Latinx Victims Advocate

Job Title

Latinx Victims Advocate

Mental Health Team Coordinator

This position is a full-time position at La Casita Center and is part of the Mental Health Team. This team works together to carry out the mission by welcoming accompaniments into the La Casita circle, providing an introduction to holistic services, working cohesively with other La Casita teams and community partners to ensure the well being of accompaniments is enhanced. Under the supervision of the Mental Health Team Coordinator, the Latinx Victim Advocate is responsible for providing advocacy-based counseling and case management services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, trafficking, and stalking.

The Advocate will carry a caseload of clients and must be able to respond appropriately to a diverse range of survivors healing from trauma. The Advocate will effectively implement trauma-informed practices and utilize an empowerment model to support clients in achieving survivor-defined goals.

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• Provide collaboration/liaison between agency, clients and community.
• The Victim Advocate will assess the victims needs and work with community partners to refer victims to resources as needed.
• Provide case management, counseling, crisis intervention, safety planning, support services to victims of domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault, and other violent crimes.
• Facilitate support groups as appropriate in collaboration with community partners.
• Provide support to victims navigating the criminal/civil justice system (accompaniment applying for DVO, restitution, support creating impact statements, etc.)
• Comply with State reporting of abuse and neglect.

• Support accompaniments over the phone or/and walk in through case management
• Assess and evaluate individuals in crisis when needed, provide verbal de-escalation, and connect them with support
• Provide culturally competent accompaniment and community resources to individuals seeking direct services to include but not limited to: social services and case management
• Ensures confidentiality of accompaniments and records of services given at the center

• Collaborates with Community Liaisons regarding accompaniment to seek support and guidance
• Participates in Community Events held at La Casita including Consulate events
• Participate in tabling and outreach events in the community

• Maintains accurate and up-to-date documentation of client service plans and case notes in Client Track.
• Maintains statistics and reports in a timely manner
• Research resources and services related to victims advocacy that meet the needs of the community we serve
• Support the creation of protocols for daily accompaniment activities related to victims advocacy

• Perform other job duties as assigned
• Provide support during Encuentros and Fundraising events (not covered by VOCA funds)

• Commitment to the Acuerdos of the Latina Women’s Movement
• Attendance at weekly Staff, Community Liaison and Mental Health team meetings
• Respond to communications promptly during regular business hours
• Report to La Casita Team Support during check-ins as scheduled
• Attend and collaborate during weekly community liaison meetings
• Support in creating an intentional work culture of transparency, radical hospitality, and commitment to dismantling systemic oppression such as, but not limited to white supremacy, patriarchy, and capitalism
• Be mindful that as a team member of La Casita Center they are seen as representative of the organization at all times, in physical and digital spaces
• Assistance in maintaining La Casita Center space and regular office hours
• Work on the weekend as needed
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