Minimum qualifications:
Looking for one full-time and one part-time(with possibility of going full-time)
- Bachelor’s degree preferred – licensed social worker or related field
- Demonstrated experience collaborating with multiple agencies
- Successful completion of required background checks
- Complete 40-hour KAVA training upon hiring
- Complete 40-hour Forensic Interviewing (Child First) training
- Complete 40-hour SANE/SART upon hiring
- Demonstrated child development knowledge
- Personal attributes:
- Strong leadership capabilities
- Ability to work independently but be a team player
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Commitment to the mission of improving children’s lives
- Professional demeanor
- Evidence of commitment to continued professional growth
- Commitment to living a life free of corporal punishment and violence
- Ability to recognize vicarious trauma and utilize self-health mechanisms to maintain persona well-being
- Essential elements of the Victim Advocate position:
- Maintains appropriate documentation in case files
- Provides emotional support and in-home visitation for families of child victims
- Serves as a CAC advocate for any abused children and their non-offending caregivers
- Provides advocacy support for the Child Advocacy Center
- Provides emotional support and accompaniment to criminal justice offices and court for all referred child victims and their non-offending caregivers throughout the investigation and prosecution of their cases
- Submits reports of each victim served to the Program Director after each activity is completed
- Conducts forensic interviews of children who have experienced sexual abuse, severe physical abuse or witnessed a violence crime
- Attend court hearings and testify as needed
- Meets regularly with Program Director to coordinate victim advocacy services
- Participates in a minimum of fifteen hours of continuing education each year
- Represents CAPS through active participation in community and fundraising activities
- All other duties assigned by the Program Director or Executive Director
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $20.00 - $22.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible schedule
- Mileage reimbursement
- Paid time off
Schedule:
Ability to Relocate:
- Salina, KS: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: Multiple locations