Family Advocate
Trinity Health•Hartford, CT
•Hybrid
About The Position
The Aetna Foundation Children's Center Provides state of the art services to child victims ages 0-18 (and their families) of sexual abuse and serious physical abuse in a manner designed to avoid re-traumatization of the child. This is a grant funded position. The Talent Acquisition Partner will be able to provide more details in the form of a Grant Funded Position Agreement.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in human service field, Bachelor of Social Work preferred
- Two (2) years experience in children's services including child abuse and/or victim advocacy
Nice To Haves
- Spanish speaking desirable
Responsibilities
- Orient the family to the Center and the evaluation process and respond to questions
- Provide follow-up and monitor services for child victims of sexual abuse and for their families through the phases of investigation, prosecution, and treatment
- Conduct case tracking of Children's Center cases from an initial report through prosecution and mental health treatment
- Provide crisis intervention services as necessary
- Maintain statistics regarding services received and outcomes
- Interact with professionals from other disciplines and agencies involved in child abuse investigations and provision of services to victims and families
- Provide case management services for victim and family throughout investigation and prosecution, medical and mental health processes
- Assist in developing written material for parents, to be used in the Center for support/education
Benefits
- Excellent benefits - starting day 1!
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
