Sexual Assault On-Call Advocate

YWCA Clark County•Vancouver, WA

7d•$25 - $26•Onsite

About The Position

The Sexual Assault On-Call Advocate position is responsible for providing general, medical and legal advocacy for survivors of sexual assault. This role requires a strong social justice component, critical thinking through the lens of racism and intersections with poverty, and grounding anti-racism principles in everyday work. The advocate must be able to put the needs of participants, program, and organization above personal needs and demonstrate unwavering integrity and accountability. Maintaining strong personal/professional boundaries is essential to ensure work is spent supporting participants and furthering the mission of the program and organization. The position requires strong problem-solving skills, technological skills for email and Microsoft Word, and strong soft-skills to adapt work and communication style to mitigate and/or de-escalate crisis and support participants.

Requirements

High school diploma or G.E.D.
Experience working with persons in crisis
Complete and pass a background check
Complete all sexual assault advocacy core training requirements for Washington state
Dependable means of transportation
Language fluency: verbally and in writing, clearly communicate with participants, co-workers and community partners in English as needed.
Ability to work at a higher level: put the needs of the participants, program, and organization above personal needs and demonstrate unwavering integrity and accountability.
Ability to maintain strong boundaries: maintain strong personal/professional boundaries at all times to make sure that work is spent supporting the participants and furthering the mission of the program and organization.
Strong problem-solving skills: resourceful and able to resolve challenges while knowing when it’s time to stop and ask questions or seek additional guidance.
Some technological skills: effectively use email and Microsoft Word to fulfill position related expectations.
Strong soft-skills: with little to no prompting, adapt work and communication style to mitigate and/or de-escalate crisis, and to best support our participants.
Ability to respond: while on shift must have reliable transportation to respond to hospital calls within 15 minutes, and phone inquiries immediately.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual skills preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide advocacy that reflects an awareness of diversity in the lifestyle and cultural background of individuals and families, effectively communicate available resources that support cultural values, beliefs, and customs, and honor the lived experience of every survivor accessing support services.
Call the Hotline at the start of each shift to confirm that you are available to take calls.
While on shift, respond to sexual assault hotline calls within fifteen minutes of when the call comes in.
While on shift, provide in-person support during medical forensic exams at Peace Health or Legacy Salmon Creek emergency rooms.
Work with victim survivors of sexual assault using an empowerment-based advocacy model to offer emotional support, provide relevant information, resources and address participant concerns, make mandatory reports as legally required, and provide relevant information, referrals, and resources to the participant and other individuals as appropriate.
Document participant related information as required by law in a manner that aligns with relevant confidentiality policies.
Call the Sexual Assault Program Director at the end of each shift to provide an overview of all calls taken or to report that no calls were taken.
Submit participant related documents to the Director of Sexual Assault Program within 24 hours of the call or visit.
Accurately fill out and submit a timesheet to the Director of Sexual Assault Program by due date each month.
Adhere to all policies and procedures of YWCA Clark County and the Sexual Assault program.
Engage in initial sexual assault advocacy training (or have equivalent training through another agency).
Attend and document 12 hours of sexual assault continuing education training every fiscal year.