Employment opportunities
Savannah/Chatham CASA is currently recruiting for an advocacy coordinator. Please review the posting below and email jobs@savannahcasa.org.
Advocacy Coordinator Job Summary
The Advocacy Coordinator provides staff support to volunteers to ensure that children in foster care that are assigned a CASA receive sound advocacy and early permanency planning. This position is full-time, exempt with full benefits.
Qualifications
The Advocacy Coordinator should have the following skills and experience:
Accountability
The Advocacy Coordinator will be supervised and evaluated by the Advocacy Program Manager.
Responsibilities
To Apply: Email a cover letter and resume to jobs@savannahcasa.org with “Advocacy Coordinator” as the subject. Deadline is June 19th. No phone calls, please.
Savannah/Chatham CASA is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage and seek applications from women, people of color, bilingual and bicultural individuals as well as members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. Job applicants and staff shall not be discriminated against because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, marital status, or medical conditions.
Savannah/Chatham CASA is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Advocacy Coordinator Job Summary
The Advocacy Coordinator provides staff support to volunteers to ensure that children in foster care that are assigned a CASA receive sound advocacy and early permanency planning. This position is full-time, exempt with full benefits.
Qualifications
The Advocacy Coordinator should have the following skills and experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in social service-related field. Preferred 2+ years of experience in child welfare/foster care, education, mental health, or medical.
- The ability to communicate with, supervise, and empower volunteers to be effective in their roles. Experience with volunteers given preference.
- The ability to work cooperatively with people from different cultures and backgrounds.
- Knowledge and understanding of issues and dynamics within families in crisis relating to abuse and neglect.
- Commitment to Savannah/Chatham County CASA’s goals and mission.
Accountability
The Advocacy Coordinator will be supervised and evaluated by the Advocacy Program Manager.
Responsibilities
- Assist in the recruiting, screening, and interviewing new volunteers.
- Review new cases and assign volunteers in consultation with the Advocacy Program Manager.
- Attend court hearings with the volunteers.
- Assist volunteers in completion of necessary records and statistics.
- Utilize client management system to maintain case files in office.
- Provide assistance, consultation, and supervision to volunteers.
- Attend and assist with all pre-service and in-service training.
- Assist with monthly newsletter as needed.
- Complete all other duties as may be assigned by the Advocacy Program Manager.
To Apply: Email a cover letter and resume to jobs@savannahcasa.org with “Advocacy Coordinator” as the subject. Deadline is June 19th. No phone calls, please.
Savannah/Chatham CASA is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage and seek applications from women, people of color, bilingual and bicultural individuals as well as members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. Job applicants and staff shall not be discriminated against because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, marital status, or medical conditions.
Savannah/Chatham CASA is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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