CASA Youth Advocate

The Child Abuse Prevention Council

MISSION:

“The Child Abuse Prevention Council PROTECTS children and STRENGTHENS families through awareness and outcome-driven programs, delivered with compassion.”

BENEFITS:

• Promote and maintain a sense of collaboration at CAPC.
• Represent the agency consistently and professionally, always modeling a commitment to its Mission and Values.
• Have a solid working knowledge of all the rules, regulations, and laws that apply to assigned position/program.

• Assure program continuity, quality, and compliance.

• Develop and maintain mutually beneficial working relationships with other stakeholders to ensure support of the agency’s vision, mission, and values.
• Attention to detail and following directions with thoroughness and accuracy.
• Work on multiple tasks and switch among tasks.
• Respond appropriately to difficult and sensitive matters.
• Gain cooperation through discussion and persuasion.
• Understand and carry out oral and written directions.
• Communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Must be reliable and consistent with attendance and punctuality to work.
• Abide by the CAPC Characteristics.
• Other duties, both program-specific and CAPC-related, as assigned.

• Have a solid working knowledge of all the rules, regulations, and laws that apply to the CASA program.
• Manage a caseload of 25-35 youth who are in the care of the court children aged 0-21.
• Provide monthly in-person, out-of-county, or virtual visits as appropriate to assigned youth.
• Produce court reports with appropriate case recommendations for each youth on assigned, court reports to be filed 10 days before each scheduled hearing.
• May provide supervision, guidance, and support to CASA advocates who are assigned to children who are dependents of the San Joaquin County Juvenile Court, as needed.
• May assume responsibility for case assessments, service plans, and reports for each Advocate, child, and family in the caseload.
• Attend court hearings.
• Maintain files and update program database and trackers daily and assist with any related statistical and/or evaluation components.
• Complete Family Finding duties as needed to youth that fit the FF criteria.
• Promote and maintain a sense of teamwork between CASA, other CAPC staff, Advocates, the Court, and other individuals relevant to the successful case management of each case.
• Assist in the delivery of CASA recruitment/outreach, CASA preservice trainings, presentations and Continuing Education classes.
• Network with other community agencies and participate when requested, in community and health fairs and other events designed to promote the CASA program.
• Ability to identify the needs of youth, find creative solutions, welcome change, define problems, and evaluate risk, making appropriate decisions based on research, analysis, experience, and personal judgment in a timely manner.

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  Education: Graduation from an accredited four year college or university with major course in social services or a closely related field, preferred.
• Experience: Two years of relevant experience working with children and families or social work case management experience working with volunteers is desirable.