03 Feb
Family and Child Advocate Domestic Violence/ Sexual Assault Shelter (Round Rock)
Texas, Austin 00000 Austin USA

Vacancy expired!

Ready to make a difference in the lives of women, children and men affected by domestic violence and sexual assault?

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TITLE: Family Advocate SUPERVISOR: Shelter Director

HOURS: Daytime/Evenings with some flexibility CLASSIFICATION: Regular, Full-Time, Non-Exempt

ESSENTIAL FUNCTION: Provide individualized and strength-based advocacy, case management, and crisis intervention services to men, women, and children living in the emergency shelter.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES:

Clients are assisted by a culturally competent, specially-trained, State-certified victim advocate.

Clients' understanding of family and sexual violence dynamics are enhanced.

Clients are more aware of their rights as crime victims, and the options and resources available to them.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Maintain communication with others and work to fulfill the agency's needs, priorities and objectives.

Utilize the specialized knowledge and skills acquired through the required certification training and annual continuing education to provide individualized services.

Provide crisis management, advocacy and case management services in-person and on the hotline. Meet with clients in Hope Alliance office, shelter, hospital, police station, and other locations as needed.

Actively seek out and liaison with relevant community agencies and resources in order to create a continuum of services that elevates the best interest of agency clients.

Informally assess the emotional, physical, social, and educational needs of clients.

Autonomously determine appropriate schedule and content for each client meeting, taking into consideration agency policies and procedures, unique client needs and best practices.

Formulate individualized service plans and weekly goals, incorporating certification knowledge and skills as well as best practices.

Facilitate social skills and other support groups for children living in the shelter or housing programs.

Develop and oversee the provision of all educational services to child victims. Services include needs assessments, curriculum and material maintenance, tutoring, and case management.

Work with other agencies to enhance the overall well-being of shelter residents.

Collect, maintain, and distribute to staff information on working with survivors of family and sexual violence.

Act as a positive role model for parent-child interactions, modeling positive discipline using rewards and non-physical consequences.

Assist with recruitment, training, and supervising of volunteers and interns.

Report any incident of child or elder abuse to the Department of Family and Protective Services and appropriate Hope Alliance staff.

Assist with the collection and maintenance of client data for statistical and programming purposes.

Cover on-call rotation, responding to family and sexual violence victims at the hospital.

Assist with community education efforts, and other duties as assigned by Chief Executive Officer.

Facilitate support groups and other meetings as needed.

Attend regularly scheduled staff and team meetings.

Understand, accept and respect agency philosophy, mission and values.

SPECIAL SKILLS AND EDUCATION:

Ability to independently prioritize and manage multiple and sometimes competing tasks and

satisfactorily meet deadlines and desired outcomes.

Ability to plan and implement developmentally appropriate activities.

Ability to quickly and accurately analyze problems and identify appropriate solutions

Ability to respond in an empathetic/supportive manner to adults/children in a crisis situation.

Ability to stoop, bend and lift 25 pounds.

Able to judge the relative importance of issues and act independently to address them,

applying the appropriate level of urgency and drive to achieve results.

Acceptance of and respect for agency philosophy, mission and values.

Adequate personal health, social maturity, and emotional stability to fulfill the functions of the position.

Capable of handling complex issues creatively and effectively.

Demonstrated skill in managing budgets and supplies.

Effective stress management skills.

Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

Experience and ability to respond in a supportive way to persons in crisis situations.

Experience in independent job structuring and self-directing the work.

Highly self-motivated, persistent, dependable, and self-sufficient

Must be able to successfully complete the agency-provided State Certification Training within

90 days of hire.

Must maintain State certification by documenting annually: six hours of continuing education,

the provision of 100 hours of direct services at minimum and the successful completion of a written

exam and skills assessment designed to evaluate the special knowledge and skills required for

continued certification.

Sensitivity to varying cultural, ethnic, and social backgrounds, values, attitudes, and languages, as well as having tact, poise, professionalism, diplomacy, teamwork, humor, and ability to interact with people from all walks of life.

Working knowledge of Texas laws pertaining to domestic violence and sexual assault, as well as the justice systems.

Bachelor's degree in child development, psychology, social work or related field. Experience and

certification may be substituted.

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