Enhanced Advocate (On-Call) - Domestic Abuse/Sexual Assault

Summary Description Of Work

Enhanced Advocates provide crisis intervention, safety planning, referrals, and information about the criminal justice system.

Compensation

• $20 per weekday
• $30 per weekends
• $17 per hour when responding while on call

Schedule

• On-call 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. evenings
• 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on holidays and weekends

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Respond to hospitals or law enforcement agencies to provide face to face crisis intervention and support to survivors of sexual and domestic assault.
• Maintain availability at all times while on call.
• Must be able to be on site within 30 minutes of a call.
• Demonstrate & maintain total confidentiality at all times, i.e. conversations, files, and cell phone calls.
• Provide appropriate referrals and follow up on cases as needed.
• Complete initial 8 hours of training within two weeks of hire.
• Attend quarterly meetings.
• Cover two major holidays per calendar year:
• New Year's Day
• Easter
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Friday after Thanksgiving
• Christmas Eve
• Christmas Day
• New Year's Eve

Essential Functions

• Cooperates and collaborates with program staff, volunteers, visitors to the agency and, the community at large.
• Displays a courteous and caring attitude at all times to the clientele, volunteers, agency staff and community at large.
• Is dependable and punctual regarding scheduling.
• Absolves by all specific program and agency policy and procedures.
• Develops personal and program related skills through participation in internal and external training opportunities including printed material and media.
• Good communication skills both written and verbal.
• Creates, maintains, and shares as appropriate a dynamic self-care plan.
• Strives to make connections between the agency and the larger community whenever possible to contribute to the agency's ongoing fundraising and friend-raising efforts.