Join an awesome team of professionals at Commonwealth Catholic Charities (CCC)! Our friendly staff is committed to providing quality and compassionate services to all people throughout Virginia. We offer a robust benefit package including health, dental, vision, life, short term disability, long term disability, employee assistance programs, legal resources, generous paid time off, fourteen paid holidays, and a cutting-edge retirement savings program.SUMMARY: This position is responsible for ensuring compliance with federal regulations on protecting children placed in shelter facilities from sexual abuse and sexual harassment. This position may need to travel to VA Beach to help with training.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Develop, implement and oversee processes that ensure compliance with the Office of Refugee Resettlement's (ORR) policies on preventing sexual abuse and harassment of children in care.Serve as primary point of contact for ORR's Prevention of Sexual Abuse (PSA) teamImplement best practices to ensure the safety and protection of children in care, not restricted to review of existing policies, training of staff and review of incident reports.Assist Shelter Manager in ensuring health and mental health services are according to established ORR standardsProvide orientation to all new hires on PSA standards and requirements.Complete and submit all required reportsParticipate in ORR scheduled calls and meetings for PSA staffWork closely with Human Resources on any staff-related incidents to ensure safety of children in the facilityCollect, maintain and share data with agency management and ORR on effective facility response methods to sexual abuse and harassmentParticipates regularly in staff meetings to share informationIdentify opportunities to improve client care, quality, and effectivenessRepresents the Agency in the community and workplace in a professional and ethical manner.Demonstrates sensitivity to the service population's cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.Demonstrates strong interpersonal, decision-making, problem-solving, oral, and written skills.EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Bachelor's degree in social work, Human Sciences, Behavioral health fields or equivalent; At least 1 year experience working with child welfare standards, best practices and compliance.WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment is favorable.Turn your passion for helping others into a meaningful career with CCC. Apply now at Commonwealth Catholic Charities is an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace.
