Counselor-Victim Advocate
About The Position
The Counselor-Victim Advocate provides individual and group counseling to child, adolescent, and adult crime victims. The role uses diagnostic instruments to assess biopsychosocial functioning and gathers and evaluates psychological and medical information through interviews, case histories, and observational techniques. The position also assists with crisis intervention and provides crime-victim resource information and referrals to clients and community members. The Counselor-Victim Advocate collaborates with community partners to support comprehensive crime-victim services and coordinates outreach. The role maintains counseling records, assessment data, and other program documentation; assists with required reporting; and develops and conducts in-service seminars, wellness workshops, and lecture series for the crime-victim services community. The position also mentors master’s-level clinical intern volunteers. This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week position that is 100% grant-funded. The schedule flexes to accommodate victims and training needs. Time is allocated 77% to direct victim services and 23% to outreach and community education. The position is an opportunity for an LPC Associate to gain post-graduate clinical experience toward licensure.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Counseling.
- At least one year of experience working with crime victims.
Responsibilities
- Provide individual and group counseling to child, adolescent, and adult crime victims.
- Use diagnostic instruments to assess and evaluate biopsychosocial functioning.
- Collect and evaluate psychological and medical data through interviews, case history, and observational techniques.
- Assist with crisis intervention.
- Provide crime-victim resource information and referrals to clients and community members.
- Collaborate in community efforts to ensure comprehensive crime-victim services.
- Coordinate crime-victim outreach.
- Maintain counseling records, assessment data, and other documentation needed for the victim-services program.
- Assist in compiling information for required reporting.
- Develop and conduct in-service seminars, wellness workshops, and lecture series for the crime-victim services community.
- Mentor master’s-level clinical intern volunteers.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- Retirement benefits.
- Two weeks of paid vacation per year.
- Eight hours of paid sick leave earned per pay period.
- Flexible schedules.
- Monthly wellness leave.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
