Intern, Sexual Assault Services - RUSKIN
About The Position
The Sexual Assault Services Victim Advocate Intern provides crisis intervention, emotional support, and advocacy for survivors of sexual assault. The intern coordinates services with medical, legal, mental health, and social service systems and receives guidance from the Director of Sexual Assault Services, Supervisor of Advocacy, and Victim Advocates. The position reports to the Supervisor of Advocacy for supervision; when that supervisor is unavailable, the intern reports to the Director of Advocacy. The role provides comprehensive victim services, responds to sexual assault exams, supports clients with safety planning and access to legal and medical services, and helps connect survivors with community resources. It also involves outreach and prevention education, collaboration with community agencies, maintaining knowledge of relevant Florida statutes and victim rights, and complying with organizational, partner-agency, and HIPAA policies. Services are available year-round, around the clock; interns may be required to be on call during evenings, weekends, holidays, and disasters or critical incidents. Duties are performed primarily in an office environment, with occasional travel.
Requirements
- Working toward a bachelor’s degree in social work, mental health, or another related social sciences field.
- Must pass a Level II background check.
- Must have reliable transportation and a valid Florida driver’s license.
- Complete 30-hour self-study training through the Florida Council Against Sexual Violence within 30 days of hire.
- May be required to be available on call during holidays, evenings, weekends, hurricanes, and other disasters or critical incidents.
- Ability to perform the listed physical activities, including sitting, climbing or balancing, hearing, using hands, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, standing, walking, talking, and reaching with hands and arms.
Responsibilities
- Provide courteous, professional, trauma-informed advocacy and comprehensive victim services to clients who have experienced sexual assault or abuse.
- Respond to sexual assault exams 24/7.
- Provide community outreach to increase awareness of and access to services, with an emphasis on minority and underserved populations.
- Give sexual assault awareness and prevention education presentations to community groups, schools, social service agencies, and other groups as needed.
- Attend community meetings and represent the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay professionally.
- Develop and maintain relationships with medical, legal, mental health, and social service systems to better advocate for survivors.
- Accompany clients to legal and medical appointments related to their experience with sexual violence.
- Assist clients with Crime Victim Compensation applications and filing injunctions for protection through the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
- Maintain updated information about Hillsborough County community resources.
- Use the empowerment model to develop safety plans with clients.
- Develop positive, collaborative relationships with other agencies.
- Attend SAS department and other required Crisis Center of Tampa Bay meetings.
- Participate in the performance quality improvement process and use data to improve client services and outcomes.
- Comply with Crisis Center and partner-agency policies and procedures, as well as HIPAA regulations.
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Intern
