Job Description
Job Title: Survivor Advocate
Position Location: Columbia, SC with some travel requirements
Reports To: Director of Counseling
Position Classification: Non-exempt
Hourly Pay Range: 18.97-21.53
Position Description:
The Survivor Advocate will provide crisis intervention support, referral, personal and legal advocacy, and outreach to victims of sexual violence. Provide supportive services for victims and connect them with resources to assist them in their healing journey. Conduct outreach to increase program awareness and connections with needed services and information. Develop and maintain connections with agencies where victims may be referred. Demonstrate professionalism and leadership in all manners of service delivery to clients and community.
Duties and Expectations:
- Provide supportive services to survivors of sexual assault/abuse and ensure survivors are connected to resources in the community
- Participate in staff on-call rotation to provide 24-hour hospital accompaniment and hotline crisis support.
- Provided supportive services to survivors of sexual violence and ensure they are connected to resources in the community.
- Conduct need assessments to identify where appropriate referrals are needed
- Conduct meetings and outreach with community partners for all areas related to legal and personal advocacy needs for survivors.
- Build positive relationships with representatives of partner agencies.
- Connect and share information about PTH services with community partners to increase awareness and client referrals.
- Ensure all grant, operating standards and program goals are met and documented
- Ensure quality of client services by tracking and monitoring client retention and satisfaction with services through organizational database platforms.
- Attend and actively participate in weekly supervision and department staff meetings
- Travel to and provide supportive services to survivors of sexual violence at local schools and sheriff department as necessary, in all five (5) counties we serve. When arriving to schools, must provide TB test results for entry.
- Provide in person victim support to inmates of SCDC Correctional institutions/and or Columbia Police Department as necessary.
- Assist Volunteer Services Department with recruiting and training volunteers
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications and skills needed:
- A Bachelor’s Degree or higher in psychology, social work, public health, criminal justice or similar field preferred
- Experience working with victims of trauma is required
- Ability to demonstrate leadership qualities and practices that create and support a trauma-informed environment for staff and survivors.
- Ability to maintain client confidentiality and high ethical standards
- Organization skills and ability to set priorities regarding documentation
- Experience building relationships with community partners.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with ability to work independently; punctuality, cultural competency, professionalism, and excellent written and oral communication skills.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $18.97 - $21.53 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Education:
Ability to Relocate:
- Columbia, SC 29204: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person