Child Advocacy Center Family Advocate
About The Position
The Family Advocate is responsible for providing case management, crisis intervention, information/referral services, and advocacy for child victims and their non-offending caregivers at the Child Advocacy Center. Provides trauma-informed crisis interviews to non-offending caregivers (NOCs). Educates NOCs on sexual abuse related topics; helps NOC develop workable strategies to protect the child and themselves. Communicates with continuing care providers as requested or deemed necessary for the well-being of the child. Recognizes the need for professional trauma-informed interventions and makes appropriate and effective referrals. Creates and maintains accurate and timely client files, documents all client contacts in client files, and complies statistical information. Documentation reflects appropriate trauma-informed interventions and correspondence.
Requirements
- Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Social Work or related human services field with 1 year of case management experience or 2 years experience in human services or criminal justice.
Responsibilities
- providing case management
- crisis intervention
- information/referral services
- advocacy for child victims and their non-offending caregivers
- Provides trauma-informed crisis interviews to non-offending caregivers (NOCs)
- Educates NOCs on sexual abuse related topics
- helps NOC develop workable strategies to protect the child and themselves
- Communicates with continuing care providers as requested or deemed necessary for the well-being of the child
- Recognizes the need for professional trauma-informed interventions and makes appropriate and effective referrals
- Creates and maintains accurate and timely client files
- documents all client contacts in client files
- complies statistical information
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
