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Education Advocate

Title:  Education Advocate
Job Status:  Regular, Part-Time (20 hours)

Primary Responsibility:  To provide community/school-based education and direct assistance and support to victims of sexual violence in the Midcoast. 

Location:  The location of this position will be determined by programmatic need, with a strong focus in Eastern Cumberland (Brunswick, Harpswell, and the islands), Lincoln, and Sagadahoc counties, and additional education and advocacy services provided in Knox and Waldo Counties, as needed.

Representative Duties:

• Assist in the development and maintenance of curricula and materials used in SASSMM’s education programming
• Implement educational programs and provide trainings in schools (with students, faculty, administrators, and relevant school department staff) and with broader community partners and underserved populations (older adults, people with disabilities, LGBTQIA, college campus communities etc.), as identified and prioritized
• Distribute evaluative and assessment instruments in collaboration with project participants, as needed
• Establish contact and collaborate with other community resource and referral sources
• Provide advocacy and support services, as required
• Facilitate student support groups or drop-in hours in SASSMM affiliated schools/community settings, as needed
• Maintain and input all statistical data required by funding and agency requirements
• Attend identified meetings and initiatives that are relevant to the mission of the agency
• Assist the Education Program Coordinator, as required

Client Services:

• Complete SASSMM 47 hours Advocate Training 
• Participate in staff backup coverage of the support line 
• Respond to all client needs associated with staff back-up capacity 
• Support all client needs as identified via the support line, the SASSMM office phone, affiliated schools, or other community partners 
• Co-facilitate support to outreach groups, as needed
• Perform other duties, as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred or equivalent related experience
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and facilitation skills
• Experience providing education in schools or other community settings
• Experience developing educational and outreach materials for varied audiences
• Excellent computer literacy and organizational skills
• Training or experience working with diverse and underserved populations
• Awareness of, and sensitivity to, issues of sexual violence
• Ability to respond to people in crisis and an open-minded nature

Accountability:  Accountable to the Education Program Coordinator for all education and prevention programming and to the Director of Client Services for any client related support. Accountable to the Executive Director regarding all agency programming and operations. 

Physical Requirements & Environmental Surroundings:  The physical requirements of this position are minimal lifting, a reasonable amount of sitting at a desk and computer screen and general phone work, with personal cell phone use for work purposes as necessary. A comfortable temperature, good lighting, and a clean environment. A positive teamwork atmosphere is present and practiced while encouraging each individual to contribute to that team while strengthening professional growth. 

Important Information Regarding This Job Description:  This Job Description is not a complete statement of all duties and responsibilities.  While not all-inclusive, it is written in good faith and knowledge that duties change during the course of time and will be discussed annually during performance review sessions.

To Apply:
Please submit a resume and cover letter (to include salary requirements) to Arian Clements, Executive Director
no later than November 27, 2018. 
Email: arian@sassmm.org
Mailing Address: PO Box 990, Brunswick, ME 04011

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Midcoast Children's Advocacy Center (MCAC) Forensic Interviewer

Title: Midcoast Child Advocacy Center (MCAC) Forensic Interviewer
Job Status: Regular, Full-Time (40 hours) 

Primary Responsibilities: Responsible for the coordination and scheduling of the MCAC Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) for forensic interviews; the forensic interview of children at the MCAC site(s); and the oversight of the MCAC MDT Forensic Interviewers. 

Representative Duties:

Intake, Scheduling, and Administration

• Facilitate the coordination and scheduling of the forensic interview process with appropriate MDT/MCAC partners within a 72 hour timeframe from the initial referral being received by our agency
• Document all client interview information into empower, according to the MCAC requirements, as well as maintain accurate and current files and records
• Maintain and input all statistical data required by funding and agency requirements
• Assist with clerical duties, such as answering the phone, typing, filing, mailing, correspondence, meeting notices, etc. as needed
• Work a flexible schedule as required by responsibilities of the position, including after normal business hours for acute cases of child abuse
• Maintain and strengthen working relationships with relevant community agencies
• Attend all MCAC Multidisciplinary team meetings, including case review, advisory committee, and peer review meetings 
• Attend identified meetings and initiatives that are relevant to the mission of the agency
• Assist and support the MCAC Program Coordinator with the application for accreditation through the National Children’s Alliance
• Provide support to the MCAC Program Coordinator and Executive Director, when needed, to support fundraising efforts on behalf of the MCAC program as well as SASSMM’s overall agency needs
  
  

Forensic Interviewing

• Attend NCA approved trainings for forensic interviewing. Curriculum must be included on NCA’s approved list of nationally or state recognized forensic interview trainings or submitted with the accreditation application
• Serve as the primary forensic interviewer and coordinator of forensic interviews at the MCAC
• Maintain knowledge of ongoing research and best-practices in the field of child forensic interviewing, trauma, and child development
• Demonstrate participation in ongoing education in the field of child maltreatment and/or forensic interviewing consisting of a minimum of 8 contact hours every 2 years, as required by NCA Accreditation Standards
• Participate in structured peer review a minimum of 2 times a year
• Coordinate the training and supervision of a team of trained Forensic Interviewers from the MCAC MDT, to serve as back-up interviewers
• Ensure that all interviews conducted at the MCAC are conducted with a focus on the child using an approved interviewing protocol, such as the National Children’s Advocacy Center’s Forensic Interviewing of Children Protocol 
• Observe confidentiality policy regarding all client and agency information, as well as child abuse and other reporting mandates

Other

• Complete SASSMM 47 hours Advocate Training 
• Assist the Midcoast Children’s Advocacy Center’s application for Accreditation through NCA 
• Perform other duties, as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in human services or other related field, or related experience
• Familiarity with the dynamics of sexual assault and abuse
• Resourcefulness, energy, initiative and excellent organizational skills
• Experience working with volunteers
• Public speaking experience
• Demonstrated leadership ability and effective oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to relate to community members and agency personnel in an effective, mature and professional manner
• Ability to relate to survivors in an empathic, patient, and non-judgmental manner
• Computer skills, including word processing, spreadsheets, power point
• Have access to transportation.

Accountability:  Accountable to MCAC Program Coordinator for all related programming and to the Director of Client Services for any client related support. Accountable to the Executive Director regarding all agency programming and operations.

Physical Requirements & Environmental Surroundings:  The physical requirements of this position are minimal lifting, a reasonable amount of sitting at a desk and computer screen and general phone work, with personal cell phone use for work purposes as necessary. A comfortable temperature, good lighting, and a clean environment. A positive teamwork atmosphere is present and practiced while encouraging each individual to contribute to that team while strengthening professional growth. 

Important Information Regarding This Job Description:  This Job Description is not a complete statement of all duties and responsibilities.  While not all-inclusive, it is written in good faith and knowledge that duties change during the course of time and will be discussed annually during performance review sessions.

To Apply:
Please submit a resume and cover letter (to include salary requirements) to Arian Clements, Executive Director
no later than December 11, 2018. 
Email: arian@sassmm.org
Mailing Address: PO Box 990, Brunswick, ME 04011