Prevention Advocate

Rebuilding Hope Sexual Assault Center is seeking to hire a passionate and capable
individual to serve as a Prevention Advocate.

Rebuilding Hope’s mission is to offer support toward healing through advocacy and
therapy for those affected by sexual assault and abuse. Through education and
collaboration, Rebuilding Hope improves the community’s response to sexual assault
and abuse victims and challenges the behaviors and beliefs that promote sexual
violence.

We are seeking candidates for this position who are passionate about enacting positive
social change toward reducing instances of sexual violence in our community and who
have the capacity to serve survivors seeking support following sexual assault or abuse.

Rebuilding Hope is committed to developing a team of staff who reflect the diverse
demography of our community and who represent the populations who are
disproportionately impacted by violence. We strongly encourage members of our Black,
2SLGBTQIA , culturally diverse, and differently-abled communities to apply.

Nature of Work:
This is a full-time position involving extensive contact with sexual assault victims, their
families, and their friends. This position is considered an in-office position with the
potential for hybrid work upon the approval of the Education Department Manager.
Please note that, for this position, “in-office” is intended to mean ‘primarily based in the
community, delivering services and developing community relationships.’ This is a
non-exempt position.

This position will provide prevention education and advocacy services to the residents of
Pierce and Kitsap Counties. The employee in this position exercises significant
independent initiative and judgment, subject to the policies and procedures of the
Agency and the direction of the Education Department Manager and the Deputy
Director. This work involves the development and delivery of remote and in-person
prevention education curricula as well as the delivery of direct advocacy services to
primary and secondary victims of sexual assault.

Primary Objective:
To directly provide in-person prevention education, community education, professional
training and technical assistance, and community outreach as a member of the
Rebuilding Hope Education Department in Pierce and Kitsap Counties. Responsibilities of
this position are supervised and directed by the Education Department Manager, the
Advocacy Department Manager, and, in the absence of Department Managers, the
Deputy Director or other designee.

Responsible to: Education Manager

Prevention Responsibilities:
Prevention activities will focus primarily on but are not limited to, Pierce and Kitsap
County residents. This role is designed to meet community needs and so requires
flexible work hours to meet community requests. Job duties will include:

● Building and maintaining relationships throughout the community, including
systems- and community-based professionals as well as community members
(Primarily in Pierce County, but not limited to Kitsap County);
● Remaining current with prevention literature and the principles/standards of
sexual violence prevention;
● Creating, updating, and maintaining prevention curriculum and educational
materials to ensure compliance with prevention standards according to the Office
of Crime Victim Advocacy Database (“OCVA”) and relevant grant funders;
● Presenting prevention curriculum and educational materials to schools and youth
programs in the community and virtually as requested;
● Facilitating and co-facilitating open psychoeducational support groups and
drop-in spaces on topics related to sexual trauma prevention, response, and
recovery;
● Responding to and following up with community partners in a timely manner;
● Developing and improving methods of targeted outreach, the success or efficacy
of prevention services, and program initiatives;
● Documenting prevention education activities into the agency’s internal database,
OCVA Infonet, and supporting reporting required by any additional Agency
funding sources;
● Providing support in the facilitation of Advocate and Therapist Core Training as
signed up to four times per year; and
● Ensuring that all mandatory reports are made as required.

Advocacy Responsibilities:
While this position is considered a member of the Education Department, significant
responsibilities of this position are supported by Rebuilding Hope’s Advocacy
Department. Advocacy Department job duties will include:

● Supporting Rebuilding Hope’s 24/7 Helpline through live telephone and chat
advocacy as well as in-person hospital response to contracted hospital
emergency departments;
● Accepting and processing external and internal referrals to provide core sexual
assault advocacy services (crisis intervention; information and referral; general,
medical, and legal advocacy) to primary and secondary victims of sexual assault
and abuse;
● Coordinating sexual assault advocacy services with community professionals in
accordance with client confidentiality policies;
● Following up with clients on a case-by-case basis as scheduled;
● Providing referrals for unique unmet needs including but not limited to Safety
Planning, Housing, Mental Health, Legal, Clothing, and/or Transportation;
● Completing all paperwork and required data reporting as assigned in a timely,
thorough, and accurate manner;
● Assisting in communicating appropriate referrals to the STEP advocate and
Therapy Programs;
● Working collaboratively with the Client Access Specialist and other agency staff to
provide support to clients and programs;
● Meeting victims at contracted Pierce and Kitsap County hospitals, law
enforcement agencies, or other approved facilities to provide support and
assistance during forensic rape exams, law enforcement interviews, and court
hearings;
● Assisting Pierce County residents in filing for civil orders of protection (remote or
in-person) and providing any scheduled or assigned follow-up to clients;
● Responding to and following up with clients in a timely manner;
● Notifying the Advocacy Coordinator and/or chain of support when a conflict of
interest arises in responding to a client call or in-person response;
● Supporting 24/7 Helpline as assigned and needed; and
● Ensuring that all mandatory reports are made as required.

Leadership Responsibilities:
Job duties will include:
● Collaborating with and supporting other local advocacy programs or Rebuilding
Hope staff members when requested and approved;
● Attending community awareness events when scheduled and assigned
(sometimes including nights, weekends, and holidays), offering the public
information regarding agency history and available services (in both Pierce and
Kitsap Counties);
● Assisting the Education Department in networking and outreach to external
agencies and community professionals;
● Providing any necessary internal programmatic support; and
● Assisting with the ongoing development of this position.

Administrative Responsibilities:
Job duties will include:
● Upholding all agency and Departmental Policies, including Confidentiality Policy
and Mandatory Reporting Policy;
● Completing all client paperwork and documentation, including call sheets, ROIs,
and consent forms, in a timely, thorough, and accurate manner;
● Submitting all timesheets and reimbursement requests to the Education Program
Manager in accordance with the predetermined deadlines/due dates; and
● Responding in a timely manner to all program staff requests when scheduled for
regular work hours.

Meeting and Training Requirements:
Job duties will include:
● Completing 30 hours of OCVA-mandated sexual assault training (provided by
Rebuilding Hope or other approved Core training);
● Maintaining 12 hours of ongoing training annually, to be approved by the
Education Department Manager;
● Attending monthly advocacy and prevention meetings and trainings with
advocacy/prevention staff;
● Attending scheduled Rebuilding Hope staff meetings and additional Rebuilding
Hope staff requirements, including staff retreats or internal staff training
requirements; and
● Committing to an individual training and development plan with your supervisor
that centers on cultural sensitivity, community diversity, equity, access, and
inclusion concepts and practices relevant to your position and your
representation of Rebuilding Hope to the community and clients we serve.

Distinguishing Characteristics

The Prevention Advocate must demonstrate competency in the following areas: a
working knowledge of the issues involved in sexual violence and how individuals recover
from sexual assault, implementation of prevention strategies and principles in order to
increase awareness and prevention skills throughout the community, strong
communications and listening skills, ability to work with diverse groups, and
commitment to Rebuilding Hope goals and victim empowerment. The Prevention
Advocate also must demonstrate leadership skills and the ability to work independently
to work with long and short-term clients.

Qualifications

The Prevention Advocate must have extensive working knowledge and awareness of the
basic issues involved in sexual violence, child sexual abuse, and trauma as well as how

to work with multidisciplinary professionals relevant to child abuse intervention and
investigations. This employee must demonstrate an effective ability to engage with
clients, Rebuilding Hope staff, and community professionals, in person and virtually.
Excellent oral and written skills are required. The employee must be comfortable
presenting information on sensitive topics to youth and adult community members in a
variety of settings, both formal and informal. Prior experience working with children in a
professional setting is preferred. Strong knowledge and experience working with
Microsoft Office and Google Drive/Apps is also preferred.

The required experience and training for the Prevention Advocate includes a bachelor’s
degree in Human Services or equivalent, plus at least one year of experience in
providing advocacy, prevention education, or direct human services; or a combination
of four years of relevant education, training, and experience to include direct client or
human services.

Transportation: The advocate must have their own means of transportation in order to
attend County-wide and cross-county meetings, prevention and outreach activities, and
on-call hospital advocacy; mileage is reimbursed for this position.

Position Details:
This is a full-time, 40-hours-a-week, non-exempt position. This position pays
$26.50-$30.50/hour depending on qualifications, experience, and longevity. This is a
grant-funded position and is secured through December 2026 with a strong likelihood
that funding will be sustained through 2027. This position will require occasional work
after-hours and weekends. We are an equal opportunity employer. Candidates must be
able to pass a fingerprint background check that covers Washington state and national
jurisdictions. Rebuilding Hope offers an excellent benefits package for which this
position is eligible following a 90-day probationary period. Preference will be given to
qualified candidates who can begin working on this position by May 5th, 2025. This
position will be open until filled. First round of applications will be reviewed on April 1st.

Salary : $27 - $31