Family Advocate

Job Title : Midcoast Children's Advocacy Center (MCAC) Family Advocate

Job Status : Regular, Full Time (40 hours / week) ($22.66 / hr; Estimated Annual Salary $47,132.80 plus benefits)

Job Location : Based in Rockland and / or Searsport, with possible backup support in Boothbay Harbor

Primary Responsibility : Provide advocacy & referrals to families and children who come to the MCAC following concerns of child sexual abuse in Knox and Waldo Counties, and in Eastern Cumberland / Lincoln / Sagadahoc (ECLS) County as needed / available.

Representative Family Advocacy Duties :

• Serve as the first point of contact for the non-offending care provider(s) to greet and establish rapport with the child victims and non-offending care provider within the MCAC setting and prior to them coming to the MCAC
• Serve as the liaison between non-offending care provider(s) and MDT partners only for the purposes of a MCAC referral with an exchange of limited information (led by the minimum information on the intake forms) for the purposes of referral services only
• Provide support for children and non-offending care provider(s) during interview process in addition to assisting non-offending care provider(s) with referrals to multi-disciplinary partner agencies
• Ensure the Family Room is appropriately ready to accommodate any special considerations that may need to be made for children or non-offending care providers
• Document all client and non-offending care provider(s) referral information into EmpowerDB according to the MCAC requirements, as well as maintain accurate and current files and records
• Conduct seven-day and thirty-day follow-up calls with all assisted clients at the MCAC
• Serve as the liaison to any referral partners should it be requested by the caregiver
• Ensure the Caregiver Follow Up Survey (OMA) is offered at every 30-day call
• Ensure that OMS survey has been offered to 100% of all families who come to the MCAC and has been entered into the OMS Dashboard by the end of each month
• Attend regularly scheduled group clinical supervision with the SASSMM team and program supervision with the MCAC Program Coordinator
• Work in collaboration with the MCAC Family Advocate for EC / LS to coordinate client coverage and services

Client Services

Qualifications :

Accountability : Accountable to the MCAC Program Coordinator for all CAC programming. Accountable to the Executive Director regarding all agency programming and operations.

To APPLY : Submit current resume, cover letter of interest, and an email list of 3 professional references to arian@sassmm.org

SEXUAL ASSAULT SUPPORT SERVICES OF MIDCOAST MAINE is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates.

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