Safe Alliance - Hotline Advocate - AS​/PRN

Safe Alliance - Hotline Advocate - AS-NEEDED/PRN

Job Purpose:

The Hotline Advocate PRN supports the agency mission of providing hope and healing to those impacted by domestic violence and sexual assault by providing prevention and intervention services for those at risk of sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse or neglect.

• Provide assessment, crisis intervention, safety planning, parent support, and education to callers, focusing on needs of entire family.
• Provide information and referral to community resources to callers as appropriate.
• Assist client with navigating the criminal justice system by providing information, court preparation, and education, working closely with the Victim Assistance program and Victim Witness Assistant at the DA's Office.
• Educate client on DVPO process and coordinate with the Victim Assistance and Legal Representation Program, as appropriate.
• Accompany victims of child and adult sexual abuse to the hospital or police department during regular work hours and on-call as needed.
• Act with client in mind and work to meet client expectations to the extent possible.

• Maintain accurate, up to date client, program and agency records, including case tracking.
• Record and report program statistics accurately and in a timely fashion.
• Work to ensure the goals and outcomes for the program are met.
• Support agency mission and stay up to date on agency policy and procedures by participating in at least 75% of scheduled Hotline Advocate Staff Meetings; attend additional agency meetings and committees as requested by supervisor.
• Work at least four holidays and at least twelve hours per pay period (1-2 shifts) in order to stay on the relief schedule.
• Adhere to Agency procedures concerning Documentation, Critical Incident Reports and Client Satisfaction Surveys and participate in the Quality Assurance Process.

• Increase community awareness of victimization, prevention, and available resources through public speaking and media requests as assigned by supervisor.
• Support agency mission by staffing outreach activities as requested by supervisor.
• Support agency mission by participating personally in agency and community meetings and committees as requested by supervisor.
• Promote and maintain professional relationships with agency staff, interns, volunteers, and community partners.
• Facilitate volunteer training as needed.

• Contribute to quality services by staying informed of developments and trends in the area of child development, parenting, trauma, and victimization, especially as it relates to sexual violence, child maltreatment, and intimate partner violence.
• Maintain and develop skills and knowledge by attending training especially as it relates to victimization and trauma; ensure licensure and certifications are up to date for the job.

• Safe Alliance may still be subject to government mandated vaccine requirements and testing similar to the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard. All applicants must be willing to submit proof of vaccination status or test weekly.
• Bachelor's Degree required;
  Master's Degree preferred.
• 2 years of related experience.
• Experience working with victims or experience in childhood development preferred.
• Experience in human services preferred.
• Spanish speaking preferred (If hired as a Spanish speaking candidate, employee must be fluent in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Spanish).

• Light work:
  Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, twist, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
• Ability for close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus to perform tasks such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, expansive reading, visual inspection involving small defects.
• Ability to reach, stand, crouch, walk, finger, grasp, sit, lift, pull, push, twist, talk, hear, and perform repeated motions.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable…