Bilingual Coach

Location US-NY-Bronx
Job ID 2024-2879
Job Family
Child Welfare
Job Type
Full-Time
Shift Days
M-F
Shift Hours
9-5 w/ some evenings
Salary Range
$52,530-$59, 830
Hours Per Week
35

Overview

Fostering Talent, Changing Lives

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 ur 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.


Provide voluntary home visiting services to increase protective factors for families and to strengthen parent-child relationship as well as supporting in enhancing the child's healthy growth and development.

 


The Fair Futures Coach provides supportive services to youth in Foster Care. The Fair Futures Coach is a highly trained professional that help young people develop and achieve their goals


Salary $52,530-$59,830

 

Responsibilities

Position Description: 

  • Provides ongoing social and emotional support by building trusting relationship with up to 18 youth as well as cotinuously assess for safety, addressing crises, to ensure the overall well-being of youth
  • Provides one-on-one and group facilitation to develop life skills training, college preparation, & leadership training to youth
  • Resposnible for engaging youth in goal setting as it relates to academic, career, & housing
  • Establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with colleagues, & stakeholders in the community to connect youth to resources
  • Work to prepare youth as they transition out of FC by assisting with supportive services in the community as well as connect youth to best fit opportunities
  • Work with discharged youth up to 26yrs old
  • Participate in group, individual coaching, trainings, and all staff meetings to stregthen professional development, skill growith, & group cohesion
  • Complete timely and accurate documentation of session progress and collateral notes in CONNXs, & Care4 database systems
 

Organizational expectations include: 

  • Regular and punctual time and attendance, and adherence to The Foundling’s and your department’s specific time and attendance policies and protocol. 

  • Consistent demonstrated commitment to The Foundling’s BHAG, mission, vision and values (Compassion, Dignity, Family and Community, Diversity, Excellence). 

  • Adherence to The Foundling’s employee policies, Code of Conduct and applicable rules, laws, regulations or bargaining agreements. 

  • Appropriate engagement with support departments to ensure appropriate and timely hiring, performance management, investigation, discipline, suspension, and restructuring decisions concerning direct reports.

  • Any other duties and / or tasks that may be assigned

 

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

  • Bilingual (English/Spanish)

 

Education:

  • Bachelor’s Degree Human/Social Service related degree (to include education, psychology and administration). 

 

Preferred Experience: 

  • Experience with Child Welfare 

  • Experience working with families 

  • Demonstrated strong commitment to safety.

Education Required

Bachelor’s Degree from a U.S. accredited educational institution or Credential Evaluation for a non-U.S. educational institution

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