Family Advocate
Location: Brooklyn/ Harlem
About Graham Windham
In full partnership with families and communities, Graham Windham strives to make a life-altering difference with children, youth and families who are overcoming some of life’s most difficult challenges and obstacles by helping to build a strong foundation for life: a safe, loving, permanent family and the opportunity and preparation to thrive in school and in the world. With over 400 full-time, part-time and on call employees serving children and families in multiple programs throughout the Bronx, Brooklyn and Harlem, Graham provides an exciting & enriching work experience.
Graham recognizes and reinforces the innate strengths and ability to cope that families have, and we empower families to take the lead in making change in their lives. We led New York City in implementing Solution-Based Casework (SBC), which helps families be the solution to problems in their lives.
About the Family Advocate Position
Graham is hiring 5 Family Advocates who will support parents with children in foster care to understand and navigate the foster care system, make decisions for their families, remain hopeful, and address family challenges so that they can accomplish their goal of reunification. The focus of this job is building connections with parents and working collaboratively with case planners. Each Parent Advocate will be assigned to a case planning unit and will support parents and bring their experience to the foster care agency decision-making process so that children are more likely to quickly and safely return home. The Advocates will be part of the Parents Supporting Parents initiative recently launched by the NYC Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), in conjunction with Rise, a parent-led NYC advocacy organization, and other important child welfare stakeholders. All Advocates will receive training and support through Rise.
This initiative is built upon the premise that Advocates with their own personal prior lived experience of the child welfare system will be effective in informing and supporting parents with children in foster care, and help to improve outcomes for children and families.
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Position Type: Full-time with a flexible work schedule.
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Location: Willingness and ability to travel throughout the five boroughs of New York.
Graham Windham values a diverse workforce and culture. It is the policy of Graham Windham to provide equal employment opportunity to all staff and applicants for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex (including gender identity) and sexual harassment, age, citizenship status, disability, military or veteran status, marital or familial status, status as a victim of domestic violence, criminal conviction record, partnership status and sexual orientation, of affectional preference, genetic information or pre-disposition or other category protected by law. It is the Agency’s fundamental policy to provide equal opportunity in all areas of its employment practices. The importance of fulfilling this policy cannot be overemphasized.
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