Victim Advocate:
3 months ago
**Job Title**:
**Bilingual Victim Advocate (Yonkers)**
**Reports To**:
**The Bilingual Victim Advocate will report to the Yonkers Site Supervisor.**
**Job Overview**:
**The Bilingual Victim Advocate provides direct services to victims of crime. Provide general victim advocacy/counseling; court accompaniment and filing victim compensation claims, including documentation, data collection and reporting; ensuring community awareness of and access to services and comprehensive care of victim-survivors. Services will be provided at a VAS office or other partner offices.**
**Responsibilities and Duties**
- **Provide OVS information, emergency awards and assistance to all victims of crime.**:
- **Provide in-person & phone counseling to primary and secondary victims of crime**:
- **Provide follow-up and information/referrals regarding local resources as well as provide advocacy to clients in person and through phone contacts.**:
- **Court/Law Enforcement/DA/Social Service Agency/Hospital accompaniment/advocacy.**:
- **Provide all other crime victim services as needed.**:
- **Produce monthly reports as required by the agency and funders.**:
- **Work with supervisor on professional development on an on-going basis.**
**Qualifications**
- BA/BS Preferred (Social Services, Criminal Justice, Counseling, etc)
- Excellent writing skills, public speaking skills and presentation skills.
- Impeccable organizational skills.
- Driver’s license and car required (for client accompaniment and agency meetings)
- Highly motivated and self-starter.
- Fluent in Spanish required.
Starting Salary: $45,000
Pay: $45,000.00 - $48,000.00 per year
**Benefits**:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
**Education**:
- Bachelor's (required)
**Language**:
- Spanish (required)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (required)
Ability to Commute:
- Yonkers, NY 10701 (required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Yonkers, NY 10701: Relocate before starting work (required)
Willingness to travel:
- 25% (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Yonkers, NY 10701