"Social Worker/Child Advocate"

Social Worker/Child Advocate

Position Number: 400103

Full Time or Part Time: Full Time

Job Category: Staff - Medical

Organizational Unit Overview:

TEDI BEAR Childrens Advocacy Centers (CAC) is part of the Pediatric Department at Brody School of Medicine. The Childrens Advocacy Center serves children and their families, students, professionals, and members of the community in order to provide evaluation, intervention, treatment, prevention and education in the area of child abuse and neglect.

Job Duties:

The position is that of social service provider and coordination of child abuse assessments through the TEDI BEAR CAC of the Department of Pediatrics. The social worker will receive referrals, participate in the gathering of information, assist in the clinic evaluation of the child, and serve as continuing liaison with referral and community agencies. The social worker will also be the key organizer of the direct service provision, including scheduling, forensic interviewing, pre and post interviews with caregivers, and coordinating the multi-disciplinary team of investigative professionals. Utilizing database and maintaining information in Epic, NCAtrak, and OMS to ensure timely delivery of services. Follow-up with professionals and monitoring of the implementation of the recommendations arising from the clinic evaluations will be other purposes of the position through participation with MDT case review.

The educational functions of the program encompass several levels, in all of which the social worker will be a participant. These include: 1) at the preventive level, the education of providers and of the community in the identification of dysfunctional families; 2) education of students and residents in issues relevant to child abuse and 3) being a participant as part of the Mt. Olive CAC & TEDI BEAR CAC as an educational resource for providers in eastern North Carolina who have the responsibility of evaluating children who may have been abused. This position will be trained at the TEDI BEAR CAC & Mt. Olive CAC location. Travel between both centers will be expected.

Upon hire, candidate will attend RADAR week-long forensic interview clinics.

CLINICAL SUPPORT POSITION - NOT SUBJECT TO STATE HUMAN RESOURCES ACT

The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University is affiliated with ECU Health Medical Center, which serves as its teaching hospital, as well as the flagship hospital for ECU Health.

Minimum Education/Experience:

Bachelors degree in a Human Services discipline with coursework related to the area of assignment. Some positions may require certification to practice as a certified or licensed Clinical Social Worker as required by the North Carolina Social Work Certification Board. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

License or Certification Required by Statute or Regulation:

None

Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education:

Two years of related experience preferred. Upon hire, the candidate will attend RADAR week-long forensic interview clinics.

Special Instructions to Applicant:

• Please ensure your full range of knowledge, skills, abilities, experience and education are listed on your application. Do not write see resume on your application when completing the job duties section.
• If you answer the questions at the end of the application, please ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills, abilities and experiences to support your answers (see job duties section of previous employment).
• Failure to answer the questions at the end of the application will not preclude your application from being considered but may result in your application not receiving full consideration of your knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Job Close Date: 3/30/2026

Open Until Filled: No

To apply, visit https://ecu.peopleadmin.com/postings/92266