Advocacy Specialist
About The Position
The Advocacy Specialist works with clients experiencing crises to assess safety, complete safety plans, and help arrange safe housing, food, and other necessities. The role provides empathetic advocacy and ongoing support to help clients identify options, set goals, maintain stability, and make progress. The specialist may accompany victims to legal proceedings, medical examinations, and crime reporting, and collaborates with community partners to connect clients with agencies and resources. The position also serves rural communities by meeting with or transporting clients to provide advocacy services and participating in outreach and education about available services. The specialist maintains timely, accurate client and agency contact records and distributes and collects client surveys. This non-exempt position reports to the Director of Crisis Intervention and includes travel for client-related activities, including transporting clients.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a human service field.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Access to personal transportation.
- Willingness to travel for client-related activities, including transporting clients.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in social work.
- At least one year of direct social service experience.
Responsibilities
- Assess client safety on an ongoing basis and complete safety plans.
- Help arrange safe housing, food, and other necessities for clients during crisis periods.
- Listen empathetically to help clients identify options and establish goals, and provide ongoing support toward stability and progress.
- Accompany victims to legal proceedings, medical examinations, and crime reporting.
- Collaborate with partners and refer clients to community agencies and resources.
- Meet with and/or transport clients in rural communities to provide advocacy services.
- Participate in outreach and education efforts to raise awareness of advocacy services in rural communities.
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation of client demographics and contacts with clients and other agencies.
- Distribute and collect surveys from clients seeking services.
Benefits
- $18.50–$27.76 per hour, based on education and experience.
- Paid annual, sick, and personal leave.
- 11 paid holidays.
- Health, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- 403(b) retirement plan with employer match.
- Mileage reimbursement for travel.
- Potential eligibility for federal student loan forgiveness.
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
