Victim Advocate - UPMC Jameson Child Advocacy Center

at  UPMC

UPMC Jameson’s Children Advocacy Center is looking to hire a Full Time Victim Advocate to join the team! The Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) of Lawrence County is a multi-purpose, kid- and family-friendly, private nonprofit agency. he CAC’s main goal is to stop child abuse through intervention, prevention, education, and community outreach. The CAC offers programs throughout Lawrence County. The Nurse Family Partnership is also available in Sharon.
The shift for this position is Monday - Friday daylight hours.

• Advocacy/Accompaniment to forensic interview or medical forensic exam
• Advocacy/Accompaniment to a law enforcement agency
• Assists victims and their non-offending caregivers with understanding the multidisciplinary process
• Assist with addressing the immediate practical problems created by victimization.
• Assistance in helping victims and non-offending caregivers apply for public benefits, return of personal property or effects, obtaining information needed for VCAO claim processing, acting on behalf of the victim with other service providers such as intervention with employer, creditor, landlord, or academic institution
• Assist with special visas, continued presence application, and other immigration relief
• Provides case management services
• Intervention with employer, creditor, landlord, academic institution in an effort to assist victim and non-offending caretakers with explaining absences from work or school due to the crime and financial ramification of the crime to landlord or creditors
• Assist the victim with attending appointments relevant to victimization
• Helps educate families on the forensic services process introducing children/families to MDIT members
• Makes referrals and helps facilitate both natural and community supports
• Consults with the Multidisciplinary Investigative Team members concerning victim needs
• Attends multidisciplinary meetings to review cases and offer victim-centered feedback
• Collaborates with victim serving agencies and community resource providers
• Maintains accurate and timely records along with case tracking
• Participate in meetings, trainings, workshops and supervision
• Bachelors required.
• Experience in victim services, preferred.
• Fluency in speaking, writing, and comprehension of the Spanish language, preferred.
• Completed or will complete within the first 12-months of employment, Victim Assistance Academy through the National Advocacy Leadership Center.Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
• Automotive Insurance
• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Driver’s License
• Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal
• Act 33 with renewal
• Act 34 with renewal
• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal