TITLE:  Forensic Interviewer

REPORTS TO:  Chief Executive Officer

GENERAL SUMMARY OF DUTIES:  Conduct interviews in accordance with proper protocol.

JOB DUTIES:

1. Be knowledgeable of and follow policies and procedures.
2. Conduct child interviews with alleged victims of or child witnesses to sexual or severe abuse.
3. Conduct child interviews in accordance with the established forensic interviewer investigative protocol.
4. Serve as members of the Child Protective Investigative Team (CPIT).
5. Coordinate CPIT and provide training as needed.
6. Participate in pertinent court proceedings.
7. Participate in peer review assessments and mandatory supervisory evaluations.
8. Attend periodic meeting of the Forensic Interviewers throughout Tennessee.
9. Receive a minimum of 15 hours continuing educational hours pertaining to child abuse and neglect throughout the year.
10. Other duties as deemed appropriate by the Director.
11. Submit monthly statistical data.
12. Submit required reports and data entry on NCA Trak

EDUCATION:  Bachelor’s degree in a field related to social science, education, criminal justice, nursing, psychology or other helping profession, a master’s degree is preferred.

ABILITIES:

1. Ability to sort and file materials
2. Ability to attend community meetings as a representative from Campbell County Children’s Center. Collaborate with other agencies and community organizations to provide a full complement of services to meet the needs of victims
3. Ability to maintain confidentially
4. Ability to problem solve.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:  Equivalent to three years of full-time professional work in child protective services, criminal justice, clinical evaluations, forensic interviewing, or other comparable work with children preferred.  Demonstrate professional knowledge of child abuse and neglect, and child development.

JOB OVERVIEW:
Are you a compassionate listener with a strong knowledge of Hamilton County’s social services? Join our dedicated team at the Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC)! The Family Advocate role involves providing crucial advocacy, crisis support, and case management services to child victims of abuse and neglect, as well as their families and caregivers. Day-to-day responsibilities include guiding caregivers through the process of working with CAC, law enforcement, and the Department of Children’s Services during investigations. Advocates also facilitate connections to community resources tailored to each family’s needs. Administrative duties include preparing client intake reports and entering data into our database.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
• BA/BS in Social Work, Human Services, Psychology, or related field; or four (4) or more years of relevant work experience.
• At least two (2) years of practical experience working with children and families.
• Experience in child abuse, sexual assault, child protective services, law enforcement, or domestic violence is advantageous.
• Ability to think quickly and adapt to meet client needs.
• Candidates must demonstrate empathy for families experiencing trauma, exceptional interpersonal skills, meticulous organizational abilities, and proficiency in technology.
• Proficiency in Spanish is highly desired.
CAC is an equal-opportunity employer.

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE JOB:
• Full-time position.
• Salary range: $42,000-45,000.
• Required trainings provided by CAC.
• Background check and fingerprinting required.
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION:
• 15 days Paid Time Off and 11 paid holidays upon hire.
• Benefits after three months include medical, dental, and vision insurance (90% coverage by CAC), life insurance, and short-term disability insurance (100% covered by CAC).
• Retirement plan eligibility after three years of employment.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED:
Please submit a resume and cover letter to Mkelly@cachc.org by Friday, July 5th, 2024

Executive Director

Reports to: Board of Directors

Job Description

SUMMARY:

Directs the day-to-day operations of Coffee County Children’s Advocacy Center. Coffee County Children’s Advocacy Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing services to children who are survivors of severe abuse and their non-offending families through coordinated multidisciplinary team interventions, education/prevention and advocacy.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides leadership, management, vision, and best practice methods to ensure that the mission and core values of the agency are in practice.
• Responsible for the recruitment, hiring, retaining and supervision of all staff and programs.
• Ensures that the CAC meets all funder and accreditation requirements, which includes but is not limited to maintaining documentation and submitting reports as required.
• Prepares and submits annual draft budget to Board of Directors for approval. This may be done in conjunction with CFO, accountant or other financial support staff.
• Works collaboratively with staff and the Board of Directors to meet agency’s strategic goals and objectives.
• Prepares the agenda for monthly board meetings. Attends all Board meetings and committee meetings. Provides information to the Board of Directors as needed or as requested.
• Identifies funding opportunities that align with the agency mission and prepares funding/grant applications as needed.
• Maintains positive relationships with various stakeholders, including members of the CAC’s multidisciplinary team.
• Attends and facilitates monthly multidisciplinary meetings. Provides oversight of multidisciplinary team meetings and relationships, case management, community outreach, and varied committees.
• Evaluates program effectiveness and establishes a plan for improvement if needed.
• Ensures compliance with local, state, and federal mandates and standards as required.
• Assists in continuous quality improvement of protocols, policies and procedures both internally and externally with the multidisciplinary team.
• Serves as the main media spokesperson and represents Coffee County Children’s Advocacy Center in the community through varied committee and public relation engagements to increase awareness of the CAC’s programs and the issue of child abuse in Coffee County.
• Coordinates professional training for MDT, CAC staff and volunteers as needed.
• Provides support, information and referral, advocacy and other direct service activities to child abuse victims and their non-offending family members as needed.
• Maintains accreditation standards set by the National Children’s Alliance and completed accreditation application on behalf of the CAC every five years.
• Attends required annual specialized training and Children’s Advocacy Centers of Tennessee membership meetings.
• Responsible for coordinating CAC’s fundraising activities with the Board of Directors.
• Responsible for advocacy activities with local and state elected officials.
• Maintains agency records as required by policy and law.
• Works with agency partners and Board of Directors to develop and implement a strategic plan.

Expected hours worked per week:

Full time, exempt. Minimum 37.5 hours per week with some evening and weekend hours required due to needs of the center.

Minimal Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in social service, education, counseling or related field with at least three (3) years of experience in a supervisory level position. Prior nonprofit experience preferred.
• Experience working with or part of a nonprofit board of directors.
• Thorough knowledge of child abuse issues and ability to apply professional expertise in developing preventative and remedial initiatives.
• Excellent written and oral communication.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with professionals of many different disciplines.
• Development/fundraising experience.
• Ability to stay mission focused.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office programs effectively.
• Ability to exercise tact and sound judgment.
• Ability to work under high pressure situations while maintaining composure.
• Must be able to prepare and understand financial reports and budgets. QuickBooks knowledge is a plus.
• Ability to stay abreast of laws related to child abuse and neglect.
• Must be able to pass a thorough criminal background check as well as a basic physical.

Compensation:

• Starting salary $50,000.
• Benefits include vacation and sick leave along with a monthly medical allowance of $400.

Coffee County Children’s Advocacy Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Executive Assistant

Job Description

Reports to:      Executive Director

Location:         Williamson County

Status:             Full Time

Our Mission

The mission and purpose of Davis House Child Advocacy Center is to combat child abuse by coordinating services to children and families in crisis and providing community education focused on prevention and early intervention. Our services are provided at no charge to children and families. Our service area is Williamson County.

The Position

The Executive Assistant will report to the Executive Director and will assist her in a variety of tasks, aimed at streamlining office functions and increasing the capacity of the Executive Director toward achieving overall organizational goals. The responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

Required Qualifications:

• General office management
• Scheduling and calendar management for the Executive Director and physical office spaces
• Organizing and maintaining financial records through the support of an outsourced accounting group
• Receiving and recording agency donations
• Maintaining CRM donor database or willingness to be trained – must be comfortable with data management
• Preparing donor reports
• Receipting gifts and providing thank you notes to donors
• Fundraising event assistance
• Assistance with grant reporting and invoice management as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Competencies

Davis House Child Advocacy Center is a highly sensitive environment. The Executive Assistant must have a caring, compassionate spirit and have the ability to hold information in a confidential manner. S/he must also be able to manage a variety of personalities and needs, sometimes simultaneously, from families in crisis, to law enforcement, to the public-at-large.

• Ability to manage time, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines
• Strong writing and interpersonal skills
• Exceptional work ethic and professionalism
• Detail-oriented and strong organizational skills
• Comfortable engaging with donors, sponsors, and guests of our agency

The Executive Assistant should hold a bachelor’s degree or comparable work experience and have experience in a high-volume work environment. Prior experience working with confidential information and/or with children and families is important.

The salary for the Executive Assistant is $20/hour, includes paid time off, plus all Federal holidays, and medical, dental and vision insurance. The position is not remote and will be expected to work from the Davis House Franklin office.

Resumes and letters of interest should be directed to Carolyn Evans, Executive Director, at carolyn@davishousecac.org by October 31^st.

Position Title: Full-Time Therapist
Position Location: Columbia, TN as well as travel to Giles, Lawrence and Wayne Counties
Supervisor: Lead Therapist
Kid’s Place – A Child Advocacy Center
Kid’s Place is the Child Advocacy Center serving the 22nd Judicial District including Giles, Lawrence, Maury, and Wayne Counties in Tennessee. The mission of Kid’s Place is to provide hope, help, and healing to children and families impacted by sexual and severe child abuse.
Position Description:
The full-time Therapist is responsible for utilizing evidence-based therapy modalities to deliver individualized therapeutic services to children and caregivers who have experienced trauma related to allegations of severe child abuse. The therapist is expected to stay current on the literature of best practices and seek training that would best accommodate the needs of our clients, building a robust repertoire of therapeutic modalities. This position is for the Maury County location of Kid’s Place, but will travel to other locations as needed.
Duties and Responsibilities of the Position:
Duties and responsibilities include, but may not be limited to the following:
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Monitor compliance to legal guidelines, internal policies and quality standards
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Maintain strict standards of confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA and ACA standards
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Provide evidence-based treatment to clients
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Maintain accurate client records in electronic health records and the client tracking database
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Complete annual training specific to victim compensation
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Complete annual Title VI training online
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Maintain current continuing educational requirements as mandated by clinical discipline
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Stay current in research of best practices of child sexual and/or physical abuse
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Provide crisis counseling to child clients and protective caregivers as needed regardless of therapy status
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Follow up via telephone or letter when 30 days has lapsed since a client’s last therapy appointment
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Refer protective caregiver to Family advocate and/or outside resources as needed
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Travel to and from the main location in Lawrenceburg and other satellite locations
Education and experience:
A minimum of a master’s degree in social work or mental health counseling required with licensure or working toward licensure. Three years of experience working directly with children is required. TF-CBT required, EMDR and RPT preferred.
Knowledge, skill, and abilities:
Knowledge, skill, and abilities for this position include but are not limited to the following:
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Ability to work as team player with CAC staff members
• Ability to work in a professional manner with members of many other agencies
• Beginning (basic) knowledge of the dynamics of families where abuse and/or neglect is
occurring
• Knowledge of the stages of child development
• Knowledge of community resources
• Skills in providing crisis intervention services to families
• Must demonstrate professional oral and written communication skills
• Must have working knowledge of computers and the ability to manage up-to-date caseload
Information in agency’s database
• Ability to analyze and evaluate the community’s resources for families and barriers that
prevent families receiving prompt and/or immediate service
• Sensitivity to diversity issues.
Specialized and on-going training will be provided.
Other requirements for employment:
Persons in this position must have a working cell phone, reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, provide proof of automobile insurance, acceptable driving record, and must pass an extensive criminal background check.
Work schedule:
The person in this position will be required to work a minimum of 37.5 hours each week. The schedule will be set by the Executive Director.
Benefits:
Full-time employees are awarded annual leave within the first year of employment; paid holidays and sick time. Additionally, Kid’s Place offers health benefits to all full-time employees.
Diversity/EEO Statement: Kid’s Place Child Advocacy Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
To Apply:
Interested Applicants should email Cover Letter and Résumé to:
Charlsi Legendre, Executive Director
clegendre@kpcac.org
Subject line: Full-time Therapist
No phone calls please.

The Exchange Club-Carl Perkins Center is seeking a Forensic Interviewer in West Tennessee.  If you or someone you know of might be interested, please call Lisa Schmidt at 731-697-5509.

Responsibilities and Expectations:
Conducts developmentally and culturally sensitive forensic interviews of children in a legally sound manner.

Assists with facilitation, coordination, and scheduling of the forensic interview process.
Provides forensic interviews in accordance with all CAC and National Accreditation standards.
Communicates effectively on behalf of the agency.
Functions collaboratively within all levels of the organization including partner agencies and within the community.
Testifies in court proceedings when a subpoena is issued.
Participates in peer review.
Attends local, statewide, and national trainings as required and deemed appropriate.
Ensures timely and accurate data entry into the tracking system (NCA Trak).
Submits statistical reporting on a monthly basis. Assists in semi- and annual grant reporting in both statistical and narrative format.
Submits narrative summation of forensic interviews in the form of a Disclosure Information Guide.

Skills and Abilities:

Demonstrates the ability to relate to children and adults of all ages, culture, race, socio-economic, psychological, and developmental backgrounds.
Must be able to cope in highly tense situations and conduct self in a professional manner.
Requires knowledge of dynamics of child sexual abuse, and physical abuse, crisis management skills, and ability to function within a multi-disciplinary setting.
Requires a valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and proof of automobile insurance.
Frequent travel within West Tennessee is required.
Must demonstrate the ability to communicate in oral and written forms.
Requires an ability to utilize appropriate office technology.
Performs all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in a field related to social service, education, criminal justice, nursing, psychology, or other similar profession.
Experience equivalent to three years of full-time professional work in one or more of the following areas:
Child Protective Services
Criminal Justice
Clinical Evaluation
Counseling
Forensic Interviewing or other comparable work with children.

Job Type: Full-time                     Salary: $36,000.00 – $38,000.00 per year

Benefits:
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Retirement plan
Vision insurance

Organizational Overview:

Nashville Children’s Alliance (NCA) is the child advocacy center for Nashville and Davidson County. NCA serves all children in Davidson County aged 3 – 17 when sexual or severe physical abuse allegations are reported, with the majority of referrals coming from the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services (DCS) and the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD). NCA is a child-focused, trauma-informed therapeutic environment designed to meet the needs of child abuse victims and their non-offending family members. NCA is involved in child sexual and severe physical abuse cases from the first allegation of abuse until after the case is resolved in court, at absolutely no cost to families. Since 1992, NCA has worked to deliver and coordinate the services required for children to feel safe, begin the healing process, and look forward to bright futures.

NCA’s mission is to provide healing and justice for children who have been abused or exposed violence. NCA is located in the Family Safety Center (FSC), a groundbreaking co-working space that facilitates services between Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD), the Department of Children’s Services (DCS), the District Attorney General’s Office (DA), and various nonprofit organizations. In collaboration with these partners, NCA works with children and non-offending caregivers using three evidence-based approaches: forensic interviews, Child Protective Investigative Team (CPIT) coordination, and trauma-informed therapy.

Objectives:

The primary responsibility of the Clinical Therapist/Crisis Counselor is to provide immediate support to children who have been sexually and/or severely physically abused, witnessed domestic violence or witnessed a violent crime and their non-offending caregivers.

Major Responsibilities:

1. To provide immediate safety risk assessment and intervention to children and non-offending caregivers
2. Provide trauma therapy for a caseload of 4-5 children
3. Maintain proper record keeping for each client.
4. To attend supervision with supervisor
5. Work a minimum of two days with later evening appointments per week
6. Adhere to the center’s policies

Qualifications:

1. Master’s level degree in psychology, counseling, social work, or in a clinically-based program in a field related to the above.
2. Experience working with children and families who have experienced trauma, preferably child sexual abuse.
3. Experience in acute care safety risk assessment, suicide/self harm assessment, safety planning and coordination of care

Special Knowledge and Abilities:

• Experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team preferred.
• Professional licensure and/or two years post masters experience desired
• Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Art therapy, Sand tray therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and/or Attachment, Self-Regulation and Competency Framework (ARC) desirable.
• Training and experience with family based/ attachment therapies

• Responsibilities:
• Provide daily crisis assessment and intervention to children and non-offending caregivers
• Provide safety assessment and safety planning for children
• Provide follow up phone call to client/caregiver the day after assessment
• Attend child protective investigation team case review meetings weekly to provide mental health perspective as needed
• Help lead weekly support group
• Provide weekly individual/family therapy sessions to children and siblings dealing with traumatic stress symptoms using evidenced based/evidenced informed Trauma-Focused Therapy.
• Provide individual/family therapy sessions two late evenings per week.
• Provide skill building and psycho-education to non-offending caregivers in conjunction with their children’s therapy.
• Complete intakes with caregivers including crisis counseling when necessary.
• Write clinical case notes following every client therapy session, phone conversations with caregivers, and phone conversations with other agencies (for example DCS) regarding the client.
• Call caregivers of clients to (1) schedule intake sessions (2) schedule therapy sessions, and (3) to follow up and reschedule missed appointments.
• Administer and score assessments required of all clients.
• Communicate with caregivers regarding lapse in children’s attendance at therapy sessions.
• Help clients complete and submit Victim’s Compensation applications. Provide follow- up on applications as necessary.
• Provide support for clients by being present in court when their cases are prosecuted.
• Maintain client records.
• Maintain NCAtrak records for all clients.
• Attend clinical meetings regarding administrative matters and review of client cases.
• Advocate for clients by making phone calls or writing letters to help them receive appropriate services.
• Conduct research for use in grant writing.
• Record and disseminate data for grants.
• Attend regular clinical trainings provided within the professional community in Nashville.
• Actively participate in marketing the NCA’s services and program to the community.
• Other responsibilities as determined by the Director of Clinical Programs and/or CEO.

On the Job Supervision:

1. Attend regular supervision with Director of Clinical Programs
2. Attend regular clinical meeting with NCA Director of Clinical Programs and Staff

HOW TO APPLY:

Please send a resume and cover letter to ellie.teeter@nashvillechildrensalliance.org with the subject line “Clinical Therapist/Crisis Counselor”.

Nashville Children’s Alliance is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.  NCA does not discriminate in regards to gender, race, sexual preference, sexual identity, national origin, religion, disability, age or marital status in the recruitment, selection, or placement of employees.

Nashville Children’s Alliance offers excellent paid time off and recognizes 20 holidays throughout the year. NCA provides insurance options including medical, vision, dental and life.