Domestic Abuse Victim Advocate

Overview

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Goldbelt Frontier LLC is seeking a Domestic Abuse Victim Advocate (DAVA) with advocacy services experience to support the Air Force's New Parent Support Program, aimed at preventing family maltreatment. This role will provide non‑clinical emergent and urgent support to Air Force personnel, their families, or intimate partners who are victims of domestic abuse. The DAVA must be available for flexible hours, including after‑hours telework.

The DAVA serves victims of domestic abuse, providing private and confidential service, encouraging them to seek assistance, and promoting the Air Force’s coordinated community response during duty hours and on‑call emergency services after duty hours. The DAVA does not provide clinical intervention services. DAVA work a 40‑hour week but may be required to provide on‑call services outside normal duty hours.

• Offers follow‑up DAVA services to each victim:
  • Empower the victim to advocate for the needs of self and children.
  • Support the victim in decision‑making by exploring options.
  • Assist the victim with prioritizing actions and establishing short/long‑term goals.
  • Provide information and referral on military and civilian resources.
• Establish a Victim’s Safety Plan on a case‑by‑case basis. Partners with the FATM and FAIS or mental health on‑call provider if the treatment or case manager is unavailable, to establish safety plans. The victim’s safety is the DAVA’s top responsibility and priority. Advises victims of the impact of domestic violence on children and supports victim’s efforts to have children assessed and treated, as needed.
  
  Accompanies the victim to appointments or court proceedings when requested by the victim.
• Collaborates with treatment/case manager to support the victim and promote safety for the victim and children in the home. The DAVA briefs the treatment/case manager prior to the CCS so that the CCS team has the most current information on the victim and children for staffing.
• Develop process to keep the team lead and designated POC (e.g., on‑call mental health provider, emergency room) informed of DAVA’s location and timelines when providing DAVA victim services. This process will include location, arrival, and departure notification.
• Continually evaluate the quality of the installation’s coordinated community response and collaborate with base agencies to improve the system response to victims.
• Empower victims to be involved in plans or decisions about the safety of self and children.
• Collaborate and establish protocols with Security Forces Squadron (SFS) and Office of Special Investigations (OSI) confirming:
  • 24‑hour notification of the DAVA in all incidents of suspected DA
  • Collaboration on safety planning
• Collaborate and establish protocols with the Military Treatment Facility confirming:
  • 24‑hour notification of the DAVA in all incidents of suspected DA
  • Training of Military Treatment Facility personnel on the DAVA role

• Necessary Skills and Knowledge:
  • Creating personalized strategies to reduce risk and increase survivor safety.
  • Building trust and rapport with survivors.
  • Representing clients’ needs and coordinating services.
  • Clear, compassionate verbal and written communication.
  • Understanding patterns, cycles, and impacts of abuse.
  • Familiarity with protection orders, court processes, and victim rights.
• Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in any of the following disciplines:
    Social Work;
    Psychology;
    Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling;
    Counseling or Behavioral Science;
    Criminal Justice, or related…