Employment Opportunities

Program Assistant

CornerHouse Interagency Child Abuse Evaluation and Training Center conducts videotaped interviews and medical assessments of children who report sexual abuse or witness violent crime, and provides training to multidisciplinary teams of investigative professionals.

Position Summary: The Program Assistant collaborates with other support team members to coordinate intake services, welcome and engage children and caregivers, assist children during medical examinations, operate audiovisual equipment, and manage the client services data base.

Position Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Promote the Child First Doctrine through actions and positive communication with referring professionals, clients, visitors and staff.
• Provide reception coverage, as necessary, answering doors, greeting, checking-in clients and families, team members, physicians, residents and visitors, and notify staff and team members of appointment arrivals, cancellations, no-shows and inquiries.
• Provide reception coverage, as necessary, answering telephone, routing calls and taking and distributing telephone messages to facilitate communication between callers and staff. Answering telephones courteously and promptly, normally within three rings.
• Operate audiovisual equipment for interview and training coverage as scheduled, ensuring accurate memorializing of interview for forensic or training purposes; ensure proper labeling, handling, delivery, storage and confidentiality of videotapes; and troubleshoot audiovisual equipment failures, identify potential problems and ensure regular maintenance per audiovisual maintenance contract, reporting any issues to supervisor.
• Identify problems in work area and seek solutions utilizing appropriate resources.
• Assume responsibilities for self-development and growth by attending mandated in-service training and accept and provide constructive criticism.
• Coordinate work with others in a manner that fosters mutual respect and cooperation.
• Establish priorities for self in organizing work and carry out other assigned job duties.

Qualifications:

• High School diploma required, bachelor’s degree in human services field preferred.
• Strong communication skills, including interpersonal, written and multimedia vehicles.
• Experience coordinating and working with a multidisciplinary team model.
• Experience working with culturally, ethnically, developmentally delayed and socio-economically diverse child, adolescent and adult client populations.
• Demonstrated team player.
• Computer proficiency, including Window’s 95, Word, Excel and Access.

Hours and Compensation: Full-time. Compensation based on qualifications and experience.

The deadline for application is February 22, 2008.

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Fax or Mail resume and cover letter to:
CornerHouse Program Director
2502 Tenth Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Fax: 612-813-8330

Or email resume and cover letter in Word or pdf format to:

CornerHouse is an Equal Employment Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer

CornerHouse Vision

To maintain the highest quality intervention system for children alleged to be victims of abuse and violence.

CornerHouse Mission

To assess suspected child sexual abuse, to coordinate forensic interview services and to provide training for other professionals.