Colorado Nonprofit Association

Family Advocate/Intake Specialist

Title: Family Advocate/Intake Specialist

Reports To: Director of Rapid Response and Director of Treatment and Assessment

Status: Full Time – Exempt

The mission of Denver Children’s Advocacy Center is to prevent abuse, strengthen families and restore childhood. DCAC serves children who have been sexually abused, neglected, or traumatized by witnessing violence. We are one of 19 child advocacy centers in Colorado providing friendly, family- supportive services in one central location, or close by. Our goal is to ensure that every child in Denver and neighboring counties who has been traumatized by sexual abuse, or by witnessing homicide or domestic violence receives immediate, compassionate, and effective investigation, assessment and, if needed, mental health treatment. DCAC never charges families for its services and we never place time limits on healing. DCAC is committed to providing services, along with a broad network of community partners, to all communities and populations in Denver. We are committed to the ongoing work of providing quality and culturally-responsive services to children and families of all backgrounds and identities.

General Responsibilities:

It is the responsibility of all DCAC employees to support DCAC’s mission and goals, to respect the confidentiality of all who come to us for assistance, and to personally maintain the dignity and integrity of one who is placed in a position of public trust. We all bear the responsibility of improving the organization, communicating openly, empowering each other to excel at our work and to dedicate ourselves to inclusivity.

Summary of Position

The Family Advocate/Intake Specialist provides support for both the Rapid Response and Treatment and Assessment programs at DCAC to ensure a continuum of services for children who have been victims of sexual abuse, domestic violence, neglect, or who have witnessed a homicide and/or other types of trauma. This role will provide support, orientation, and information to child victims of crime and to non-offending family members before and after a forensic interview. This role will also provide support to the Treatment and Assessment Team by conducting and managing initial intakes for therapy. The Family Advocate/Intake Specialist reports directly to the Director of Rapid Response and Director of Treatment and Assessment and is required to attend all staff meetings, team meetings, and supervision. This position is full time (40 hours per week, Monday through Friday), and requires flexibility.

This job description should not be construed to imply that the requirements listed are the exclusive standards of the position. Other tasks and responsibilities may be assigned, as necessary.

Duties and Responsibilities

Competency

To perform the outlined duties and responsibilities successfully, the person in this position should demonstrate the following competencies:

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required to perform this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.