Victim Advocate

Trauma Victim Advocate (Part-Time 4p-12a)

Trauma Victim Advocates are crisis responders embedded in the hospital 24/7 to support patients and their family members in the immediate aftermath of violence and assist victims and co-victims during the process of physical and emotional recovery. Trauma Victim Advocates also perform a variety of functions in the hospital's emergency department, including: offering comfort to patients in the trauma bay, giving families regular updates about their loved ones' conditions, providing grief support to families of homicide victims, and linking patients and their families to crime victim services. Program activities will be performed in a hospital setting under the supervision of the Trauma Outreach Manager.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent required. Bachelor's degree in counseling, psychology, social work or related field preferred.

Experience: Two years experience working directly with victims of crime required. General experience assisting and providing advocacy services to victims of crime preferred.

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