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Family Advocacy Program Victim Advocate and Educator
Commander, Navy Installations Command · Posted 63 days ago
On-site Millington, TN $75K – $80K Apply by Jul 28, 2026 Social Science INFJINFPINTJINTP EducationTransportation
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This position is assigned to the Fleet and Family Support Program; Commander, Navy Installations Command; NSA MID-SOUTH, TN. Incumbent serves as a Family Advocacy Program Victim Advocate and Educator. The primary purpose of this position is to assist and advocate for victims of spouse/intimate partner abuse and to non-offending parents or caregivers to victims of child abuse; and to educate command personnel regarding appropriate responses to victims of domestic violence and child abuse.
What You'll Do
- →In order to qualify for this position, resumes must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of the position.
- →Applicant resumes are the key means for evaluating skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position therefore, applicants are encouraged to be clear and specific when describing experience.
- →MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES I.
- →Family Advocacy Program Victim Advocacy: 40% Serves as Victim Advocate for the Family Advocacy Program (FAP) to provide comprehensive assistance and liaison to and for victims of spouse/intimate partner abuse and non-offending parents or caregivers of victims of child abuse.
- →Coordinates with FAP case manager in developing appropriate plan of assistance/intervention, which provides for the safety of the victim and their family members.
- →Provides services for victims of spouse/intimate partner abuse and their families to include the following crisis intervention; assistance in securing medical treatment for injuries; information on legal rights and resources available through both military and civilian programs; education, transportation; pretrial, trial, and post-trial support; and follow-up.
- →Conducts the psychoeducational support groups for parents of Child Abuse and adult victims of Domestic Abuse.
- →Provides advocacy services to non-offending parents or caregivers of identified victims of child abuse.
- →This includes: safety planning, identifying supportive resources, working with civilian authorities, and creating an environment that makes it easy for the non-offending parent or caregiver to support the child.
- →Advocates for the expressed interests and safety of the victim when providing information to military and civilian courts; the Clinical Case Staff Meeting; and, when accompanying victims to legal appointments and investigative interviews.
- →Reports all suspected child abuse or neglect cases to proper state child protective service authorities incoordination with the Family Advocacy Representative (FAR)f or investigation.
- →Reports incidents to Military Police and NCIS as appropriate.
- →Be the point of contact for assisting and processing all Transitional Compensation for Abused Dependents (TCAD) applications.
- →Provide information and referral to clients.
Requirements
- ✓**Must provide a copy of your College Transcripts (showing degree awarded/conferred) when you apply.** A bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college in any of the following disciplines is required in order to meet educational requirements: Social Work Psychology Marriage, Family and Child counseling Counseling Criminal Justice
Personality Fit
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