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Counselor Advocate, Older Adult Support Specialist
$65k-81k (estimate)
Full Time | Social & Legal Services
3 Months Ago
CENTER FOR VICTIMS is Hiring a Counselor Advocate, Older Adult Support Specialist Near Pittsburgh, PA
Job DescriptionJob description
Center for Victims (CV) is growing! Have you recently earned a degree and are looking to gain skills, work experience and professional development? Are you a seasoned professional looking to make an even bigger impact? We invite you to join us today!
POSITION: COUNSELOR ADVOCATE-OLDER ADULT SUPPORT SPECIALISTCV is seeking a Counselor Advocate-Older Adult Support Specialist to join our team! The Counselor Advocate-Older Adult Support Specialist is a member of CV’s Elder Response team providing enhanced services to elder abuse victims. This position works in collaboration with CV’s Elder Advocate and Allegheny County Area Agency on Aging (AAA) Protective Services in a joint Elder Victim Support Program. The program focuses on services to individuals 60 years of age and older who are victims of abuse, crime, neglect, exploitation, and/or abandonment. Intense care management intervention includes providing enhanced and specialized crisis counseling / individual counseling, case management, assessment, and follow-up services to clients and their family members/caregivers. Referrals for services stem from AAA as cases involve active Protective Services investigations. The Counselor Advocate, Older Adult Support Specialist supports and empowers victims in their personal decision making process. This position provides warm linkages to all other CV services as well as AAA and other appropriate service providers.
Qualifications:
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: From $18.27 per hour
Benefits:
Center for Victims (CV) is growing! Have you recently earned a degree and are looking to gain skills, work experience and professional development? Are you a seasoned professional looking to make an even bigger impact? We invite you to join us today!
POSITION: COUNSELOR ADVOCATE-OLDER ADULT SUPPORT SPECIALISTCV is seeking a Counselor Advocate-Older Adult Support Specialist to join our team! The Counselor Advocate-Older Adult Support Specialist is a member of CV’s Elder Response team providing enhanced services to elder abuse victims. This position works in collaboration with CV’s Elder Advocate and Allegheny County Area Agency on Aging (AAA) Protective Services in a joint Elder Victim Support Program. The program focuses on services to individuals 60 years of age and older who are victims of abuse, crime, neglect, exploitation, and/or abandonment. Intense care management intervention includes providing enhanced and specialized crisis counseling / individual counseling, case management, assessment, and follow-up services to clients and their family members/caregivers. Referrals for services stem from AAA as cases involve active Protective Services investigations. The Counselor Advocate, Older Adult Support Specialist supports and empowers victims in their personal decision making process. This position provides warm linkages to all other CV services as well as AAA and other appropriate service providers.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Criminology, or a related field or an Associate’s degree in the same fields with five years minimum related work
- Prior experience working with older adults.
- Able to serve as a liaison between clients, the criminal justice and juvenile justice systems and appropriate service providers.
- MS Office proficiency, strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks while effectively meeting deadlines in a fast paced and evolving organization
- Oral and written communication skills, problem-solving skills, and the ability to interface professionally with internal and external groups
- Strong commitment to support the organization’s mission and the ability to work in a diverse atmosphere with sensitivity of cultural diversity and workplace harmony
- Employee Health, Dental and Vision Benefits
- Paid Time Off Benefits
- 15 Paid Holidays
- Short Term Disability and Life Insurance
- Retirement Plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Opportunity for employee reimbursements for mileage, parking and cell phone usage (position dependent)
- Opportunity to apply for PSLF Program (Paid Student Loan Forgiveness Program) for your work with a non-profit
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: From $18.27 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Full Time
INDUSTRY
Social & Legal Services
SALARY
$65k-81k (estimate)
POST DATE
06/22/2024
EXPIRATION DATE
09/22/2024
WEBSITE
centerforvictims.org
HEADQUARTERS
PITTSBURGH, PA
SIZE
50 - 100
FOUNDED
1976
CEO
LAURIE MACDONALD
REVENUE
<$5M
INDUSTRY
Social & Legal Services
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