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Job Title: Victim Services Advocate
Duration: 6 Months
Job Descriptions:
Summary
- The Victim Services Advocate works with youth and adults who have been impacted by gun and street violence.
- This is facilitated by crisis intervention, case management, support, and advocacy to the individual and their family for a period of up to six months.
Essential Functions
- Demonstrates supportive behavior and role models positive appropriate interactions.
- Maintains in-person contact with each active participant on a weekly basis, at minimum.
- Provide direct case management and emergency support services to participants and their families in community, hospitals, and in offices.
- Provide support and advocacy to the participant and their families through home visits, hospital visits, phone calls, criminal justice advocacy, and referrals to other support organizations.
- Assist participants in accessing resources, such as Victim's Compensation, Short Term Disability, affordable healthcare, and mental health services.
- Required to participate in team meetings and required trainings.
- Engage with partner agencies to create a network of support for individuals and their families affected by violence.
- Coordinates and facilitates activities for workshops and groups for program participants.
- Possesses a basic understanding of the effects of trauma and operates from that perspective when interacting with participants and families.
- Required to act as a mandated reporter.
- Works participants on violence prevention skills (i.e., anger management, conflict resolution, and other life skills.)
- Using a strengths-based approach engages participants in strategies to improve participation in needed services.
- Assists participants with setting and completing individual goals.
- Assists participants with becoming involved in positive activities such as tutoring, counseling, employment, and recreation.
- Documents service delivery to individuals and families impacted by violence in a timely manner as required by the program.
Minimum Qualification
- Experience working in high-risk communities and high-risk individuals. Knowledge of local community resources (services providers, programs)
- Must have a valid driver’s license, valid auto insurance, and a registered vehicle.
- Is open and respectful of cultural and socioeconomic characteristics of clients and is willing and competent to work with a diverse client population.
- Has an understanding of trauma-informed practice.
Knowledge and Skills
- Conducts themselves with integrity and demonstrates high ethical standards that are consistent with the organization's values.
- Acts in a professional manner at all times and maintains appropriate boundaries with participants, their families, and coworkers.
- Demonstrates accountability for results and keeps commitments to others.
- Reports to work, meetings, training, and job-related activities prepared and as scheduled.
- Demonstrates openness and respect for cultural and socioeconomic characteristics of clients and coworkers.
- Accepts feedback and ideas from team and supervisor and is constructive when sharing feedback and ideas with others.
Community Relations
- Establish and maintain relationships with local service providers and faith institutions to enhance community relations and to strengthen referral sources for participants.
- Attend community meetings (i.e., elected officials' meetings, beat meetings, community discussions) and serves as a representative of the organization.
Professional Development
- Attends regular supervision, team meetings, required training, and other professional workshops to enhance job skills.
- Sets annual developmental goals with supervisor to meet learning needs and interests, while also enhancing job performance and skills.
Work Environment
- This position requires work off-site and in the community. This position may require the transportation of participants and/or their children.
Work Conditions
- This position will require work on evenings, late nights and weekends.