Requisition ID: 35542

Location: Presence Res Behavioral Health

Location Address:
1820 South 25th Avenue, Broadview, IL 60155 United States (US)

Daily Hours: 8
Standard Hours: 40
Employment Status: Full-time
Employment Type: Regular
Shift: Day
FLSA: N

The advocate is responsible for promoting a child focused, supporting environment at the Children's Advocacy Center by providing crisis support, system information, and community resources for children and their families who participate in an investigation of child abuse or for children who have witnessed traumatic and violent crime through the life of the case. Victim support and advocacy is integral and fundamental to the Children's Advocacy Center (CAC) Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) response as well as the well-being of the child and non-offending family members.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide crisis counseling and trauma-informed support to children and their families who are receiving services from the CAC.
  
  
• Implement crisis assessments and other intervention tools that are used to assess risk and safety. Asses for individual needs of the child and non-offending family members to ensure needs are met.
  
  
• Participate in active outreach and follow-up with families beyond the initial assessment and crisis response, including ongoing contact regarding client needs and the investigation/prosecution, including updates on case status and progress.

• Ensure case collaboration among MDT members though information sharing and facilitation of pre and post forensic interview meetings.

• Participate in case review to communicate and discuss the unique needs of the child and family and the associated support services planning, ensure the seamless coordination of services, and ensure the child and families concerns are heard and addressed.
  
  
• Conduct Forensic interviews of children when there is suspected abuse or neglect with children ages 3-17.

Master's Degree in social work, counseling, or psychology preferred. Licensure preferred (LPC, LCPC, LSW, LCSW). Bachelor's degree in social work, counseling, or a related field with one to three years of experience in the provision of direct patient services in a social service or mental health setting and specialized advanced knowledge and training in the field of child abuse and/or trauma required.

Bilingual (Spanish) preferred.

Advocates are required to have complete a minimum of 24 hours of specialized training in the following areas within 6 months of hire:

• Dynamics of abuse,

• Trauma-informed services,

• Crisis assessment and intervention,

• Risk assessment and safety planning,

• Professional ethics and boundaries,

• Understanding the coordinated multidisciplinary response,

• Assistance in accessing/obtaining victims' rights as outlined by law,

• Court education, support and accompaniment
  
  
• Assistance with access to treatment and other services, including protective orders, housing, public assistance, domestic violence intervention, transportation, financial assistance, interpreters, among others as determined for individual clients.

Proficient in Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Word, and Excel).

Valid driver's license, proof of automobile insurance and access to transportation may be required.

Business Unit: Resurrection Behavioral Health

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

EOE of Minorities/Females/Vets/Disability