Anti-Trafficking Specialist VOCA

Position: Anti-Trafficking Specialist for VOCA
THE SALVATION ARMY

NORTH & CENTRAL ILLINOIS DIVISION

CITY MISSION

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE:

Anti-Trafficking Specialist for VOCA

LOCATION/DEPT:
City Mission

PEOPLE MANAGER:
No

REPORTS TO:

STOP-IT Program Manager

FLSA CATEGORY:
Non-Exempt

STATUS TYPE: RFT

PAY GRADE: 205

PAY RANGE: ($22.57 to $27.09)

WHO WE ARE

At The Salvation Army, we are dedicated to Doing the Most Good. We are made up of thousands of officers, soldiers, staff, volunteers, donors, and partners working together to holistically meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of our most vulnerable neighbors.

CITY MISSION'S MISSION

To assist in accomplishing the mission of The Salvation Army through the coordination of all mission activities, corps and social service, within the City of Chicago.

JOB SUMMARY

The Anti-Trafficking Specialist for VOCA provides short-term, emergency case management services to survivors of Human Trafficking who are awaiting placement or transition into longer-term programs. Case management activities will result in
1) establishing a trusting and supportive relationship during a time of crisis,
2) addressing immediate safety concerns and stabilizing urgent needs such as housing, food, medical care, and legal protections, and
3) ensuring a coordinated and smooth transition into appropriate long-term services through active advocacy and resource connection. Carry out functions that result in achieving expected outcomes as identified in the STOP-IT Program Plan. Special functions may be assigned.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Case Management Activities

* Provide case management services as directed by the agency's program policies and procedures, focused on assisting victims in leaving human trafficking. May be required to conduct a majority of direct service or outreach-related activities off-site.

* Implements trauma-informed, survivor-centered, and strengths-based service delivery consistent with STOP-IT program philosophy.

* Provides short-term stabilization services focused on immediate safety, housing access, emergency financial assistance, and crisis intervention.

* Maintains an active caseload consistent with grant expectations

* Coordinates warm handoffs to long-term service providers and ensures continuity of care.

* Develops transition plans to prevent service gaps.

* With close supervision, conducts an assessment of the victim's immediate threat of harm.

* Utilizes and implements the Motivational Interviewing model for assessing the trafficking victim's readiness for recovery or for leaving their trafficking situation, for designing interventions for planning the victims' escape strategies. The strategies utilized in this model include:
1) build trust,
2) strengthen victim-identity,
3) teach informed decision-making skills,
4) create hope of escape,
5) problem-solve barriers to leaving,
6) assist the victim to plan effective escape strategies when he or she are safe and fully prepared to do so, and
7) assist in the escape.

* Consults with supervisor in reviewing and assessing the current stages of outreach cases.

* Develops and implements appropriate intervention strategies that recognize the current stage, and supports the victim's movement to the next stage toward exiting trafficking. Regularly reviews client's progress with the supervisor.

* Identifies community resources and assists in developing linkages with providers and law enforcement that support the implementation of the STOP-IT program and the client outcomes.

* Maintains frequent case-related contacts with local resources, collateral sources, public and private agencies and organizations, and law enforcement, to advocate on behalf of clients. Refers clients for services, as needed.

* Obtains appropriate Release of Information before a referral is made.

* Under the supervisor's direction, processes requests for financial assistance to clients within agency policy.

* In consultation with the Supervisor, initiates contact with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services as a mandated reporter when child abuse or neglect is suspected.

* In Consultation with the Supervisor, initiates contact with the Elder Abuse Hotline as a mandated reporter when elder abuse is suspected.

* Keeps supervisor informed regarding case related subpoenas and attends court when appropriate.

* Keeps supervisor informed of clients in crisis who may be at-risk, and any situation or incident that may require immediate attention, to prevent harm to anyone by following the agency emergency plan in the Policy and Procedures Manual. In a timely fashion, records such contacts, situations or incidents in special progress notes.

* Maintains STOP-IT hotline as assigned and shared with other outreach workers.

* Completes case and statistical recordings, and other required reports and record-keeping for assigned clients per manual on "Office Policies and Procedures."

* Tracks service units, client demographics, and outcome measures for ICJIA reporting.

* Engages in bi-weekly (additional as needed)…