Community Advocate & Resource Specialist

Job description

Here’s What You’ll Be Doing: - Provides advocacy services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, including developing strategies to enhance safety and increase knowledge of community resources. - Assists clients in filing restraining orders, victim assistance, crime victim compensation, etc. - Accompaniment to SANE exams, court proceedings and victim impact statements. - Provide emotional support and resources as needed for victims and survivors. - Plan and execute community engagement events and activities regarding domestic violence and sexual assault issues. - Collaborate with other departments to ensure the effective delivery of services to communities. - Emphasizing confidentiality requires maintaining strict privacy of all client information, securing sensitive records, and complying with legal standards. Key duties include secure data storage, limited information sharing, managing sensitive, detailed case reports with extreme discretion. - Responds to calls and maintains FCP DV/SA Help Line. Responsible for providing emergency assistance by making immediate assessments of needs and making referrals to other community resources. - Incorporates cultural teaching a...