Supervising Family Advocate, CAC

Klingberg Comprehensive Program Services Inc•Hartford, CT

About The Position

The Klingberg Children’s Advocacy Center (“KCAC”) is the hub of a multidisciplinary partnership between professionals that investigates allegations of child abuse and exploitation in a child-friendly, developmentally and clinically appropriate, and culturally sensitive manner. Our multidisciplinary team (“MDT”) [https://klingberg.org/programs-services/hartford-multidisciplinary-teams-mdt/] approach reduces the number of investigative interviews for the victim, allows for medical and mental health services to be more quickly and effectively coordinated for the victim and non-offending family members, and ensures that the team has the appropriate information to reach a result in each case that is in the best interest of the child. Our services include a forensic interview, a coordinated MDT response, specialized mental health services and referrals for specialized medical exams, All KCAC services are tailored to each child and family’s clinical, financial, linguistic, and cultural needs. The Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) Supervising Family Advocate is responsible for supervising the Family Advocates. In addition, the Supervising Family Advocate is responsible for providing support services to the child victims and their non-offending family members. Provides information, advocacy, referrals and case management services to children and their non-offending care givers referred to the Multi-Interdisciplinary Team (MDT). Full time employees are eligible for our attractive benefits that include but are not limited to: Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, 401k plus a match, Paid Holidays and Vacations, Parental Leave, Employee Assistance Program, and a Referral Program. We are also currently offering a $1,000 sign on bonus.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree, required, Master’s Degree preferred from an accredited program in Social Work, Psychology, Family Studies Child Development or other relevant course of study.
Must have valid driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

Supervises advocacy services for the Central, North Central and East Central MDT regions.
Provides direct supervision to the family advocates.
Identifies advocate training needs and accountability measures.
Works to build new partnerships in the Central, North Central and East Central MDT regions.
Participates in trainings/workshops as it relates to a coordinated child abuse response and the Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) model.
Assists relevant MDT Coordinators with following client’s case from intake to conclusion and monitors cases through prosecution.
Participates in and ensures advocacy coverage for relevant MDT regions.
Provides family advocacy for a small caseload of non-offending caregivers.
Provides referrals for victims and non-offending family members to appropriate social services, specialized, trauma focused, evidence-supported mental health and medical treatment.
Provides court education, courthouse/courtroom tours, support, and accompaniment to court to support child and non-offending parents(s)/caregiver(s) and/or to monitor cases as needed.
Provides follow-up to MDT Coordinator and/or non-offending parent(s)/caregiver(s) including information about civil and criminal legal proceedings.
Works closely with civil court advocate by providing information and assisting families in filing a restraining order through the civil/family court system.
Co-facilitates a non-offending support group for non-offending parents, as needed.
Consistent and timely data entry of cases using agency’s database and/or NCATrak.
Engages and establish a trusting relationship with the assigned parent(s) and child(ren), beginning at the first introduction phone call before the forensic interview.
Assessment of individual needs and cultural and linguistic considerations for the child and family.
Provide crisis assessment and intervention, risk assessment, and safety planning and support for children and family members at all stages of involvement with CAC.
Meets and assists families during the forensic interviewing process.
Provision of education and access to victim’s rights and crime victim’s compensation benefits as needed.
Assist with engagement of child and family response regarding participation in the investigation and/or prosecution.
Participation in case reviews.
Provision of updates to the family on case status, continuances, dispositions, sentencing, and inmate status notification (including offender release from custody).
Attend or coordinate case management meetings with all individuals providing victim advocacy services.