Victim Advocate (Youth) (5828)

This position is responsible for:

Educates the public, to include youth and adults, about healthy vs. unhealthy relationships. Attends and participates in community action team meetings and events and develops and assists in the development and implementation of prevention-oriented marketing for the Domestic Violence Program. Works with children, youth and their families in shelter and survivors served non-residentially as needed. Accepts, orients, and counsels residents staying in the domestic violence shelter, with a special focus on assisting children and youth; assists residents on an assigned shift with basic needs, and ensures safety, security, and adherence to house guidelines; maintains accurate and complete records and logs containing pertinent information; ensures that shelter is maintained in a neat and proper order.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develops/implements and maintains a youth community action team.
• Participates in domestic violence primary prevention initiative planning activities.
• Ensures house guidelines are understood and followed; records incidents and notifies supervisor of any special circumstances or unusual problems; ensures security of facility and participants.
  
  
  Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
• Limited amount of physical effort required associated with walking, standing, lifting and carrying light objects (less than 25 lbs.) 5-10% of work time.
• Duties are usually performed seated. Sitting may be relieved by brief or occasional periods of standing or walking.
• Work is performed in a normal office environment where there are little or no physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust, dirt, and the like.

Work requires travel throughout the county in order to serve as an advocate for victims of domestic violence or sexual abuse and deliver prevention services.

Employee Benefits:

• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Savings Plan Available
• Supplemental Insurance Available
• Voluntary Life Insurance and more!

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Associates degree in a human service related field, sociology, psychology, counseling, social work, criminology or related field AND

• Two years experience working with victims of domestic violence and or sexual assault OR

• Any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS:

• Successful completion of Domestic Violence Core Competency training within 90 days of employment.

• Valid state driver's license is required.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Veterans I Disabled