Title: Bilingual Forensic Interviewer
Salary: $40,000-$50,000/YR
Position: Direct Hire
Local not for profit is seeking a Bilingual Forensic Interviewer who is responsible for conducting unbiased, neutral, non-leading, culturally sensitive fact finding forensic interviews with children who have experience alleged abuse or are witnesses to alleged abuse or violence. The Bilingual Forensic Interviewer conducts pre-staffing conference with investigators, participates in Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) staffing and training, and write summaries for interview that result in a disclosure. This position is managed by the Sr. Forensic Interviewer, and reports to the CEO.

What’s in it for you?
The mission of this advocacy center is to promote a coordinated, multidisciplinary response to allegations of child abuse in a manner that is sensitive to the unique needs of children and their non-offending caregivers. This organizations strives for excellence as a service provider and as a workplace. They value respect, honesty, trustworthiness, professionalism, growth and learning, taking care to give care, innovation, teamwork and collaboration.

As a Bilingual Forensic Interviewer, a typical day for you might include the following:
• Conducting forensic interviews with children referred by law enforcement or child welfare.
• Providing services to Spanish only speaking children and families.
• Writing interview summaries as required and maintaining records as necessary.
• Remaining up to date on current research in the field of forensic child interviewing.
• Pursuing ongoing training and educational opportunities.
• Participating in peer reviews with other forensic interviewers to observe the work of others and give/receive constructive criticism.
• Scheduling interviews for law enforcement or DHS who have an open investigation
• Maintaining working knowledge of accreditation standards of National Children’s Alliance, DA’s Task Force Protocol, and applicable laws as needed.



This job might be for you if:
• Have a Bachelor’s degree preferably in Psychology, Sociology, Criminal Justice, or related field.
• You can complete Forensic Interviewer training and successfully complete written exam.
• Can be available to be on call in rotation.
• Can remain up to date on research for forensic interviewing.
• Possess working knowledge of law enforcement and child welfare systems.
• Are proficient in computer applications.
• Can pass a nationwide background check.

The company will expect you to:
• Participate in peer review for forensic interviews.
• Have strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Possess the ability to interact with children of all ages and developmental levels.
• Be able to work under high levels of stress.
• Be organized and have the ability to multitask.
• Have the ability to testify regarding interviews and defending interviews in court.
• Be able to interact with other agencies and departments for accurate resolutions to problems.
• React and adapt to changing situations appropriately.

While performing the duties of this job:
You may be constantly required to sit and use hands to operate telephone, type and operate computer and mouse. You also may occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and rarely lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.

To be a ProRecruiters candidate you will:
• Have your Resumes .doc format – pdf and txt versions will not be accepted, and your resume must clearly reflect your skills and be free of any spelling errors or punctuation errors.

• Have an Associate’s Degree OR at least 3 years of professionally related work experience with a work history that does not include a string of employment. A string is considered to be multiple consecutive employers where the tenure was for a year or less.

• Have business professional experience since we do not handle any industrial or general labor positions.