Victim Advocate Specialist

Responsibilities

• Advocate Coordinator is responsible for Advocacy, Documentation, and Case Management of victims of rape, sexual abuse/assault, Prison Rape Elimination Act, Domestic Abuse, Intimate Partner Violence, Human Trafficking and Childhood Abuse.
• Advocate Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the program through recruitment, training, scheduling and reviewing of advocates.
• Advocate coordinator is required to develop a training module and appropriately document mandatory training hours for each advocate.
• Advocate Coordinator will be comfortable with public speaking and presentations.
• Advocate Coordinator will compile and report statistical data required by internally within RTVS, KASAP, and VOCA regulations.
• Advocate Coordinator must be able to relate in a non-threatening manner to victims, communicate with them and members of their family, and work with other members of the staff in a cooperative manner, inject new and innovative ideas in the operation of the program, and maintain a sense of calmness in a crisis situation, and act appropriately in the situation.

Requirements

Education Requirements: Victim Services Advocate Coordinator must possess a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college and university.

Skills / Knowledge

• Victim Services Advocate Coordinator will have 40 hours of mandated training in the area of rape and sexual assault and 8 hours of continuing education annually, on issues of rape and sexual abuse.
• Advocate Coordinator will have training in domestic abuse, intimate partner violence, human trafficking, and childhood abuse in addition to rape and sexual abuse training.

Pay

Salary - $36,750

Schedule

This is a full time position