Bilingual Advocate

One Safe Place is seeking a full time Bilingual Advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence. This is a grant-funded position and reports to the Director of Advocacy.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Provides direct victims services including supportive guidance, advocacy, and in some cases mentoring to victims of domestic violence and their children.
• Specific direct victim services include increase victim’s knowledge of crime victims’ rights and increasing knowledge of community resources and services available to meet individual needs.
• Advocate will assist with Crime Victim’s Compensation, assist with Texas SAVNS, provide advocacy, crisis intervention and follow-up services to victims.
• Ability to conduct presentations in an effort to provide education outreach to increase the knowledge of community resources and services and training to increase the knowledge of crime victims’ rights.
• Provide direction and task supervision to interns and volunteers.
• Attend and participate in High Risk Case Staffing, regular trainings and other meetings designated as necessary.
• Work with other agencies both on and off site including, but not limited to, law enforcement, child protective services, local social service agencies, civil legal agencies, and county prosecutor’s office.
• Effectively input data into software programs for reporting purposes.
• Work in a positive team/partnership environment.

Qualifications:

• Bilingual in Spanish required
• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Criminal Justice, Sociology, Psychology or related field from accredited university required.
• Ability to pass a criminal background check.
• Minimum 1-2 years’ experience working with domestic violence victims.
• Applicant needs to have knowledge in domestic violence by understanding the causes, cycle of violence and impact on children who witness domestic violence. Preferred experience with public speaking and training.
• Work schedule includes 36 hours per week; will include evening and weekend hours due to client service programming activities.
• Reliable transportation and flexibility in working within various working environments both on and off site.

Job Type: Full-time

Annual Salary: $45,000.00 per year.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $45,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person