Medical Advocate Victim Advocate

Rebuilding Hope Sexual Assault Center is seeking to hire a passionate and capable individual to serve as an after-hours Medical Advocate with a focus on after-hours and weekend coverage.

Rebuilding Hope’s mission is to provide support, promote healing, and partner to end sexual violence. Rebuilding Hope aspires to build communities that do not tolerate oppressive social norms, behaviors, or systems that promote sexual violence or exploitation. Communities where those who have been harmed are believed and supported in pursuit of their individual paths of healing. Communities where sexual violence does not exist, and their people are educated and empowered to center full choice, consent, and safety.

For 50 years, Rebuilding Hope has served as the sole community sexual assault center and only state-accredited Community Sexual Assault Program to Pierce County and, since 2023, to Kitsap County.

We are seeking candidates for this position who are passionate about supporting 24‑hour access to confidential, community‑based, trauma‑informed, and survivor‑centered crisis intervention, information and referral, general, medical, and legal advocacy to survivors of sexual assault and abuse and their loved ones.

Rebuilding Hope is committed to developing a team of staff who reflect the diverse demography of our community and who represent the populations who are disproportionately impacted by violence. We strongly encourage members of our Black, Tribal, 2

SLGBTQIA+, culturally diverse, and differently‑abled communities to apply.

This is a Per Diem position involving extensive, independent contact with sexual assault victim‑survivors, their families, and those who support them in Pierce and Kitsap Counties and statewide. The employee in this position is subject to the policies and procedures of the agency, the program, and the direction of the Advocacy Department. This work involves providing remote and in‑person direct advocacy and support services to primary and secondary victim‑survivors of sexual assault and abuse.

This is a non‑exempt, part‑time position.

The After‑hours Medical Advocate (furthermore referenced as “Advocate”) provides immediate phone, online, and in‑person response and support to survivors of sexual assault and abuse during after‑hours, weekends, and up to 13 observed holidays. This includes coverage of the 24/7 helpline (locally and statewide), in‑person medical advocacy at local hospitals (in Pierce and Kitsap Counties), and referrals to ongoing services. This Advocate acts as a primary responder for the agency during shifts from Monday to Thursday, 4 PM‑8 AM, Friday at 4 PM to Monday at 8 AM, and up to 13 observed holidays, and will be responsible for coverage for a minimum of three 8‑hour hotline on‑call shifts a week.

This advocate is also eligible to work occasional business hours upon approval from the Advocacy Department Manager.

Responsible to:
Advocacy Department, specifically Advocacy Supervisor and/or other designee.

• Respond to confidential helpline calls during after‑hours and the weekend.
• Provide in‑person medical advocacy during forensic rape exams in Pierce and Kitsap counties.
• Offer information, referrals, crisis intervention, and safety planning.
• Connect survivors to ongoing services, including legal, medical, and general advocacy.
• Conduct client follow‑up contact as needed and assigned during the weekend.
• Assist with referrals to Rebuilding Hope’s therapy and specialized advocacy programs.
• Assist with referrals to statewide community agencies for client follow‑up.
• Provide culturally responsive, trauma‑informed support to diverse communities, including coordination of partnered 24/7 phone interpretation services.
• Flexible work style to meet the needs of clients.
• Additional Departmental duties as assigned.

• Complete 30+ hours of sexual assault training – provided by Rebuilding Hope or other approved Advocacy Core training.
• Must maintain at least 12 hours of ongoing training annually that is approved by the Advocacy Department Manager.
• Attend monthly advocacy meetings and trainings…