Barbour County Outreach Coordinator

Organization: Centers Against Violence, formerly Women's Aid in Crisis

Job title: Barbour County Outreach Coordinator

Position: Full-time

Location: Barbour County, West Virginia

Wage: $17.00/hr - $22.00/hr

Training provided: On site - 40 hour minimum

Travel required: Yes

HR Contact: Jennifer "JJ" Johnson, MSW, LGSW

Position Description:

At Centers Against Violence, the Outreach Coordinator will provide immediate crisis intervention and related services to adult or child survivors of sexual or domestic violence. This position will be primarily responsible for providing direct services in one of CAV’s five outreach offices.

Outreach Coordinators are professionals trained to support survivors. They offer survivors information, emotional support, and help find resources and fill out paperwork. Outreach Coordinators utilize a victim-centered, trauma informed approach to assisting survivors with decision making options. Outreach Coordinators are not judgmental in any way, shape, or form. Outreach Coordinators most frequent duties are to attend court hearings with survivors. They may also contact organizations, such as criminal justice or social service agencies, to obtain assistance or information for victims. They are available, at a minimum, by telephone to assist with protection orders and respond to emergency situations or hospital response. The Outreach Coordinator will be cross trained to mirror many of the responsibilities of the Victim Advocate, Sexual Assault Services Coordinator and Crisis Advocate. Outreach Coordinators are also community based advocates that are also responsible for building and maintaining relationships with community partners that aid crime victims. Public Awareness and Community Education presentations throughout the service area are an essential part of this position. Presentations are in schools, community centers, and other public forums designed to inform crime victims of specific rights and services available to them.

All Centers Against Violence employees and volunteers are committed to maintaining the highest possible levels of confidentiality in their communications with victims and with other agencies when advocating for victims.

Position Duties:

The following are the essential functions of the job being described. This description does not state or imply that these requirements are the only duties that may be assigned to the position. Employees may be required to perform other job-related activities as requested by their supervisor. All employees holding the position must be able to perform the essential functions described in this Job Description. However, these requirements may be subject to modification in order to provide reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities as defined in the Americans with Disabilities Act. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others with whom they come in contact.

Centers Against Violence is a Non-Profit and an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Position Qualifications:

Using a victim-centered and trauma-informed approach to service provision, the Outreach Coordinator will assist survivors of domestic and/ or sexual violence, child abuse, dating violence, or stalking and their families through in-person or telephone support as needed. Examples of duties include, but are not limited to:

• Ensures Survivor Safety and help develop a safety plan including a lethality assessment;
• Ensures Survivors are informed of their rights and that their rights are upheld;
• Notifies Survivors of all hearing dates and changes in case status; educate the survivor of the stages of the criminal justice system; assist survivors in completing paperwork as needed;
• Assists Survivors in applying for Compensation Benefits which may include identifying and notifying crime victims of the availability of compensation, assisting them with the application forms and procedures, obtaining necessary documentation, and/or checking on the status of claims;
• Attends emergency and/or final court hearings;
• Serves a liaison between the prosecutor, law enforcement, and/or court; Intervenes between creditors, landlords, employers, etc., on behalf of survivors.
• Provides emergency room accompaniment;
• Assists Survivors with preparing an impact statement;
• Provides assistance to survivors with notification of a perpetrators release from jail or from corrections when needed;
• Makes referrals to appropriate service providers;
• Assists with preparation of monthly and annual reports for funding agencies;
• Attends a minimum of 8 hours of approved training per year;
• Provides information on survivors’ legal rights and protections;
• Provides emotional support to victims;
• Helps survivors find shelter and transportation; provides transportation to survivors, as needed and approved, for court, medical, housing, counseling, and other support services;
• Provides on-call service for emergency situations, protection orders, and hospital response;
• Attends team meetings as required;
• Functions as CAV’s community liaison;
• Provides awareness activities to the community;
• Works with diverse populations (clients and allied agencies) in a culturally informed manner;
• Speaks publicly to groups on issues relating to our work;
• Flexible to travel, sometimes overnight, for meetings or training;
• Completes database entries, required agency and grant paperwork in a timely manner;
• Other duties as assigned;

Political activity is prohibited.

Physical:

Requires prolonged standing or sitting. Requires frequent bending, stooping, or stretching. Requires lifting up to 50 pounds. Requires eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity. Requires the ability to distinguish letters and symbols.

Mental:

Concentrated mental and or visual activity is required for gathering information and handling clients, verbal communication skills, reading, and writing. The employee must respond to emergency situations in a calm, professional manner.

Environmental:

Work is performed in an office environment. Frequent exposure to contagious diseases from infectious clients, exposure to electrical current from equipment in the area. Exposure to atmospheric hazards such as dust, odors, poor ventilation, and fumes.

Equipment:

Requires the use of office equipment, such as computers, telephones, copiers, fax machines, calculators, etc.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, social work, education or similar field of study or Domestic Violence Advocate Certification or significant victim services experience will be considered.

Minimum Experience:

Experience and training in the victim services field are preferred.

Skills:

Drivers license required; Ability to become efficient in use of required technology.

The Outreach Supervisor will supervise CAV’s Outreach Coordinators.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.00 - $22.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Salary : $17 - $22