Forensic Interviewer

Job Summary:  The Forensic Interviewer conducts recorded forensic interviews with children or adults with disabilities as victims and/or witnesses to violent crimes for the purpose of multidisciplinary investigations, as scheduled and on an on-call basis. This position is responsible for turning in monthly statistics and attends case staffings as required by the Child Protection Team.  

Job Tasks:

• Uses established protocol to conduct forensic interviews with children, or developmentally delayed adults, who are alleged victims of abuse or witnesses to a violent crime
• Responds to after-hours, weekend and holiday requests for interviews and assistance from law enforcement and/or Texas Department of Family and Protective Services caseworkers on a rotating on-call basis.
• Accompanies child abuse investigators to offsite locations to conduct mobile forensic interviews
• Participates in peer review sessions (CACTX Peer Review and internal peer review) for quality assurance purposes
• Maintains case data and follow up using online CACTX Database
• Assists in identifying client needs and provides recommendations to investigators and other Child Protection Team members
• Provides crisis intervention and follow up with abused children, adolescents and their families
• Assists law enforcement and other Child Protection Team members as needed
• Participates in multi-disciplinary team case reviews
• Coordinates cases with District Attorney's Office
• Refers cases to appropriate services
• Testifies in court hearings as necessary
• Provides direct service support for forensic, medical, and therapy cases as needed
• Attends monthly staff meetings, weekly department meetings, and any other meetings as needed
• Remains current with child abuse issues, research, and forensic interviewing techniques by attending trainings and reading research articles
• Maintains a comprehensive knowledge of the mission, core values and vision of the organization and the children’s advocacy center model
• Performs other duties as assigned

FLSA

                      Non-Exempt

Physical Requirements:

Strength:

                       Light Work - Lift up to 20 pounds occasionally

Environmental Conditions:

                        Noise: 3 Moderate

Work Situations:

                        Direct/Control/Plan

                        Influencing People

                        Dealing with people

                        Making Judgments/Decisions

Equal Opportunity Employer

This job specification should not be construed to imply that these requirements are the exclusive standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as required by their supervisor.

CACTX designates Children’s Advocacy Centers as an essential employer.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social services, or a related field
• Experience with Child Protective Services or a related field
• Two years of experience in crisis intervention, counseling, child abuse, family dynamics, or child development preferred