Bilingual-Spanish Court Advocate

Description

The Bi-lingual Spanish Court Advocate provides advocacy to people seeking orders of protection in the third municipal district of Cook County (Rolling Meadows).

• Program (75%): Helps survivors of domestic violence to understand their rights and the legal remedies available to them under Illinois Domestic Violence Act (IDVA); assists clients in obtaining Orders of Protection and navigating the court processes; supports clients through scheduled hearings at court; and provides resources/referrals for clients.
• Program (20%): Identifies barriers to service for domestic violence survivors within the court and police systems and recommends solutions to advocate on behalf of individual survivors; conducts presentations about the IDVA, Orders of Protection and the criminal justice process for volunteer training, new staff, court and police personnel and community groups; assists with training and guidance of volunteers and interns providing court advocacy.
• Program (5%): Staffs the crisis line on an as-needed basis; participates in the crisis line on-call rotation as needed; participates in a variety of coalitions and committees to form collaborative responses to domestic violence; participates in agency events as needed; provides services as determined by Board of Director’s policies.

Qualifications

Bachelor degree in Social or Behavioral Sciences. Previous experience in domestic violence services, advocacy or the court process preferred. PC Literate with experience in word processing. Bilingual Spanish required.