Description
Primary Location & Hours:
Hillside Commons office, Oswego - flexibility required to work in public locations across Oswego County. 37.5 hours weekly, Monday - Friday: 8:30am - 4:30pm with flexibility required to meet program needs.
Job Summary:
OCO's Services to Aid Families (SAF) team is seeking a Sr. Advocate to provide prevention education and outreach related to healthy relationships, dating violence and sexual assault victimization, consent, and bystander response to Oswego County students grades 6-12.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Provides crisis intervention services to student victims of sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, including accompaniment, advisement, and assistance throughout campus judicial/conduct process.
Facilitate professional trainings to community partners on topics such as dating violence and sexual assault victimization, and the effects of domestic violence on children.
Increase the safety and well-being of youth and young adult victims through crisis intervention sessions, supportive counseling, safety planning, advocacy, accompaniment, transportation, referrals, and connection to other supports.
Assist victims in connecting to needed community services to attain goals related to housing, safety, finances, employment, schooling, etc. Collaborate with community partners including OCO's youth shelter, Program to Assist Teenage Homeless (PATH), Clubhouse, LGBTQ+ Drop In, Street Outreach, and Health Education to help increase victim's access to services.
Improve the economic & financial status of RHY victims by helping them access adequate housing and connecting them to workforce development programs.
Provide education to students classes and student groups on victimization, consent, bystander response, and more.
Document and maintain records of client services and educational sessions.
Participate in SAF office hotline answering and 24/7 on-call response.
Assist with the creation of social media graphics and messaging to increase awareness.
Assist with the development and updating of presentation/training materials
Develops comprehensive assessments and individualized service plans and coordinates service activities to help consumers meet their needs and protect their rights in a variety of civil and legal processes.
Works in collaboration with a wide variety of service providers and community support agencies to engage consumers and assist them in connecting to needed services. Provides referrals, advocacy, and assistance with completion of applications for a variety of individual needs, as well as monitors the provision of these and other services to primary and secondary victims.
Follows strict protocols for safety when working in public on behalf of victims including protection of the confidentiality of staff.
Provides the teaching and coaching of life skills such as safety planning, civil/legal systems, positive problem-solving, healthy relationships; facilitates education and prevention education in the community.
Provides or arranges transportation to enable consumers to connect with the courts and police agencies, medical providers, DSS caseworkers, and other needed resources in the community. Assist victims and their children to relocate to safe and affordable housing as needed.
Provides on-call 24-Hour Rape Crisis Response crisis intervention related to the forensic medical exam and or medical treatment on a rotating basis as scheduled to the local emergency room for victims of sexual assault
Case-manages on clients' behalf with co-workers, supervisors and community partners including law enforcement, local courts, prosecutors, probation and attorneys as needed.
Plans safety for Victims of Domestic Violence and Crime while maintaining staff safety in a variety of settings; in client homes, during accompaniments to court and law enforcement agencies, apartment viewings, and more.
Maintains records for individual client-related services, as well as a variety of documentation used to report program outcomes, provide data in the agency data management system; and complete documents for billable services and grant reports.
Acts in a Leadership role, represents the agency to community partners and oversees program specific functions, as assigned.
Job Requirements:
Must have a desire to work with individuals and families and a demonstrated ability to work with others in a warm, non-judgmental manner.
Must exhibit a detailed knowledge of regulations, services, rights and responsibilities for the population served and a thorough understanding of the family development process
Must have the ability to work with populations with special needs, including those that may exhibit aggressive behaviors.
Must complete and maintain all regulatory training/education for NYS DOH Rape Crisis Certification and Domestic Violence Advocate privilege.
Must be able to work independently and be self-motivated, resourceful, organized and adaptable in carrying out job duties
Must be familiar with the geographical layout of the county and have knowledge of civil/legal systems and human service resources in the county
Must have good oral and written communication skills and have excellent documentation and reporting skills.
Must possess skills for complex data entry and have the ability to read and interpret complex information and manipulate data.
Must exhibit professionalism, good judgment and maintain strict confidentiality with regard to client information.
Must be flexible with work schedule in order to meet the needs of the program; must participate in 24 hour on-call emergency services on a rotating basis.
Must have acceptable health to carry out the responsibilities of the position.
Must have a valid NYS Driver's license with driving record within policy and access to a properly insured, reliable vehicle for regular travel and transporting consumers.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in a Human Services area preferred; and
1-3 years' experience in Human Services/Victim Assistance programming with a wide variety of ages and populations; or
Any equivalent combination of education, experience and training.
Ranking among Oswego County's top ten largest private employers, OCO carries out its mission to inspire partnerships and provide services that empower people, support communities, and change lives through more than 50 programs serving 15,000 people each year.
OCO's Employee benefits include:
Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance (available to Full-Time staff)
Generous Paid leave (sick leave, PTO, holidays, etc.)
403B Deferred Annuity Retirement Plan
Term Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Click here for more info about OCO's Services! (https://www.oco.org/services/)
Oswego County Opportunities, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any @type without regard to race, creed, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
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