FWSP Clerical (Off-Campus) - YWCA DVVAP

Position Overview

This is an off-campus, Federal Work Study Program (FWSP) student clerical position, serving as a student intern with the Domestic Violence Victim Assistant Program (DVVAP) within the YWCA organization. This position will work off-campus, primarily at the Oklahoma County Courthouse. The DVVAP offers assistance in writing Victims Protective Order’s (VPO’s), offering information about VPO’s and court advocacy, education and support.

About the Role

Interns and volunteers will receive education pertaining to the process of filing for a VPO, the different types of VPO’s, the court process for VPO hearings, safety planning for court, VPO follow through and resources available for those filing for VPO’s. Interns and volunteers will provide direct client contact through court advocacy.

Responsibilities

• Receive education pertaining to:The process of filing for a VPO.
• The different types of VPO’s.
• The court process for VPO hearings.
• Safety planning for court.
• VPO follow through and resources available for those filing for VPO’s.
• Provide direct client contact through court advocacy.

Requirements

• Maintain the confidentiality of clients and be sensitive to issues of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and harassment.
• Be a strong oral communicator and open to speaking with all types of people.
• Support and information regarding the YWCA’s services and services around the OKC community to clients.

Additional Position Requirements

• Schedule a time to meet with the Director of DVVAP and tour Palomar before volunteering for the first time at VPO court.
• Complete two weeks of observation and shadowing in the courtroom before beginning direct communication with clients.
• After observation and shadowing, volunteers will be able to begin direct client services in the courtroom with supervision.
• Volunteers may begin to have direct contact on their own with clients to their own comfortability.

Enrollment Requirements

• Fall/Spring Semesters: All student employees must be enrolled at least half-time to be eligible to work any UCO student position.
• Summer Semester: Student employees working regular student positions must be enrolled in at least 3 credit hours to be eligible to work during the summer. Students not enrolled in summer classes must be enrolled in fall classes in order to work during the summer, but they (and the department) will be required to pay FICA taxes. Student employees working FWSP positions must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours (if undergraduate) or 5 credit hours (if graduate) in order to work during the summer in a Federal Work Study Program position.
• Enrollment Exception: If the number of credit hours needed to graduate is less than the minimum number of hours required for student employment, the student must obtain a letter from their Academic Advisor (stating the number of hours needed to graduate and anticipated graduation date) and submit it to Human Resources. This pertains to both regular and Federal Work Study Program positions.

FWSP Requirements

• To be considered for Federal Work Study Program (FWSP) employment, you must be awarded work study through the Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships. Please be aware, the summer FWSP award is a separate application process, and is not included with the fall/spring FWSP award. Contact Financial Aid for more information.
• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: The candidate filling this position should have strong organizational skills, ability to multitask, ability to be a team player in a professional office setting, excellent written and oral communication skills, sensitivity of intercultural communication, good interpersonal skills, show initiative, and be detail oriented, dependable, and thorough.

Physical Demands

Reasonable accommodation, in accordance with ADA requirements, may be made upon request to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.