Child Engagement Specialist

The Ion Center for Violence Prevention•Newport, KY

15d•$20 - $22•Onsite

About The Position

The Ion Center for Violence Prevention is a non-profit agency serving 13 Kentucky counties with an important mission: providing the best care of people who have been impacted by power-based personal violence and measurably reducing the number of people who have been hurt by it. The Ion Center's identity shines in everything we do such as preventION, compassION, protectION, interventION, collaboratION, and transformatION. All services provided to victim-survivors are free and confidential. The Ion Center is looking for a compassionate individual that will support and serve victim-survivors, with a special focus on child victims of partner violence, sexual violence, and stalking victims, residing in our Northern Kentucky shelter, ensuring that we are providing the best care and most welcome environment for them. The Child Engagement Specialist works with children of all ages alongside their parent by providing case management and goal setting for both parents and children, leading group sessions with age-appropriate topics, maintaining facility cleanliness, answering hotline calls, and addressing other needs for victim-survivors residing at The Ion Center as they arise. If you want to positively impact young minds that have experienced trauma, enjoy direct service work, and are excited to make a difference, this is the role for you! The Child Engagement Specialist works 4 days each week from either 12pm-10pm or 1pm-11pm. The scheduled days would either be Sunday-Wednesday or Wednesday-Saturday, based on the needs of the agency. JOB SUMMARY: Under the supervision of site management, provides full range of crisis intervention and case management services to primary and secondary survivors of crime with a special focus on child victims of partner violence, sexual violence, and stalking to assist victims to work towards safety and self-sufficiency.

Requirements

Knowledge and skills at a level typically acquired through obtaining a Bachelor’s Degree in a social service-related field and or one to two years related experience.
Knowledge of the developmental stages of childhood.
Ability to work under highly stressful, crisis-oriented situations.
Ability to handle sensitive information and maintain high level of confidentiality.
Outstanding empathetic and listening skills.
Professional oral and written communication skills.
Ability to work independently.
Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

Maintain client confidentiality
Field crisis hotline calls, texts, and chat.
Assess and identify client needs.
Provide and connect clients with community resources.
Assist clients with completing agency paperwork.
Aide clients in developing safety plans.
Provide trauma informed individual/ family and or group counseling.
Educate survivors on topics relevant to partner violence, sexual violence, and stalking.
Identifying client individual goals relevant to benefits, childcare, education, budget, and housing needs.
Transport clients to meet goals.
Assist parents with enrolling children in school/ daycare and arranging transportation.
Assist children with educational needs (i.e. tutoring, IEP, and homework).
Provide support for clients as they navigate the legal system, including accompanying clients to court, educate on legal system, assisting clients on filing protection orders.
Support Ion Center in providing essential services to victims, including hospital advocacy on call, hotline, and emergency shelter.
Collaborate with community partners, law enforcement, medical staff, and social service agencies.
Assist clients with crime victim compensation.
Facilitate supportive parenting groups, teen groups, and school age children’s groups.
Coordinate field trips and recreational activities for families.
Organize children’s birthday parties and assist with planning holiday parties.
Oversee organization and cleanliness of children’s program storage areas and playroom.
Receive and distribute children’s program donations.
Maintain client files and documentation.
Attend related meetings and trainings.
Report stats for funders.
Accept and disseminate donations.
Contribute to a clean, healthy, and trauma informed work environment.
Collaborate as a team across agency sites.