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    Parent Advocate - Brooklyn, United States - The Jewish Board of Children and Family Services

    The Jewish Board of Children and Family Services
    The Jewish Board of Children and Family Services Brooklyn, United States

    4 weeks ago

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    Make 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 particular age range or population you're interested in working with, you can find your niche here.

    Our clients and staff are as diverse as the city we work in, and include people of all cultures, religions, races, gender expressions, and sexual orientations.

    We're committed to supporting your career development by encouraging mobility and advancement across different program types and jobs.

    With 70 locations throughout the five boroughs, you can work close to where you live.

    Generous vacation time and 15 paid holidays will help you achieve a healthy work/life balance.

    We offer an excellent benefits package with affordable, high-quality health and dental insurance with low co-pays.

    You'll receive ongoing support through high-quality supervision, specialized trainings from our Continuing Education team, and an education benefit.

    How you can make a bigger difference:
    The Early Childhood team supports children and families and promotes wellness through collaboration, advocacy and empowerment.

    We value the diverse cultural backgrounds of our children and families and join in celebrating the individual family and cultural connections that we bring with us to our shared goal of collaboration, community and learning.

    The Parent Advocate will be available to parents of the clients of the Brownsville Child Development Center.

    The parent advocate will provide services in accordance with the service plan which include:
    orientation for new admissions, assistance with advocacy, benefits, entitlements, education, treatment and discharge planning.

    Some responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
    Attend Parent Advisory Council meetings as determined by the program needs and clinical director.
    Develop and coordinate program events and activities.
    Attend staff and other program meetings to present initiatives derived from the Parent Advisory Council.
    Attend to other Program Operations issues when agenda items pertain to their role.

    In coordination with the clinical director and treatment team, assist parents with an array of services based on their needs.

    This may include involvement with care coordination and collaboration with outside service providers including schools, legal and doctors.
    Provide general support for families whose youngster is moving towards discharge.
    Assist with the Performance Improvement initiatives, as appropriate.
    Facilitate groups
    Documents services provided in a timely manner
    Assist with data collection and tracking
    Other duties as assigned.
    Other duties as assigned


    Qualifications:
    The Jewish Board is currently looking for talented individuals of all cultures, religions, races, and gender expressions with the following qualifications:

    High school diploma or equivalency.

    If you join us, you'll have these great benefits:

    Generous vacation time, in addition to paid agency holidays and 15 sick days
    Affordable and high-quality medical/dental/vision plans
    Tuition assistance and educational loan forgiveness
    Free 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 that are available for you to join, including Confronting Structural Racism (COR), Coalition Against Anti-Semitism (CAAS), and the LGBTQ Steering Committee


    Who we are:


    The Jewish Board delivers innovative, high-quality, and compassionate mental health and social services to over 45,000 New Yorkers each year.

    We are unique in serving everyone from infants and their families to children, teens, and adults. We are proud to employ and serve people of all religions, races, cultural backgrounds, gender expressions, and sexual orientations.

    We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive teams to help support our mission, and we strongly encourage candidates from historically marginalized backgrounds to apply to work with us.

    We respect diversity and accordingly are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage, citizenship status, age, disability, sex, gender, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, partnership status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

    This applies with respect to recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, termination, assignments, benefits, employee activities, access to facilities and programs, and all other terms and condition of employment as well as general treatment during employment.

    We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified employees with disabilities, without regard to any protected classifications, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

    Any employees who need assistance to perform their job duties because of a physical or mental condition should contact human resources.

    Other details

    Job Family Direct Care [200s]
    Job Function Misc Professionals
    Pay Type Hourly
    Employment Indicator Case Worker - Social Services - Traveling
    Min Hiring Rate $18.00
    Max Hiring Rate $18.73

    Minimum Salary: 16
    Maximum Salary: 18.00

    Salary Unit:
    Hourly
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