11/29/2021
Position Title: Family Advocate & Case Coordinator
Time Commitment: 40 hours a week
Reports to: CAC Executive Director
Compensation: $41,600 - $45,760; commensurate with experience
Responsibilities Overview:
Coordinate collaboration with multidisciplinary team members including oversight and implementation of case review, case tracking, and data collection. Build and manage relationships with MDT partners. Oversee all direct service operations at CAC with supervision from the Executive Director. Provide support, information and referrals, advocacy, case management and other direct service activities to child survivors of sexual abuse and their non-offending family members while upholding the mission of the Athens County Child Advocacy Center.
Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in health and human services field or other related field. Experience: Minimum of two (2) years of direct service experience working with children and families in the health and human services field preferred.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Experience working with a large team including team management skills.
• Ability to resolve conflict within a team atmosphere.
• Understanding of child abuse; long and short term effects on children and families, emotional and safety needs of child victims and effects on the family; facilitation of trauma informed care.
• Experience working with children and families.
• Knowledge of child developmental stages and demonstrated ability to utilize this to communicate with children.
• Knowledge of child protection, police, and the court system.
• Prior experience with human/victim services.
• Ability to establish rapport and maintain positive relationships with children and adults.
• Ability to work both as a team member and independently.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and ethical standards.
• Possess critical thinking skills.
• Requires excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge and understanding of community resources.
• Ability to be flexible and adjust quickly to a changing schedule and conditions.
• Ability to be organized and attend to details.
• Ability to work in a high stress work environment with difficult subject matter.
• Ability to manage time, projects, and caseload independently and responsibly.
For full job description or to apply:
Please submit the following to Tina Trimmer, the Athens County Child Advocacy Center Executive Director via email: [email protected]:
1. Cover Letter
2. Resumé
3. Three (3) Professional References
Applications will be accepted until position is filled. For full consideration, submit all documentation by Friday, December 31, 2021.
The Athens County Child Advocacy Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
