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Careers

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Forensic Interviewer

Overview:

The Forensic Interviewer reports to the Forensic Interviewer Supervisor. This position is responsible for conducting forensic interviews of children, as requested by partners of the CACCC multidisciplinary team. Additionally, this position is responsible for providing fact and expert testimony in court, as needed.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in social work or related field. Master’s Degree is preferred.
  • English required; Bilingual proficiency preferred
  • Experience working with child abuse victims and their families.
  • Minimum fifty hours training in the area of child abuse or neglect.

Job Skills Required:

  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Knowledge of child development
  • Knowledge of abuse dynamics
  • Ability to build rapport with children and adolescents
  • Detail-oriented
  • Strong organization and time management skills
  • Ability to receive feedback from multi-disciplinary team
  • Ability to make thoughtful judgments about people and situations
  • Ability to function collaboratively within a team environment
  • Proficient in basic computer applications.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Conduct legally defensible, neutral, information-gathering interviews
  • Keep current all case records and documentation
  • Provide court testimony
  • Participate in MDT Case Staffing
  • Participate in local, MDT, and state peer review
  • Participate in CACCC events
  • Attend community meetings and interface with professionals in the field of child abuse and social services as assigned
  • Attend trainings to enhance professional skills
  • Operate in an ethically responsible manner
  • Perform all other duties as assigned

To apply, please contact:
McKenzie Lambright
Forensic Interviewer Supervisor
[email protected] 

Backup Receptionist

Overview:

The Backup Receptionist reports directly to the Manager of Administrative Services and provides coverage for the regular receptionist(s) during scheduled and occasional emergency absences. The Backup Receptionist will professionally greet and direct callers, visitors, guests and vendors and perform general clerical tasks to support daily operations.

Qualifications:

  • Prior customer/client service experience
  • Bilingual preferred

Job Skills Required:

  • General office skills (typing, filing, answering phones, etc.)
  • Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to multitask and prioritize actions or tasks
  • Ability to function collaboratively within a team environment
  • Computer proficiency – Microsoft Office Suite and other office productivity tools

Job Responsibilities:

  • Answer incoming calls and relay to appropriate staff or department.
  • Greet/welcome visitors, guests and vendors and direct appropriately.
  • Issue access badges and obtain vehicle keys when appropriate.
  • Monitor security cameras and enforce access control and safety procedures.
  • Meter all outgoing mail for CAC staff only.
  • Log package deliveries and notify recipient (acquire signature when package is retrieved).
  • Receive in-kind gifts and donations accepted at the front desk and promptly notify appropriate staff.
  • Track number of access badges daily.
  • Secure reception office at the end of evening shift.
  • Attend administrative services staff meetings.
  • Maintain reception area and all common areas in a clean and tidy manner.
  • Maintain professional demeanor; demonstrate integrity and adhere to confidentiality policies.
  • Perform all other duties as assigned.

To apply, please contact:
Sheretha Hudson
Administrative Services Manager
[email protected]

Internships

Children’s Advocacy Center of Collin County is committed to providing a hands-on experience for undergraduate and graduate students studying social work, clinical therapy, child development, or other human services studies.

Family Advocacy Internships

As a Family Advocate Intern Caseworker, you will have opportunities to work directly with client families, as well as assist our Multi-Disciplinary Team in investigations and manage cases of alleged abuse and neglect. As an intern, you will gain invaluable experience in conducting needs assessments with caregivers, observe forensic and suspect interviews, shadow CPS and law enforcement in the field, provide child engagement to children receiving services, attend and observe criminal and civil trials, and gain understanding on how the Multi-Disciplinary Team works.

Please note, this is an unpaid internship.

Internship Requirements:

Weekly Availability: 16 hours in the spring/fall and 20 hours in the summer.

  • Participate in a mandatory three-day orientation prior to beginning the internship
  • Pass a criminal background check
  • Pass an applicant interview process
  • Participate in weekly supervision activities
  • Scheduled on-call emergency child engagement

We are no longer accepting applicants for the Summer 2026 semester.

For questions about the Family Advocacy Internship, please contact:
Casey Reinemund
Family Advocate Intern Supervisor
[email protected] 

Child Engagement Internships

As a Child Engagement Intern, you will have opportunities to work directly with clients and families. Interns will conduct child engagement, assist with the center’s annual projects, participate in on-call crisis support, and create activities that promote distraction and coping techniques.

Accepting Degree Majors in: Psychology, Family Studies, Criminal Justice, Child Development, Child Life, or other related fields.

Internship Requirements:

Weekly Availability: 16 hours in the spring/fall and 20 hours in the summer.

  • Participate in a mandatory three-day orientation prior to beginning the internship
  • Pass a criminal background check
  • Pass an applicant interview process
  • Scheduled on-call emergency child engagement

We are no longer accepting applicants for the Summer 2026 semester.

For questions about the Child Engagement Internship, please contact:
Adri Cheremateng
Child Engagement Supervisor
[email protected] 

Clinical Internships

Our Clinical training program offers graduate students/LPC Associates the opportunity to receive practical experience in multiple therapeutic modalities, including play, individual, art, music, family, and group therapies.

We accept graduate-level practicum students as well as LPC Associates for our clinical internship program. Students and LPC Associates have the unique opportunity to not only offer therapeutic services to the children and families who come to CACCC, but also work directly with the law enforcement, the district attorney, and CPS agencies that collaborate with the center.

To apply for a Clinical Internship, send your resume to:

Kelly Pullen, M.A., LPC-S
Clinical Supervisor
[email protected]