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Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System · 5 months ago

Forensic Interviewer (Part-time)

Lancaster, PA

Part-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$25/hr - $26/hr

3+ years exp

Penn Medicine is dedicated to providing high-quality care, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in medicine. The Forensic Interviewer is responsible for conducting interviews of children and developmentally disabled adults suspected of abuse, ensuring a child-friendly environment and collaborating with various agencies to promote child safety and well-being.

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Responsibilities

Conducts sensitive and thorough video-recorded forensic interviews according to the standards of the National Children’s Advocacy Centers (NCAC), National Children’s Alliance (NCA) and other national training organizations with children who are possible victims of abuse, neglect, and/or witness to violence. Attends basic and advanced forensic interview training; and attendance/participation at trainings deemed relevant by direct supervisor and/or Board members

Prepares for, attends, and presents testimony in court hearings including both civil and criminal court, providing written documentation and expert testimony on aspects of the interview process as well as testimony as a fact witness on specific interviews in individual cases. Keeps current with research related to issue of abuse to support the legal defensibility of forensic interviews and abuse disclosures

Conducts High Risk Behavior Assessments for children and adolescents when there are risks of child sex trafficking. This includes completing an additional 40 hours of training related to human trafficking and remaining current in research and issues related to human and child sex trafficking

Participates in the Pennsylvania State Chapter of Forensic Interviewers for trainings, peer review, and support

Acts as a community liaison with all involved agencies and promotes the Lancaster County Children’s Alliance model of child abuse intervention

Maintains skills in age-specific competencies, related to children, in areas of child abuse, family violence, child development, memory and suggestibility of children

Maintains records of interviews and keeps statistics for case tracking purposes

Facilitates team decision-making to ensure child safety, family case planning and legal integrity of the case. Demonstrates effective communication and collaboration with partner agencies, and clients to ensure quality of service delivery

Facilitates a psycho-educational group for Non-Offending Caregivers, providing written documentation, assessments and recommendations

Provides coverage for non-traditional hours as necessary

Participates in the on-call responsibilities for this position as required

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

Forensic interviewingChild abuse expertiseTrauma-informed careData managementTeam collaborationCritical thinkingNetworking skillsChild Advocacy trainingOrganizational skillsWriting skills

Required

Master's degree in Social Work or a related field

Three (3) years experience working with children and families

Expertise in child abuse and family violence

Experience working with teams

Knowledge or experience in family systems

Well prepared and comfortable working with victims of trauma

Ability and proficiency in conducting forensic interviews

Demonstrate critical thinking skills

Skill in networking between agencies and professionals as well as the ability to work and think independently when conducting forensic interviews

Good organizational and writing skills – working knowledge of computers, data bases and ability to enter and track statistics

Ability to provide training on concept of Child Advocacy Centers

Preferred

One (1) to two (2) years experience as a forensic interviewer

Benefits

One of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region

Company

Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System

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Penn Medicine is a world leader in academic medicine, setting the standard for cutting-edge research, compassionate patient care, and the education of future health care professionals.

Founded in 1765

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

10001+ employees