Advocate Coach

Job Description
Type of Job: 
Full-Time
Main Areas of Responsibility: 

CASA is a Court Appointed Advocate for children in foster care. Our Advocate Coach's provide professional staff support to CASAs. The Advocate Coach's main responsibility is to monitor and address volunteer’s growth in skills and advocacy on cases, ensuring that children assigned to the CASA program receive appropriate advocacy services.

Additional Areas of Responsibility: 

You will assign, prepare, and distribute case documentation; maintain case files in office/Optima; attend court hearings as needed; process Judges Dockets; be available to advocate M-F; coach advocate through court report process; attend staff meetings; assist/attend with advocate events; provide office coverage as assigned; and other duties as may be assigned.

Other Information/Requirements: 

This position requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in human services and or lived experience; comfortable public speaking to a diverse group of people in a classroom and Zoom setting; knowledge of the Dependency Court and Child Welfare System; knowledge of the Court Appointment Special Advocacy program; familiarity with community resources; understanding of the dynamics of abuse and neglect; and must pass criminal background and reference checks.

How to Apply: 

Apply at [email protected]

Contact Information
Name: 
New Mexico Kids Matter
Agency/Organization: 
New Mexico Kids Matter
Address: 
2340 Alamo SE Suite 112
City: 
Albuquerque
State: 
New Mexico
Zip/Postal Code: 
87106
Business Phone: 
(505) 903-0305
Email Address: 
[email protected]
www.newmexicokidsmatter.org
Internal Info
Date to Post: 
Dec 10 2020
Date to Remove: 
Mar 17 2021

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