Family Advocate Grant Position - Flagstaff AZ
Family Advocate Grant Position - Flagstaff AZ
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Job Description
Overview
The Family Advocate identifies the nonoffending caregivers most urgent needs for the family and guides the caregiver toward healthy decision making. S/he assists in ensuring the physical safety of the child educates the caregivers on their roles empowers the nonoffending caregiver to rebuild a safe and stable home and connects the caregiver with supportive networks/counseling.
Responsibilities
Patient Care
- Demonstrates the ability to relate to children adults and adults with cognitive delays who have directly or indirectly experienced physical and sexual abuse sex trafficking or witnessed a crime.
- Demonstrates the ability to communicate with children in a comfortable and relaxed approach which is developmentally and culturally sensitive.
- Provides onsite supportive guidance education crisis intervention and assistance with victim compensation filing.
- Demonstrates compassion and empathy to assist with the healing process.
- Refers to additional resources needed by victims and their families (victim advocacy counseling and community services).
- Collaborates with childs therapist discussing goals and objectives for the family.
- Serves as a liaison between families and other support systems and community agencies.
Documentation
- Maintains accurate records documenting VOCA services referrals and feedback about the quality of referral sources.
Education
- Provides educational presentations to heighten awareness of services available for potential victims.
- Develops and maintains a current list of referral facilities and resources for counseling and victim services for Northern Arizona.
- Provides information about victim rights assessment of needs and information regarding normal reactions after disclosure and managing stress.
- Participates in the improvement of community collaboration and response to child maltreatment.
Compliance/Safety
- Responsible for reporting any safetyrelated incident in a timely fashion through the Midas/RDE tool; attends all safetyrelated training programs; performs work in a safe manner; monitors work environment for possible safety issues and ensures others are also performing work in a safe manner.
- Stays current and complies with state and federal regulations/statutes and company policies that impact the employees area of responsibility.
- If required for the position ensures all certifications and/or licenses are uptodate and valid prior to expiration dates.
- Completes all company mandatory modules and required jobspecific training in the specified time frame.
Qualifications
Education
Bachelors degree in Social Work Psychology or related field Required
Masters degree in Social Work Psychology or related field Preferred
Certification & Licensures
Licensed in Social Work or Psychology Preferred
Fingerprint Clearance Card application number Required upon hire
Fingerprint Clearance Card Required within 90 days of hire
Experience
5 years of experience working with children with 3 years in child maltreatment Preferred
Employment Type
Unclear
