Child Advocate Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in social work, human services, or related field.
• Available to work a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends and at times be on call to provide 24/7 emergency related services to clients.
• Experience working with exploited persons.
• Experience with trauma informed care approaches while working with survivors/victims.
• Ability to protect the confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Ability to problem solve under pressure.
• Effectively organize work, files, records, etc., to maintain efficient workflow, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple clients or cases at once, under tight deadlines.
• Ability to work effectively in a team, sharing tasks as appropriate.
• Confidence to work in the field with clients.
• Have had a personal conversion experience with Jesus Christ and been scripturally baptized.
• Possess a sense of commitment to ministry through vocation.
• Hold a sincere desire to seek God and His kingdom.
• Demonstrate personal and devotional habits and practices such as Bible study, prayer, and daily meditation.
• Be a member of a New Testament, evangelical Church in the local community and attend regularly.
• Engage in witness activities as a normal part of life.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of experience working with exploited persons.
• Bilingual

Responsibilities

• Provide in-field case management services such as assessment, planning, advocacy, monitoring, and evaluation that are comprehensive, culturally competent, trauma-informed, and meet the client's needs.
• Coordinate information regarding immediate health safety needs, mental health assistance and any clinical services as needed by clients, accompanying them in the field as needed.
• Coordinate emergency legal, criminal/civil justice system assistance such as notification of criminal justice events, victim impact statements, criminal/civil accompaniment, civil legal attorney assistance, etc.
• Collaborate and provide information to key stakeholders, coordinating services with external partners in the respective region to provide a timely continuum of care for clients' needs.
• Develop relationships with various community and government entities such as law enforcement, mental health providers, housing authorities, etc., to assist survivors/victims with various needs and to help with navigating systems.
• Complete documentation as required by funding entities, courts, and referral sources.
• Be available to work on call, as needed, including nights and weekends.
• Have reliable transportation to meet with clients in the field in a confidential manner.
• Other duties assigned, based on programmatic needs.