Part-Time Domestic Shelter Advocate (Columbia County)

Job Title: Domestic Violence Shelter Advocate

Department: Shelter Program - Columbia County

Schedule: 32-hour work week with the following scheduled hours

• Saturday/Sunday 12a-12p
• Tuesday 12a-8a

Supervisor: Shelter Coordinator

Starting Pay Rate: $15/hour

General Description: The Shelter Advocate has front-line responsibility for the safety of survivors of domestic violence, their children and survivors of sexual assault. The Shelter Advocate understands the need for confidentiality, follows all job requirements to ensure participant safety, provides an environment of encouragement, compassion, and support for those we serve, answers the 24/7 crisis helpline, documents services provided to survivors into the survivor records database, prepares rooms for new residents, conducts routine shelter checks, maintains high standards of security, and attends shelter team and all staff meetings.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Follow policies, procedures, and rules of the organization.
• Serve as a role model and demonstrate, encourage, and offer direction in fairness, consistency, attentiveness, ability to work with others, appropriate dress and appearance, and effective conflict resolution.
• Provides empowerment-based trauma-informed direct services to survivors of domestic abuse and their children including support, advocacy crisis intervention, safety planning, parenting support, information, and referrals.
• Answer the crisis helpline and provide callers with empowerment-based counseling, guidance, emotional support, information and referrals.
• Assess all helpline callers for services, level of lethality, and safety planning needs.
• Assists with the daily living needs of shelter participants.
• Provide transportation as needed for participants.
• Facilitates cooperative living, peer support, and resident participation in shelter programming.
• Models and actively promotes positive, nurturing interactions between adults and children in the shelter.
• Assist participants with Victim Compensation/Relocation applications through the office of the Attorney General.
• Models non-violent conflict resolution and uses non-violent forms of guidance.
• Conducts weekly support groups with participants.
• Maintains record keeping as required and completes all paperwork and entries into the participants' records database by the end of each shift.
• Packs participants'/families' belongings upon departure; cleans/sanitizes rooms after exit; prepares room for next participant.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Possess a caring, honest, cooperative nature, and a supportive, sensitive, and empathetic personality.
• Ability to be flexible while maintaining a positive attitude.
• Maintain effective and cooperative relationships with community partners, participants, other employees, and volunteers.
• Ability to assume responsibility and accountability for projects outside of the scope of normal duties and job description as necessary to help the team.
• Pre-employment screenings:
• Required to pass a Level II Fingerprinting background reviewPre-employment drug screeningMotor Vehicle Records CheckProof of current liability car insurance
• Qualifications:
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Valid driver's license and liability car insurance
• Ability to pass pre-employment drug screening
• Ability to pass Level II background check
• Ability to maintain confidentiality - including, but limited to, personal, medical, legal, counseling, and services.
• Previous experience working with trauma survivors is strongly preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent computer skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office ( i.e., Word, Excel, etc.)
• Ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Willingness to learn and train on operating systems.

Perks & Benefits: (Benefits after 90 days)

• Starting Pay Rate: $15/hour
• Health insurance with low employee premiums.
• Vision, dental, life, long & short-term disability insurance at no cost to you.
• Paid training

Another Way, Inc. website: Anotherwayinc.org

Please send a current resume and a cover letter stating why you are interested in and our qualified for the Domestic Violence Shelter Advocate to info@anotherwayinc.org. Please include the Domestic Violence Shelter Advocate position in the subject line. Resumes submitted without a cover letter will not be reviewed.

Equal Employment Opportunity at Another Way: Another Way, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability/disability, health/mental health status, pregnancy, citizenship, immigration status, marital status, military status, genetic information or language spoken. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities in the employment application process. If you need an accommodation due to a disability, call 386-719-2700 or email info@anotherwayinc.org

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From $15.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Evening shift
• Every weekend
• Holidays
• Night shift
• On call
• Overnight shift

Application Question(s):

• This job requires you to be able to pass a background check with finger prints, as well as a motor vehicle driving record check.

Can you pass a level II finger printing and background check?
Are you able to pass a motor vehicle driving record check without issue?

Experience:

• Computer skills: 1 year (Preferred)

Language:

• any foreign language (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License and insurance (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Columbia County, FL: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person