Forensic Interviewer

Responsibilities

• Conducts developmentally and culturally sensitive forensic interviews of children in a legally sound manner.
• Affords assistance 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.

Requirements

• 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 a specified service area is required.
• Must demonstrate the ability to communicate in oral and written forms.
• Requires an ability to utilize appropriate office technology.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in social work, criminal justice, counseling, or a related field is required.
• Master's degree in social work, criminal justice, counseling, or a related field preferred.
• Experience equivalent to two (2) years of 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.

Benefits

• Fifteen (15) paid holidays yearly.
• Mileage reimbursement policy for travel between service areas.
• Semi-monthly accruals for Vacation Leave and Sick Leave (unused sick leave does not expire).
• Company-paid Group Life Insurance Policy.
• Company-paid Long-term Disability Policy.
• 403b Retirement Plan available.
• Optional group insurance plans available include Medical (company pays a portion of premium), Dental, Vision, Cancer, Accident, Term/Whole Life, Critical Illness, Hospitalization, Short-term Disability.