Commercial Sexual Exploitation Of Youth Advocate (Csey)

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CSEY Advocate for Midland County Juvenile Probation will provide 24/7 on-call crisis response and ongoing case management, victim advocacy, and emotional support for survivors under the age of 22 and their immediate family. CSEY Advocate will engage in an in-person crisis response immediately upon identification or recovery by law enforcement, hospital personnel, school personnel and youth identified as "Clear Concern" through Midland County Juvenile Probation scoring on the Commercial Sexual Exploitation Identification Tool (CSE-IT)
This is an Grant Funded Staff Position awarded by Texas Office of the Governor to be renewed annually.

• Respond to victims immediately by going to the victim's location, providing emotional support and advocacy.
• Focus on the needs of the youth replacing the harmful bond with the trafficker with a healthy trauma-bond.
• Provide case management as needed to meet the needs of the victim and family.
• Establish alliance and healthy relationship by providing in-person support to the victim where needed.
• Personally stay with the victim or ensure that a designated advocate surrogate or approved parent or guardian is present during the first 24 to 72 hours.
• Participate in ongoing Multi-Disciplinary Teams (MDTs) sharing information to make initial and subsequent plans to meet the needs of the victim.
• Maintain a healthy advocate relationship with the victim throughout their journey to recovery.
• Document all information resulting from the advocate relationship.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Requires bachelor's degree in counseling, social work, psychology, or related field. Knowledge and experience in working with sex trafficked survivors preferred.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Maintain a valid Texas Driver's License. CSEY Advocate frequently faces difficult and stressful situations. The advocate is required to change tasks frequently and to perform work with sensitive information. The advocate frequently is required to work under time pressures to meet deadlines, to perform multiple tasks simultaneously, and to work closely with others as part of a and/or as a leader of a team.
SKILL/ABILITY TO
Operate computers, including work processing and spreadsheet applications; organize and prioritize tasks to be assigned and completed; read and write instructions, legal documents, letters, and other documents using proper format and grammar. Analyze various situations and determine best solutions; recognizing problems and recommending solutions; communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; and establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, victims and their families, and the community.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move objects weighing up to 20 pounds, such as files, stacks of records, or other similar objects. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Must reside in Midland CountyEmployment Type: Full-Time