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Bilingual Family Advocate
The Bilingual Family Advocate is responsible for providing advocacy, crisis intervention and short-term case management services to child victims, their non-offending caregivers and family members. The focus of victim support and advocacy is to help reduce trauma for the child and family members and to improve case outcomes. The Bilingual Family Advocate focuses on the child and their family by helping caregivers identify and access services the family may need, acting as a liaison with the Multidisciplinary Team and supporting them throughout the investigative process. This position requires participation in an on-call rotation for after-hours and weekend forensic interviewing and advocacy. This position is a mandated reporter for child abuse and neglect under District of Columbia Statute §4-1321.02.
Child-Adolescent Forensic Interviewer
The Child/Adolescent Forensic Interviewer is responsible for conducting forensic interviews with children and adolescents, toddlers to 17- years-old, alleged to be victims of physical and/or sexual abuse or witnesses to violence and abuse, using research based interview protocols and techniques in a developmentally appropriate manner to elicit truthful information. Candidates for this position may be asked to provide a tape recording of a forensic interview they have conducted. This position is required to participate in an on-call rotation for after hours and weekend forensic interviewing. This position is a mandated reporter for child abuse and neglect under District of Columbia Statute § 4-1321.02
Forensic Services Associate
The Forensic Services Associate is responsible for working closely with DCCAC program staff, multidisciplinary team (MDT) partner agencies, and local agency and service providers to facilitate the MDT response to the investigation and prosecution of child abuse in the District of Columbia. Other broad areas of responsibilities include maintaining electronic and paper files of all cases reviewed by the MDT and tracking information regarding the investigation, medical/treatment referrals, and ongoing criminal and civil proceedings to support child victims and their families. This position may be required to participate in the on-call rotation for after hours and weekend victim services support for forensic interviews. This position is a mandated reporter for child abuse and neglect under District of Columbia Statute § 4-1321.02.
Child-Adolescent Forensic Interviewer (Contract)
This is a contract position. The contract interviewer is responsible for conducting forensic interviews with children ages 2 ½ to 17 years in cases of alleged physical and/or sexual abuse or other violence. The contractor must be skilled in using research-based forensic interview protocols and techniques in a developmentally appropriate manner to elicit truthful information. Candidates for this position may be asked to provide a tape recording of one of her/his forensic interviews. This position is a mandated reporter for child abuse and neglect under District of Columbia Statute § 4-1321.02
