Victim Advocate

City of Aurora • Norfolk, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Victim Advocates are Career Service employees within the Aurora Police Department. Their primary focus is to perform crisis intervention work, both on-scene and follow-up contacts to provide support, intervention, information, and resources to victims of crimes, in accordance with the Crime Victim Rights Act in Colorado.

Requirements

• Associate degree in Psychology, Criminal Justice, Social Work, or directly related field
• Two (2) years of human services related experience
• At least six (6) months of experience working with victims of a crime
• Listen with a strong sense of compassion and empathy
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, volunteers, victims, and citizens
• Handle sensitive and stressful situations with tact and diplomacy
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Relate to people with a wide variety of needs and concerns while maintaining patience and understanding
• Sedentary physical work requiring ability to lift 10 pounds with or without assistance
• Occasional lifting, carrying, walking, and standing
• Hand/eye coordination to operate office equipment
• Vision for reading, recording, and interpreting reports and other documents
• Frequent speech communication and hearing to maintain communication with employees and citizens
• Foot/eye coordination to operate a motor vehicle

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual, Spanish speaking skills highly desirable

Responsibilities

• Responds to crisis situations reported to the police department
• Assesses victim needs and provides intervention, comfort, and/or referral to supportive agencies and for other services
• Provides victim follow-up contact or initiates outreach contact
• Provides referral information and facilitates financial compensation
• Acts as liaison between victim and investigators or patrol officers
• Assists victim during the investigative process
• Works closely with judicial system personnel
• Acts as liaison between victim and other agencies such as employer
• Educates victims on their mandated rights
• Aids in the return of victim’s property
• Provides victim with case status
• Assists in training volunteers
• Assists with education of police personnel regarding victim/witness services as well as the Victim Rights Act
• Assists in providing training and education to outside agencies and community groups regarding victim related issues
• Must have a 30-minute response time to incidents within the City of Aurora
• Performs additional duties as assigned

Benefits

• Sick leave in accordance with the Healthy Families and Workplace Act
• Generous paid leave program
• 100% funded Employee and Family Care Leave Program
• Retirement pension plan and 457b plans available
• Subsidized recreation center pass, on-site fitness centers and wellness programs
• Continued education and career advancement opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree