Assistant Court Advocate - Non-Merit

Regular

Schedule:

34 hours per week.

Under close supervision, responsible for making home visits, accompanying victims of domestic violence to court, advocating for victims; assisting victims in navigating system, sheltering, counseling, filing criminal charges and ex‑parte.

• Conduct home visits in conjunction with the police department.
• Interview victims, gather and document information.
• Assess client needs to determine counseling, sheltering, crisis intervention and develop safety plans for victims.
• Assist in filing charges and ex‑parte orders.
• Conduct community outreach and education.
• Develop marketing materials and attend meetings within the agency and community.

• Case consultation with agency staff.
• Maintain logs and enter data into agency database.
• Prepare and send correspondence.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

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NOTE:

The duties and responsibilities listed above are for the purpose of determining a common set of minimum qualifications for all positions in this class. They may not include all of the essential job functions of each position in the class. Each position may not be required to perform all of the essential job functions listed.)

AA degree in Human Services, Criminology, Sociology, or other social sciences related fields.

At least one year of experience with domestic violence population.

• Knowledge of crisis intervention, domestic violence, and the court systems.
• Basic knowledge of interviewing techniques.
• Knowledge to build working relationships with other agency and government departments and community organizations.
• Writing skill necessary to complete simple application forms and reports.
• Ability to obtain information from clients and to compile information into case records.
• Ability to communicate orally and establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to understand Federal, State, and local regulations, program policies and procedures, to apply them to specific client situations, and to compute the amounts of grants to clients.
• Ability to maintain detailed and accurate records and to prepare summary reports.
• Ability to use a computer to enter, update, or retrieve information.

Some positions within this classification may require possession of a valid driver’s license equivalent to a non-commercial, class C Maryland driver’s license at the time of appointment.

The work among positions in this class varies, but most often involves frequent walking and standing, some lifting and carrying of objects of moderate weight.