New York Foundling, we trust in the power and potential of people, and we deliberately invest in proven practices. From bold beginnings in 1869, our New York-based nonprofit has supported hundreds of thousands of our neighbors on their own paths to stability, strength, and independence. We help children and families navigate through and beyond foster care. We help families struggling with conflict and poverty grow strong. We help individuals with developmental disabilities live their best lives, and we help our neighbors access quality health and mental health services core to building lifelong resilience and wellbeing. Together, our interrelated programs provide a whole-person, whole-family, and whole-life approach that unlocks solutions for a lifetime.

 

The Family Advocate is a position of a peer who is able to support the program, families, clients, and youth in helping link families to access the best fitting services and supports, and has knowledge base about resources in the community and across child service systems.

Responsibilities

Position Description: 

 

Carries a caseload of up to 25 clients for linkage supportSplits time between office and identified schools in assigned boroughResearch, organize, maintain, and disseminate community resource information to clinician in ongoing fashion on clients’ communities.Research, add information, and facilitate trainings and workshops for school staff, families, and youth along with the ClinicianWorks directly with clinician(s) as well as with school staff, managers, internal and with some interactions with clients as directed by supervisor or clinician.Able to run groups and workshop with proper training and in collaboration with therapist.Supports with intakes to determine needed resourcesAssists in a case-by-case basis; researching and allocating resources to support school and the clinicians as directed by supervisor.Maintains current data base of community resources. Maintains up to date knowledge of resources in New York City. Participates in community outreach.Maintains effective working relationships and collaborative efforts with community resources, such as school staff, internal staff, and external agency staff.Flexible with participating in on-call rotation.Other duties as assigned.

Salary Range: $50,872-$54,372/year

 

The New York Foundling is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse employee population, the Foundling will honor your experiences, perspectives and unique identity. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.

Qualifications

 Requirements

 

Bilingual (English/Spanish)Bachelors’ Degree of Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, or the equivalent in a related field

 

Preferred Experience:
 

Lived experience related to mental health, child welfare, and/or use of community resourcesMinimum of 1-2 years experienceKnowledge of community required.Excellent communication skills required.Be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet, Email, and Data entry systems (e.g. Connections).Ability to work cooperatively to ensure the best quality services are recommendedWill be able to build and collaborate with community resource stakeholdersAn understanding and commitment to complying with the New York State Central Register of Abuse and Neglect protocol (requiring staff to comply with promulgated requirements to report any suspected abuse, maltreatment or neglect of any child).

 

Preferred Knowledge:

Technical assistanceFamily systems theory and applicationSocial ecological theory and applicationBehavioral therapies theory and applicationCognitive-behavioral therapy theory and applicationPragmatic family therapies theory and applicationChild development research and it’s application in treatmentSocial skills assessment and interventionDemonstrated strong commitment to safety. Education Required Bachelors Options ApplyApplySubmit a ReferralRefer Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later. Share on your newsfeed Application FAQs

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