What are the responsibilities and job description for the Victim Advocate I or II *Grant Funded position at Cherokee Nation?
Interviews clients to determine immediate and crisis intervention needs. Develops short and long range goals to promote and enhance their self-sufficiency and change behaviors that have become barriers to reaching that goal. Staff will do this by providing a case plan that meets that individual needs.
Job Duties:Assists Director in coordinating, preparing assigned work schedules as needed. Provides technical assistance to Victim Advocate I in case management, policy/procedures, and short/long range goals for clients as needed. Promotes client's self-sufficiency by counseling clients in modifying attitudes, patterns of behavior and assessing their strengths to become self-sufficient and maintaining a violence-free life. Develops an individual service plan which outlines short term and long range goals. Interviews applicants, makes determination on each client's eligibility for tribal and other social service programs. Maintain file records on families who come in for services that follow policy and procedures. Enter all client services and referrals into database. Provide public education about victimizations by participating in community outreach awareness and program services. Networking with area service providers and eliciting support for the Family Crisis Center through public speaking, working with local media, participation in community activities and fundraising. Provide notification of hearing dates and changes of hearing dates to victims. Attend and participate in agency and staff meetings on a regular basis as appropriate. Assess needs of children in the household. Mandatory rotation of the victim hotline is required. Continuous training is required. Travel is required for this position. Other duties may be assigned.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
No supervisory responsibility.
Qualifications:EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT
Bachelor's degree from 4-year college or university; or six years related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS.
An additional one (1) year experience in a related field is required.
COMPUTER SKILLS
An individual should have knowledge of Database software; Internet software and Word Processing software.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Must possess a valid driver’s license with a driving history verified through a motor vehicle report that meets requirements for Cherokee Nation underwriting rating.
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
Must meet and maintain pre-employment and periodic background investigation and adjudication for child care. Employee must not be and will not be under sanction by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) or by the General Services Administration (GSA) or listed on the OIG’s Cumulative Sanction Report, or the GSA’s List of Excluded Providers; or listed on the OIG’s List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE).
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
