Case Coordinator - Child Protect Team

Socket.dev; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Orlando Health is seeking a CPT Case Coordinator to provide expert consultation and forensic support in investigations of child abuse. The role involves obtaining evidence, documenting in hospital charts, and testifying as an expert witness when needed.

You will participate in 24/7 on-call coverage, coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, and maintain detailed case reports to support safe outcomes for children in Orange and Osceola counties.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required; four years of related experience may substitute for degree if not in listed majors.
• Two years’ experience with children and families required, one year with abused/neglected children; MSW may substitute for one year of experience.
• No additional qualifications listed.

Responsibilities

• Decision making with high responsibility impacting child safety.
• Provide expert consultation to community professionals on investigations and assessments of child abuse allegations.
• Obtain crucial forensic evidence for criminal and dependency court cases involving child abuse and neglect.
• Provide specialized services including photographic documentation of injuries and videotaped forensic interviews.
• Participate in 24/7 on-call duties for emergency response and respond in-person to Children’s Advocacy Centers and hospitals.
• Maintain timely documentation in hospital charts for suspected child abuse cases.
• Provide depositions and testify as expert witnesses in court.
• Perform comprehensive psychosocial assessments of at-risk families.
• Facilitate multi-disciplinary crisis planning sessions.
• Coordinate examinations of children reported for abuse with CPT providers.
• Serve as a resource for case consultation on suspected abuse cases.
• Conduct or participate in child and family interviews to assess contributing factors.
• Create written reports with recommendations to reduce future harm.
• Maintain attendance per policies; ensure compliance with ADA, FMLA, and local standards.
• Maintain cooperative relationships with hospitals and community agencies.
• Accurately document all case activity to ensure patient safety and integrity of CPT work.
• Case coordinators must type or dictate reports and input data into the data reporting system.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree with major emphasis in social work, psychology, sociology, counseling, child development, or nursing

Job description

Position Summary

A Brief Overview

Child Protection Team CPT Case Coordinators provide expert consultation to community professionals involved in the investigation and assessment of child abuse allegations.

Responsibilities

What you will do

• Decision making in this position entails a high degree of responsibility and expertise that significantly impacts the future risk to children of serious injury, including possible death.
• Provides expert consultation to community professionals involved in the investigation and assessment of child abuse allegations.
• Responsible for obtaining crucial forensic evidence necessary for criminal and dependency court cases of child abuse and neglect, including child homicides.
• Provides highly specialized services including professional caliber photographic documentation of child abuse injuries and videotaped forensic interviews with suspected victims of maltreatment.
• Participates in 24/7 on-call duties as part of 24/7 emergency response team coverage. Entails carrying a pager or cell phone and providing expert consultation on child abuse cases and responding in-person to Children’s Advocacy Centers and hospitals in Orange and Osceola counties.
• Maintains timely documentation in hospital charts for children admitted to Orlando Health hospitals when child abuse or neglect is suspected.
• Provides depositions regarding case activities and findings for possible criminal prosecution of child abuse perpetrators.
• Serves as expert witnesses in criminal and dependency court proceedings as needed.
• Performs comprehensive, written psychosocial assessments of at-risk families.
• Facilitates multi-disciplinary crisis planning sessions.
• Coordinates and participate in examinations of children reported for abuse or neglect with CPT medical providers.
• Serves as a resource to the community for case consultation on suspected cases of child abuse and neglect.
• Conducts or participates in child and family interviews to assess factors contributing to suspected abuse or neglect.
• Creates written reports with recommendations for services and interventions to reduce the risk of future harm to children.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
• Maintains the team’s cooperative working relationship with area hospitals, community agencies, and individuals.
• CPT Case Coordinators must accurately and completely document all case activity so that patient safety and the integrity of CPT’s work is ensured.
• Case Coordinators must either type or dictate their reports, and input data into the data reporting system for case tracking and statistical compilation.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with major emphasis on social work, psychology, sociology, counseling, child development, or nursing. Four (4) years of directly related experience may substitute for Bachelor’s degree major requirement if the degree is not in the aforementioned majors. (in addition to the requirements listed in the Experience section).
• Two (2) years’ experience working with children and families is required, one (1) year of which must be working with abused and neglected children. An MSW may substitute for one (1) year of experience. Must have a broad knowledge of child physical abuse, family dynamics, domestic violence, substance abuse, child sexual abuse, sexual predator typologies, Chapter 39 of Florida Statutes, Dependency Court, mental illness, child neglect, and medical neglect. Must be knowledgeable of standard computer office software, including word processing software.
• None.