Survivor Advocate

Key Responsibilities

• Lead individual or drop-in meetings to help survivors identify coping skills, understand trauma reactions, and develop personalized safety plans.
• Coordinate care across the Berklee network (Title IX, Public Safety, Case Management) and off-campus resources (medical care, forensic evidence collection, and legal advocacy).
• Facilitate vital interventions, including housing relocations, no-contact orders, academic schedule changes, and transit safety via the Public Safety escort system.
• Ensure survivors fully understand their rights and options for reporting—on-campus through Equity and Title IX or off-campus through law enforcement—while respecting their right to decline.
• Lead planning for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) and Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM).
• Train student leaders (RAs, Orientation Leaders) on survivor support and prevention.

Team Leadership

• Supervise student employees with a focus on allyship and anti-racist learning, ensuring outreach efforts are inclusive and impactful.

What You'll Bring

• A proven track record in multicultural and social justice work.
• The ability to engage effectively with a diverse, global student population.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to maintain calm, professional boundaries in high-stakes, sensitive situations.

Berklee Culture & Benefits

• Mission-Driven Impact: Join a team that values your ideas and prioritizes the well-being of the creative community.
• Work-Life Balance: This position includes flex time to compensate for occasional evening or weekend event support.
• Cultural Access: Enjoy nightly access to world-class performances, guest artists, and events right on campus.
• Top-Tier Benefits: Comprehensive health and dental, a 403(b) retirement plan with matching contributions, and tuition benefits for you and your family.
• Time Off: Generous PTO and paid holidays, including a paid winter break.

Hiring Range

Berklee is committed to providing fair and equitable consideration of all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, ancestry, age, national origin, place of birth, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, or status as a member of the armed forces or veteran of the armed forces, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. As part of this commitment, Berklee will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Equal Employment Opportunity at Berklee

We support an inclusive workplace where everyone excels based on personal merit, qualifications, experience, ability, and job performance. Berklee affirms that inequality is detrimental to our faculty, staff, students, and the communities we serve. Our goal is to make lasting change through our actions.