Domestic Violence Response Specialist Court Liaison

Overview

Reporting to the Family Justice Center Project Director and on-site at the Safe Hope Center Family Justice Center, this position builds a strong evidence-based, trauma-informed practice that assists, supports, and advocates for survivors of domestic violence, that promotes trust and communication with survivors and between survivors and law enforcement/judicial systems, that weaves together a supportive network of formal and informal community-based resources for survivors, that facilitates warm transfers/connections to other survivors, WRAP direct service professionals, FJC multi-disciplinary partners, community-based service providers, and the community-at-large.
Responsibilities

Leadership

• Develops and cultivates relationships with the Family Justice Center multidisciplinary team, courts, other allied professionals, and community partners with the goals of facilitating a coordinated community response to domestic violence, strengthening outreach to survivors, and ensuring access to quality, trauma-informed services.
• Initiates and/or participates in awareness-raising events.
• Develops in-depth knowledge of and expertise in best and evidence-informed practice in the domestic violence field and keeps abreast of latest developments in best and evidence-informed practice.
• Provides training for the agency and for allied professionals in best and evidence-informed practice in the domestic violence field.
• Participates in training in trauma-informed, evidence-based practice for survivors of domestic violence.

Team Participation

• Works with Family Justice Center, community partners, law enforcement, the courts and court staff, government entities and others to ensure survivors are receiving the highest quality of trauma-informed support as they negotiate these systems.
• Collaborates with Family Justice Center and WRAP team members to ensure that the needs of all survivors (phone-in, walk-in) are addressed timely and compassionately in a trauma-informed manner.
• Contributes articles and activities of interest to the WRAP and FJC community

Direct Service to Clients:

• Works with FJC team to deliver trauma-informed best practice crisis stabilization and supportive advocacy services in keeping with WRAP’s evidence-informed practice model to survivors of domestic violence who call WRAP’s Helpline or general information line for help and/or who send requests for help via WRAP’s Facebook page or website.
• Identifies and implements evidence-informed practices in and innovative approaches to working with survivors of domestic violence in crisis to address immediate needs (e.g. court accompaniment, orders of protection, food/clothing) and makes warm referrals to others as available and appropriate for higher level or longer term needs and/or support.
• Provides court accompaniment/advocacy to the weekly City Court/Domestic Docket; General Sessions Court dockets (Order of Protections and Criminal); and the 26th Judicial District Division of Criminal Circuit Court.
• Provides trauma-informed, evidence-based support for survivors’ higher level or longer term needs and/or support in the absence of other options, using remote meeting technology (FaceTime, Zoom) in addition to in-person meetings to the extent practicable and/or comfortable and safe for a survivor.
• Supports implementation of new programs and practices to facilitate improved outcomes for survivors.
• Follows established performance standards of quality and tracks/evaluates performance to assure effectiveness and efficiency.
• Participates in agency meetings, Family Justice Center Circle meetings, individual supervision and contributes to agendas of said meetings.
• Serves on the WRAP DV Crisis On-Call Team rotation as assigned.
• Develops and documents in Apricot an action plan with goals and outcomes for every survivor receiving in-person services.
• Documents in Apricot all court advocacy services provided, including demographic information on perpetrators, dates for petitions and awards of orders of protection, and any other related court action.
• Maintains timely, accurate, and complete case records for every survivor served.

Requirements

Core Competencies

• Fundamental Competencies: Continuous learning, effective communication, initiative, interpersonal relations, integrity/honesty, resilience, personal leadership, social responsibility
• Leading for Results: Accountability, capacity building, service orientation, entrepreneurship, decisiveness, planning and organizing, problem solving, technical credibility
• Leading Change: Creativity and innovation, external awareness, flexibility, strategic thinking, vision
• Leading in Context: Partnering, political savvy, influencing/negotiating

Education:

BSW or equivalent with at least 2 years’ direct experience.

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $38,000.00 - $40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

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

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• On call

Language:

• Bilingual (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Jackson, TN 38301 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Jackson, TN 38301: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $38,000 - $40,000