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2 people are interested
Child Home and School Visitor
ORGANIZATION: Delaware County CASA Program
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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2 people are interested
Child Home and School Visitors serve children who waiting for a Court Appointed Special Advocate. By visiting abused and neglected children in their placement and when applicable, in school, CHSV's observations provide the CASA Court Liaison with essential information to make recommendations to the Court concerning what is in each child's best interest.
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About Delaware County CASA Program
Location:
3412 W. Kilgore Ave., Muncie, IN 47304, US
Mission Statement
Since society has the responsibility to protect its children from harm, the Delaware County CASA Program advocates for the best interest of abused and neglected children and supports the recruitment and training of volunteers to serve as Court Appointed Special Advocates for abused and neglected children in juvenile court proceedings so that the child’s voice can be heard.
Description
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) was created in 1977 to represent abused and neglected children. As trained advocates, CASA volunteers are appointed by judges to advocate for these children's best interests. CASA's get to know each child in their case, their parents, placement, DCS Case Manager, and service providers.
Following 30 hours of initial training, CASA's are prepared to take their first case. Upon assignment to a case, CASA's interview the child, family members, foster family or relative placement, teachers, social worker, and other interested parties to determine the facts. CASA’s communicate their findings and recommendations to the court in written reports and testimony. Reports state the facts about the child’s current status and parent’s progress in remediating the causes the led to their child(ren)’s placement under the wardship of the Department of Child Services.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
3412 W. Kilgore Ave.Muncie, IN 47304
DATE POSTED
April 16, 2018
SKILLS
- Child Development
- Child Welfare
- Special Needs
- Child Advocacy
- Basic Computer Skills
- General Education
GOOD FOR
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 21
- Orientation or Training
- 5-10 hours/month
- 30 hrs of pre-service training