DV Children's Advocate

Do you have a passion for helping people and want to work for a nonprofit organization that makes a positive impact in the world? Do you also want great benefits?

Join our team!!!

WIRC-Community Action Agency is looking for a Domestic Violence (DV) Children’s Advocate (full-time) to join their Victim Services department!

Benefits:

• 100% employer-paid premiums for employee health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Retirement plan benefits.
• Generous holiday, vacation, personal, and sick leave.
• A casual and flexible work environment.
• The opportunity to contribute to important work in our community.

Job Summary: Responsible as the generalist for the domestic violence program and must be capable of assisting in all facets including but not limited to client advocacy and other services, legal advocacy, and responsible for all facets of the children’s program.

Rate of Pay: $21.00 – 22.40 per hour, 37.5 hours per week (full-time), plus periodic scheduled on-call hours on a rotational basis.

Supervisory Responsibility: None

Minimum Level of Education/Experience: Bachelor’s degree in sociology, social work or psychology preferred and/or two years’ work experience in a social service field or combination of education/experience in a related field.

License or Certification: Must have a valid Illinois Driver’s license and proof of automobile insurance.

Essential Functions:

• Train and develop a working knowledge of all facets of the domestic violence program.
• Available to provide all direct client programmatic services for domestic violence clients including, but not limited to legal advocacy, crisis intervention, counseling and support, advocacy, and group support.
• Plan, coordinate and supervise all children’s activities at the program office, including children’s activity groups.
• Provide a stable, non-judgmental adult role model for all interactions with children in a safe, positive environment; facilitate open and positive communication between children and their parents; and provide parenting skills information as appropriate.
• Maintain children’s program files, equipment and supplies, and complete all necessary children’s program and legal component paperwork as required.
• Provide client accompaniment to police stations, states attorney offices and courtrooms, as assigned, and provide emotional support to survivors as they progress through the legal system.
• Responsible for completion of all relevant paperwork, report preparation, and computer data entry as per work requirements.
• Assist the VS Director in the expansion of public relations/education component of the program.
• Understand and maintain client confidentiality as required by law and funding sources.
• Travel throughout the region is required in performance of job duties, in addition to trainings or other required activities.
• Provide sexual violence and domestic violence crisis line and hotline duty, and documentation when scheduled or needed.
• Assist in coordinating/implementing tabling and awareness events and other related activities during the year.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands:

• Must be available to perform the essential functions of the job whenever scheduled to work.
• Must be able to move about to meet with clients, the public, coworkers, and others to deliver case management, advocacy, counseling, and outreach activities required by the program.
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position to work on a computer to enter documentation, coordinate events, answer the telephone, and to refer clients to services.
• Must be able to pick up and hold documents and other common office items.
• Must be able to communicate and converse with clients, coworkers, and community partners to carry out assigned duties.
• Must be able to operate a computer to record and report data, and to communicate with staff, clients, volunteers, and community partners.
• Must be able to use a telephone to communicate with clients, coworkers, volunteers, and community partners.
• Must be able to operate a motor vehicle to provide required services in the community.

Apply: Visit wirpc.org/employment/ to learn more or complete an online application. Submit your resume and cover letter by email to wirc@wirpc.org, or by mail to WIRC-CAA, Attn: HR Dept., 133 West Jackson Street, Macomb, IL 61455. Paper applications available upon request.

Equal opportunity provider/employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $21.00 - $22.40 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 37.5 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evenings as needed
• Monday to Friday
• Rotating weekends

Work Location: In person

Salary : $21 - $22