Domestic Violence Court Advocate

Position Summary

Provides trauma-informed advocacy and supportive services to survivors throughout the criminal justice system and provides specialized support to survivors Family Violence Court Diversion Program.

Job Description

Required Education, Experience and Qualifications

• Degree in social work, criminal justice or related field preferred. At least one year experience in justice system setting or related field.
• Maintain valid Ohio driver's license and ability to meet agency requirements for driving insurability.
• Must be able to meet agency requirements for criminal background check (Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations and Federal Bureau of Investigations).

Role and Responsibilities

• Provide confidential services to survivors including, but not limited to, advocacy support, court orientation, crisis intervention, referrals, safety planning, and follow-ups.
• Conducts interviews and risk assessments with victims for the Family Intervention Program (FIP) and actively attend and participate in FIP team meetings.
• Coordinates the scheduling, supervision and building coverage of Early Intervention Program and Stop the Cycle Program.
• Assist survivors in obtaining police reports, filing protection orders, applying for Victims of Crime Compensation, and VINE link and ODRC registration.
• Assures timely and accurate documentation and maintains required statistics on active cases.
• Utilizes crisis intervention best practices including safety planning, trauma-informed care, and listening skills to provide compassionate support to all survivors and co-survivors.
• Assists in on-call rotation when requested by supervisor to provide crisis intervention and accompaniment to survivors in the hospital and other community based settings
• Attend all scheduled meetings, appointments, and court hearings as scheduled and ensure consistent follow-up with survivors regarding their case.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

• Adheres to Service Excellence standards at all times.
• Represents Hope and Healing Survivor Resource Center by participating in community activities, coalitions and taskforce groups as requested or assigned by supervisor.

* Complies with agency policies and procedures, federal and state requirements, CARF standards and educational/certification/registry requirements

Supervisory Responsibilities (if applicable for the position) - N/A

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; step up and down; stoop, kneel, crouch; talk, hear and drive. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Work environment: This position will be in a facility with victims of domestic violence or sexual assault. In addition to interaction with the survivors, the employee may have interactions with families of these individuals, the assailants and law enforcement.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

• Full-time, 40 hours per week
• Monday - Friday 8am - 4pm with evening coverage for classes

Additional Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, particularly with diverse populations. Ability to model open communication, fair and equitable treatment, management of conflicts and work in team structure.
• Computer skills including, but not limited to, Microsoft Word and Excel.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

EEO

Hope and Healing Survivor Resource Center (H&H) is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. H&H prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, military status, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, ancestry, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws. Additionally, reasonable accommodations will be made (where appropriate) for religious practices or employees with disabilities. Employees who may require a reasonable accommodation should contact an agency Director or the CEO. This policy applies to all employment practices within H&H, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. H&H makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit and program needs at the time.