Advocate; CSEY

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Advocate

Full-time, Exempt, Grant-supported (1 year, but plan to apply for continuance)

Unbound Now Local Office, on-site

The primary function of the CSEY Advocate is to provide individualized crisis response and ongoing case management and support for youth survivors of sex trafficking, using sound professional judgment and best practices to ensure high-quality services and maintain compliance with established program, state, and federal standards.

Annual Salary

• 100% Employer-Paid Health Insurance:
  We cover 100% of medical premiums for both the employee and their family.
• Employer-Paid Life Insurance:
  Fully covered for the employee at no cost.
• Retirement Savings: 401(k) plan with a 3% salary match (eligible after 90 days; 1-year vesting).
• Dental & Vision:
  Comprehensive plans available at the employee’s expense.

40-50 hrs/wk. Evening, weekend, and holiday calls required. Scheduling flexibility is needed.

Work is performed in standard office settings, hospital/court environments, partner agency facilities, other service-provider conditions, or other professional business environments. Extensive work is conducted within the community, including high-vulnerability locations. Duties occasionally require exposure to weather extremes, hazardous environments, noise, fumes, odors, bodily fluids, and high-stress situations.

Frequent travel within the immediate local area and occasional in-state or out-of-state travel required for survivor transportation, court accompaniment, or professional training.

• Respond to calls from law enforcement, CST care coordinators, and other referral sources when on call; arrive at the victim’s location within the required time frame.
• Meet immediate physical needs of youth - clothes, food, toiletries, etc.
• Provide ongoing field-based advocacy, case management, and emotional support.
• Independently coordinate referrals, service planning, and documentation of services for assigned caseload.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments, develop service plans, and make independent decisions in the field regarding the safety and well-being of assigned youth, strictly aligned with established organizational policies, safety protocols, and statutory mandates.
• Provide transportation with parent or guardian permission to appointments and services as needed and as feasible.
• Meet with each assigned survivor every other week if in town; meet with survivors placed out-of-town monthly; maintain communication through other means in between weekly meetings.
• In coordination with the MDT, help create and update safety plans for survivors.
• Attend CPS case staffings and MDT emergency response meetings and scheduled staffings.
• Document all interactions with survivors, their families, and partner agencies within 72 hours.
• Complete DFPS monthly and quarterly reports accurately and promptly.
• Build and maintain good relationships with organizations that provide services relevant to trafficking survivors.
• Promptly fulfill statutory mandatory reporting obligations; alert the supervisor when difficult situations arise and recognize red-flag behavior to report to the supervisor.
• When not otherwise available, provide an appropriate level of support to non‑offending family members of victims to help create a good home environment to which the victim can return while maintaining needed boundaries.
• Convey a service‑oriented approach:
  • Communicate an eagerness to be helpful, starting with every referral, initial contact, and/or initial engagement and continuing through service delivery, with all stakeholders.
  • Provide those seeking assistance with help, even when they are ineligible for advocate services or are seeking something outside Unbound Now’s scope.
  • When referring someone, offer a warm handoff to others whenever possible.
  • Balance the limitations of the advocate role with being resourceful, including seeking help from others as needed.
  • Be consistent, reliable, and flexible.
  • Collaborate actively in support of partners’ objectives.
• Ensure case management in collaboration with ongoing system and…