Job Description

Job Summary

The Robertson County Child Advocacy is a non-profit agency that provides services at no cost to children and families who may have experienced child sex abuse, severe physical abuse, or witnessed a violent crime. One of the main services provided at the Robertson County Child Advocacy Center are forensic interviews. A forensic interview is normally a single session, recorded interview designed to get a child’s unique information when there are concerns of possible abuse or when the child has witnessed violence against another person.

The Robertson County Child Advocacy Center is a small, close-knit office, with people passionate about helping children and their families who have experienced abuse. With such a small office, employees tend to wear different hats and help each other out when necessary. To thrive at this office, a person needs to be able to work independently in addition to being a team player. Because of the unique nature of the work and makeup of the county, one must be comfortable with slow days as well as being extremely busy.

As a Victim Advocate, you will:

• Provide crisis assessment and intervention for caregivers, safety planning, referrals for additional services, ongoing support, information and case updates, and court advocacy where necessary in a timely manner.
• Attend Robertson County’s monthly Child Protective Investigative Team meetings.
• Update and manage Case Review. Present Case Review every other month.

Job Responsibilities

• Greet the child(ren) and their caregiver(s) and help prepare the child(re) and caregiver(s) for the forensic interview.
• Go over paperwork with the parent/caregiver.
• During the forensic interview, listen to the caregiver(s) talk about their child’s and their family’s needs and collaboratively come up with ideas to address those issues.
• Update the child’s file on our secure databases, keep data for grant reporting purposes.
• Work with our Child Protective Investigative Team (comprised of members from DCS, law enforcement, district attorneys, mental health and medical providers, and CAC staff) to ensure children and families have the services they need to heal
• Follow up with caregivers to ensure children are getting resources and to evaluate other needs
• Answer the phone when able to
• Check voicemails

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work, education, child development, or similar
• Experience working with children and/or families
• Experience working in a professional office setting
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English (Spanish fluency would be a plus)
• Ability to work with diverse client populations with compassion
• Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Gmail, Google Calendar
• Ability to learn data-tracking systems
• Excellent organization skills

Additional Information

Benefits

• Each month you will accrue 1 sick day and 1 personal day.
• Opportunities to further your knowledge and skills
• Paid holidays

How to Apply

Please send your resume and cover letter to phyllis.smith@robertsoncac.org and copy sara.miller@robertsoncac.org. No phone calls please.

Details

• Date Posted: September 8, 2025
• Type: Full-Time
• Job Function: Programs and Service Delivery
• Service Area: Children / Youth
• Start Date: 10/01/2025
• Working Hours: M-F 8AM to 4:30PM

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