Systems Advocate - E. Cumberland/Lincoln/Sagadahoc

Job Description

Job Description

Salary: 23.77

Job Title:SystemsAdvocate(ECSL)

Job Status:Regular, full-time (40hrs/wk)

Office Location:SASSMM Brunswick Office, with remoteworkapproved

Primary Responsibility:Toprovidecommunity outreach, directassistance,and support to survivorsof sexual violence,particularly those engaged in the systems of criminal justice,law enforcement, and correctionsin Eastern Cumberland (Brunswick, Harpswell, and the islands), Lincoln, and SagadahocCounties.

Representative Duties:

Program and Services Delivery

• Provide crisis support services forsurvivorsand family members following a sexual assault

• Serve as the primary contact forE. Cumberland, Sagadahoc, and Lincoln Countycourtcases

• Provide client accompaniments inECLSCourthouses and local police departments, during police interviews or other procedures involving law enforcement, legal proceedings, forensic medical exams, restorative circles, etc.

• Provideback-up supporttotheSystems Advocacy LeadforECLS

• Provide follow-upassistanceand support tosurvivorsand families

• Participate in MECASAsSystemsServicesprogrammingand MSTEN Meetings, including the collection and sharing of data and best practices for any scheduled reports

• Maintain and input all statistical data required by funding and agency requirements

• Participate (bi-weekly) in one-on-one supervision with theAdvocacy ServicesCoordinatorto develop a workplan, ensure self-management and compliance with policies and data collection requirements, and to share feedback and accountabilityregardingongoing projects

• Work incoordinationwithotherSystems andEducation & OutreachAdvocate(s)forconsistency andcoverage of services

• Establish contact and collaborate with communityresources and referral sources

• Provide community-based advocacy and support services,asrequired, including support group services, and drop-in support services

• Attend identified meetings and initiatives that are relevant to the mission of the agency

• Attendat least 12 hours of professional development training per year, in consultation with theAdvocacy ServicesCoordinator

• Assist theAdvocacy ServicesCoordinator,asrequired

Client Services

• Complete SASSMM 47 hours Advocate Training

• Participate in coverage of the24/7helpline and respond to all client or volunteer advocate needs

• Support allclient needs as identified via thesupport line, the SASSMM office phone, affiliated schools, or other community partners

• Co-facilitate in-person or online support groups, as needed

• Perform other duties, as assigned

Qualifications:

• BachelorsDegree orequivalent work/life experience

• Excellentorganizational ability,oral and written communication skills

• Training or experience working with diverse and underserved populations

• Awareness of, and sensitivity to, issues of sexual violence

• Ability to respond to people in crisis and an open-minded nature

• Willingness to work flexible hours and respond to changing priorities

• Excellent computer literacy, organizational, facilitation, and oral and written communication skills

Accountability:AccountabletotheAdvocacy ServicesCoordinatorfor anyclient-relatedorsystems-support. Accountable to theExecutiveDirectorregardingall agency programming and operations.