What are the responsibilities and job description for the Advocate Housing position at Domestic Violence Action Center?
This is a full time position M-F 8:30-4:30pm and includes:
- 100% Paid benefits; health, dental and vision insurance with UHA
- We honor 14 paid holidays
- Provide a generous PTO benefit beginning your first day.
- Your birthday off.
- 401K options with Mutual of America
- Flex Spending for health or dependent care
- Life Insurance
- Pet Insurance
- Discounts to local businesses on the island
Please submit a cover letter, resume and a list of 3 references
Some Qualifications and Responsibilities:
- Bachelor’s Degree in social work, psychology, or a related field; or at least two years of experience working directly with survivors of domestic violence. Basic understanding of the dynamics of domestic violence.
- Advocate will thoroughly assess the needs of clients assigned to them residing at DVAC Housing site and provide long-term advocacy services.
- Maximum caseload will be twenty (20) clients at a time. Advocate will maintain an updated client file for each survivor, including a case plan and pertinent assessments.
- Advocate will administer a risk assessment to all assigned clients.
- Advocate will provide safety planning to all assigned and outreach clients. Advocate will update safety plan with client when necessary
- Advocate will provide crisis intervention services and on-going support to all clients when appropriate.