Parent Advocate
The Jewish BoardNew York, New York, United States
Posted March 3, 2025
18 - USD
Full Time
About the Company
The Jewish Board delivers innovative, high-quality, and compassionate mental health and social services to over 45,000 New Yorkers each year.
Job Description
Make a bigger difference as a Parent Advocate at The Jewish Board. Join our dedicated team that helps communities across New York City for almost 150 years. You'll have the opportunity to work with diverse clients and staff, and develop skills to improve functioning and resiliency.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalency
- Lived experience in parenting a child or adolescent with a serious emotional disturbance and/or lived experience of mental health challenges
- Fully licensed or Provisional License as a Family Peer Advocate
- Ability to work with diverse social, cultural, economic groups
- Background in advocating mental health and/or in the educational system
- Bilingual in Russian/Spanish/Urdu/Chinese is a strong plus
- Experience working with electronic medical records and proficient with use of Microsoft Office
Benefits
- Generous vacation time
- 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