Part-time Crisis Response Advocate: Weekend Shift

Job Details

• Job Location:
  
  HOUSTON, TX 77054
• Position Type:
  Part Time
• Education Level: 4 Year Degree
• Travel Percentage:
  Road Warrior
• Job Shift: Swing
• Job Category:
  Nonprofit - Social Services
• As the Part-time Crisis Response Advocate, you will provide crisis intervention, emotional support, danger assessment, safety planning, shelter placement, and information and referral to domestic and sexual violence survivors through hospital accompaniment, 24-hour hotlines, and chat.

• Part Time
• Saturday and Sunday
• 7 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• 20 hours per week
• Work Model:
  Hybrid

Local Travel: 100%, as needed for hospital accompaniment while on shift.

At the Houston Area Women's Center, we are committed to supporting our employees with a comprehensive Total Rewards Package that promotes health, financial well-being, and work-life balance.

• Hourly Compensation: $18.04
• Pay
  
  Schedule:
  
  Semi-monthly
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability Insurance
• Time Away From Work Program, including:
  • Vacation Leave based on relevant professional experience (15–30 days annually for full-time employees; prorated for eligible part-time employees)
  • Sick Leave (112 hours annually for full-time employees; prorated for eligible part-time employees)
  • Eleven (11) Observed Agency Holidays. Holiday pay is provided to eligible employees who are regularly scheduled to work on the observed holiday. If the observed holiday falls on an employee’s regularly scheduled day off, the employee is not eligible for holiday pay.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with a 125% employer match on employee contributions up to 4% of annual earnings for eligible full-time employees after one year of service
• Vacation and sick leave eligibility, accruals, usage, rollover limits, holiday eligibility, and all benefit programs are administered in accordance with HAWC policies and applicable plan documents.

The Requirements We are Seeking:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences Psychology, Counseling, Public Health, Sociology, Social Work, Criminal Justice.
• Two years of experience working within a social services setting or comparable.
• English or Bilingual (English / Spanish) preferred.
• Intermediate Proficiency within Microsoft Office specifically Excel and Outlook and internal database programs.
• You have a valid Texas driver's license with a good driving record; reliable transportation; ability to travel to off-site locations utilizing personal transportation.

• You will provide hospital accompaniment, crisis intervention, emotional support, case management, information & referral, education, support, and advocacy to survivors of domestic and sexual violence at local hospitals and via nurse line as needed
• You will provide crisis intervention, emotional support, case management, information & referral, education, support, and advocacy to survivors of domestic and sexual violence via 24 crisis hotline and chat as needed while on standby for hospital visits.
• You will conducts danger assessment and creates safety plans with survivors in high risk cases
• You will communicate with on-call staff including Supervisors, Crisis Hotline/Chat Counselors, SANE nurses, law enforcement, and community partners
• You will coordinate shelter placement and emergency transportation of clients as needed with Hotline and Shelter team.
• You will attend mandatory monthly meetings and trainings with Manager of Hospital Accompaniment & Crisis Intervention Services, All Department Staff Meetings and/or meet as assigned
• You will mandatory Reporting: report suspected and prior abuse/neglect to either Child Protective services or Adult Protective Service when appropriate
• You will maintain sufficient inventory at all times while on-shift of information packets and…