Bilingual Family Advocate

Job Description

Job Title: Bilingual Family Advocate

Reports To: Director of Forensic and Advocacy Services

Minimum Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology or a related field is required and a master’s degree in a related field is preferred. Professional experience providing services addressing trauma and working closely with community partners such as law enforcement, the Department of Children and Family Services, and/or prosecutors. Bilingual English/Spanish required.

Primary Responsibilities:

· Complete required 24-hour Victim Advocacy Training within the first year of employment and participate in a minimum of 8 hours within a 2-year period of continuing education specific to victim or court advocacy and/or child maltreatment, or domestic violence

· Provide support and/or crisis intervention to child victims and their non-offending caregiver(s) during child protection and/or criminal investigations

· Assist in the education and training of multidisciplinary team partners on CAC protocols and best practices

· Assist in coordination of the multidisciplinary response to cases by managing referrals from investigative partners

· Complete a brief psychosocial and needs assessment with non-offending caregiver(s) at the time of the scheduled forensic interview appointment

· Complete trauma screening and suicide risk assessments with children and teens

· Provide culturally relevant resources and referrals (mental health, medical, legal, housing, etc.) to clients

· Provide case management which includes routine contact with the client’s family and multi-disciplinary team (law enforcement, DCFS, State’s Attorney’s Office, mental health, and medical clinic staff)

· Provide court advocacy, which could include attending hearings with clients, assisting with Orders of Protection and Victim Impact Statements, assisting with victim/witness court preparation, advocating for the rights of crime victims throughout the criminal justice process

· Document direct services in agency database in a consistent and timely manner

· Maintain all records as per the agency’s confidentiality standards

· Participate in regularly scheduled 1:1 supervision, team, and all-staff meetings

· Participate in monthly Multi-Disciplinary Team Case Review meetings

· After-hours and weekend on-call responsibilities on a rotating basis

· Regular travel between main office (Hoffman Estates) and satellite offices (Arlington Heights and Skokie)

· Other duties, as designated by Executive Leadership

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $52,400.00 - $62,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Mileage reimbursement
• Paid time off

Application Question(s):

• Will you be able to reliably commute between offices (primarily Hoffman Estates, IL and Skokie, IL)?

Language:

• Spanish (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Hoffman Estates, IL 60169 (Preferred)

Work Location: In person