Substitute Forensic Interviewer​/Family Advocate

Position: Substitute Forensic Interviewer/Family Advocate

Location: Juneau, AK

Job : 401

# of Openings: 1

Help children and youth be heard. Support families through crisis. Make a difference.

The Substitute Child Forensic Interviewer & Family Advocate position at Southeast Alaska Family Evaluation Child Advocacy Center (SAFE CAC) is a unique, dual-role position. This position is called upon when needed as a relief worker, to provide forensic interviewing and trauma-informed family advocacy to children and caregivers as part of a multidisciplinary team (MDT) response to allegations of child maltreatment.

• Conduct neutral, developmentally appropriate, legally defensible recorded forensic interviews using the Child First® protocol
• Provide trauma-informed advocacy and case support
• Coordinate with law enforcement, child protection, medical providers, prosecutors, and other MDT partners
• Provide court testimony
• Complete required training and ongoing professional development
• Participate in occasional after-hours/on-call role

• Experience in child protection, social work, behavioral health, forensic interviewing, or a related field required
• Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, counseling, criminal justice, law enforcement, or similar (preferred)
• Strong understanding of child development; child abuse and neglect; social determinants of health; and the impact of disabilities, substance use, mental illness, and other factors on children and families.
• Ability to manage emotionally charged situations with professionalism and compassion
• Cultural responsiveness and commitment to serving diverse populations
• Ability to work collaboratively within an MDT
• Flexibility with being called occasional evenings, weekends, and holidays.

• Previous 40-hour Child First® Forensic Interview Protocol certification and prior experience conducting interviews required.
• 24-hour Advocacy Training (or completion upon hire)
• Up to eight (8) hours of paid victim advocacy and child maltreatment and/or forensic interviewing training every two years. An online Child First refresher course may be used to fulfill the requirement for forensic interviewers, if available within a month of hire.
• Participation in two forensic interview peer reviews per year.
• Valid Alaska driver’s license, reliable transportation, and current auto insurance
• Ability to pass a background check per 7 AAC 10.905 (Barrier Crimes and Conditions)

• Support healing and stability for families
• Be part of a supportive, multidisciplinary team
• Receive specialized training and ongoing professional growth
• Do meaningful work that changes lives

Apply now and help us create a safer, healthier community for children and families!

This position is a substitute employee working an irregular, as-needed schedule, on-site, starting wage $30-36/hour.