Family Justice Center Clinical Advocate

Rising Ground, Inc.•New York, NY

1d•$75,000 - $78,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The STEPS Criminalized Survivors Program is an anti-intimate partner violence program that offers trauma-informed, anti-oppressive programming focused on preventing intimate partner violence (IPV), providing advocacy and healing for survivors and children impacted by abusive partner behavior, and training to increase awareness of gender-based violence. The program has been dedicated to innovative and survivor-centered work for over 30 years, emphasizing that support for survivors must align with anti-oppressive, anti-racist, feminist/womanist principles to be effective and avoid re-traumatization. The program offers comprehensive clinical and legal support services to survivors of IPV or other forms of gender-based violence (GBV) who have been criminalized for their efforts to survive or resist abusive partner behavior, supporting survivors facing felony and/or misdemeanor charges in any borough. The program also has designated Advocates/Counselors on-site at the Manhattan and Brooklyn Family Justice Centers and a Training team that leads the City's response to criminalized survivors.

Requirements

LMSW, LMHC or other relevant graduate degree required
Strong and dynamic counseling and advocacy skills
Nuanced understanding of the dynamics of gender-based violence and systems of oppression
Meaningful commitment to practicing from an anti-oppressive, healing-centered stance
High level of self-awareness and ability to give and receive feedback well
Impeccable attention to detail, systems, and processes
Ability to work with flexibility, independence, accountability, passion, and humor
Authorized to work in the U.S.
Ability to work in-person in New York City (NY) for at least 3 days or more per week.
Ability to travel to other Rising Ground sites (if required)
Ability to travel within the community

Nice To Haves

Bilingual in English and Spanish, preferred

Responsibilities

Provide survivor-centered counseling and emotional support to criminalized survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) using evidence-based interventions adopted by the program.
Design and facilitate support groups for criminalized survivors of GBV.
Engage in intensive legal advocacy in collaboration with defense teams and prepare written reports.
When possible, accompany criminalized survivors to their court appearances and actively engage with their defense team and other providers.
Actively and collaboratively participate in weekly supervision and team meetings, as well as other meetings and trainings.
Record all case notes in a timely manner using STEPS’ electronic case management system and carefully maintain case files.
Other tasks as assigned by STEPS CSP leadership.