Victim Advocate

 

Position Type: Full-time, non-exempt

 

Description:

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The Victim Advocate provides direct services to survivors of domestic abuse, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking through support, assistance with resources, and options regarding safety. The Victim Advocate is a member of our advocacy team, participates in staff meetings and professional development, and provides crisis response.

Specific Duties:

• Provide victim-centered, trauma-informed direct advocacy services to victims/survivors including court, legal, law enforcement, medical, safe shelter, child/youth and other services

• Counsel victims/survivors in a safe, supportive, confidential, and respectful environment

• Communicate effectively with victims/survivors to understand their needs and identify appropriate resources

• Work closely with other members of the BrightHouse team to ensure client needs are met

• Participate in a rotating on-call schedule for after-hours crisis response, including weekends & evenings

• Provide Crime Victim’s Rights information to clients

• Build and maintain relationships with community organizations to increase awareness of services and referrals to BrightHouse

• Do presentations and outreach

• Complete and maintain paperwork and statistical data in a timely and accurate manner

• Assist with other duties as assigned

 

Required Qualifications:

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• Some college or direct client assistance experience

• Passion for the BrightHouse mission     

• Ability to maintain self-care while dealing with daily secondary trauma 

• Must maintain strict confidentiality

• Excellent written and verbal communication, organization, and time-management skills

• Participate in on-call weekend & overnight schedule with other Victim Advocates

• Live within 40 miles of Hutchinson business office

• Must have a valid driver’s license and auto insurance

• Must be comfortable driving within the 4-county area BrightHouse serves, as well as to and from Wichita

• Need to be team-driven and supportive of both survivors and co-workers

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office

 

Preferred Qualifications:

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• Bachelor’s degree in social work or related field

• Prior experience with victims/survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault

• Experience in conflict management

• Speak conversational Spanish or other foreign language (additional pay for bilingual skills)

 

Compensation: $20.71 per hour; 37.5 hours per week

Benefits: Single Health Insurance; Life Insurance; Vacation Leave; Sick Leave; Holiday Leave, Retirement Plan, EAP      

Reports to: Director of Advocacy Services   

Physical Qualifications: Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.

 

Extensive training is provided.

 

To Apply: Email resume to info@brighthouseks.org, or apply at Indeed.com

Questions: Call Nikki at 620-665-3630