Parent Advocate - Community Services

Children's Wisconsin • Milwaukee, WI

11d

About The Position

At Children’s Wisconsin, we believe kids deserve the best. Every child deserves a safe and loving home. When parents are unable to provide this on their own, intervention is needed to ensure these children are free of abuse and neglect. We provide child well-being services to help children live in a safe and nurturing environment. We provide services to parents needing education and guidance to improve their parenting skills so their children can remain with them. We also provide services to children who are placed with foster families until they can return home or become part of an adoptive family. Our experienced professionals provide the following services to families in Milwaukee County and at locations throughout Wisconsin.
Foster Care
Treatment Foster Care
Adoption
Respite Care
Child Advocacy Centers
Family Case Management
Family Finding
We offer a wide variety of rewarding career opportunities and are seeking individuals dedicated to helping us achieve our vision of the healthiest kids in the country. If you want to work for an organization that makes a difference for children and families, and encourages you to be at your best every day, please apply today.
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Position Summary:
The Parent Advocate will act as an advocate for Children’s Wisconsin’s biological families; functioning as a go-between Children’s Wisconsin and birthparents. Serves as an objective and impartial agency representative to provide assistance and support for birth families and Children's Community Services employees by incorporating the lived experience into our child welfare practice and program as well as linking these individuals with needed resources.

Requirements

• High School education or equivalent preferred.
• Prior involvement with the child welfare system.
• Willingness to share lived experiences with the child welfare system with other parents and social work staff as a learning tool.
• Demonstrates and embraces the spirit of collaboration.
• Knowledge of the community.
• Ability to work with children, families and other professionals.
• Ability to work independently and to meet deadlines.
• Good organizational skills.
• Some computer skills.
• Strong verbal communication skills.
• Ability to present and speak publicly.

Responsibilities

• Act as an advocate for Children’s Wisconsin’s biological families.
• Function as a go-between Children’s Wisconsin and birthparents.
• Serve as an objective and impartial agency representative.
• Provide assistance and support for birth families and Children's Community Services employees.
• Incorporate lived experience into child welfare practice and program.
• Link individuals with needed resources.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED