Anti-Trafficking Mentor
About The Position
As part of an Anti-Trafficking Mobile Team, consisting of an AT Team Supervisor, AT Advocate, and AT Clinician, the AT Mentor will provide care for commercially sexually exploited (CSE) and trafficked children and young adults (up to age 24). The Mentor serves as the first responder to provide immediate crisis intervention and mobile direct services support, once a survivor/victim is recovered. Because of the shared lived experiences of the Mentor and the victim/survivor, this first responder intervention is designed to increase the opportunity of establishing a bond with a safe, caring person who understands the experience firsthand. The AT Mentor position is designed to provide mobile direct services support to the victim/survivor as needed.
Requirements
- Survivor of childhood sexual abuse, exploitation, and/or sex trafficking, with a minimum three years of recovery.
- Highschool diploma or GED.
Nice To Haves
- Comprehensive understanding and experience in providing direct care and coordinated services to trauma victims specific to CSEC and CSE young adults.
- Commitment to vulnerable individuals and families who have experienced trauma.
- Demonstrate a solid understanding of child welfare issues to include trauma-informed care best practices and its implementation as well as cultural competency.
- Comprehensive understanding and experience in providing direct care and coordinated services to trauma victims.
- Ability to build effective professional working relationships internally and externally.
- Ability to solve complex, practical problems and effectively deal with complex variables in situations where limited standardization exists.
- Effective oral communication skills.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality with victim and agency information.
- Computer and systems skills, including experience with Microsoft Word.
- Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions, meet deadlines, and work independently.
- Availability to work flexible hours and days based on needs of the victims/survivors, ability to provide on-call services with team members for 24/7 and 365 days a year and provide crisis intervention and ongoing support of individuals identified in the region.
Responsibilities
- Partner with the AT Team Supervisor to provide mobile direct services based on the needs identified in the victim’s individual needs assessment.
- Work collaboratively with the AT Team and AT Leadership to ensure victims’ needs are met.
- Provide ongoing mobile care management services to victims and their families (if appropriate) wherever the victim is housed.
- Verify victim’s eligibility for services/benefits based on individual situations.
- Support victims by attending court.
- Assist with referrals and accompany appointments as needed.
- Provides the day-to-day care management services and works with the clinical staff to support ongoing needs.
- Provides and ensures support for immediate health and safety such as crisis intervention; accompaniment to hospitals for medical examinations; emergency food, clothing, transportation to appointments as needed.
- Assist with special services to assist victims with managing practical problems created by their victimization such as acting on behalf of the victim with other service providers, creditors, or employers; assisting the victim to recover property that is retained as evidence, assisting in filing for compensation benefits, and helping to apply for public assistance.
- Complete documentation as required by funding entities, courts, referral sources.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
