Sojourner Advocate

2 weeks ago

Milwaukee, United States Sojourner Family Peace Center Full time

**Sojourner Advocate - Restraining Order**

Full Time (40 hours), Shift: Monday-Friday, 10am-6pm four days a week and 11am-7pm one day a week

Sojourner Family Peace Center employs dedicated, hardworking professionals who want to be of service to others and make a difference in Milwaukee and surrounding communities. If you have a desire to help support survivors and work with passionate colleagues, whose personal and professional experience is as diverse as the clients we serve, this may be the position for you.

Our Core Values Are: Respect. Diversity & Inclusion. Leadership & Accountability. Courage. Integrity.

**Overview**

A Sojourner Advocate in the Restraining Order Office collaborates with all Sojourner Family Peace Center staff to assist clients safety planning, community resources, and legal assistance. The Advocate supports victims of domestic abuse, harassment, individuals at risk and child abuse seeking temporary restraining orders and injunctions.

**Total Rewards Program We Provide**
- Competitive Salary, $20.00, $21.50 bilingual
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Group Life Insurance
- Generous 403B Retirement Plan with Match
- Comprehensive Wellness Program
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- 5 Wellness Days in 2024
- 10 Paid Holidays
- Therapy Dog on site twice a month
- Employee Assistance Program
- Voluntary Benefits through Colonial Life Insurance
- Generous PTO Policy
- Professional Development Opportunities

**Experience**
- Associate's or Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in social work, criminal justice, human services, or relevant field is preferred but not required.
- Knowledge of the domestic violence victim advocacy service system through direct work experience is preferred.
- Preferred minimum two-years of experience in advocacy, human services, or related field; or a combination of education and experience.

**What are the Job Responsibilities?**
- Collaborate with all Sojourner Family Peace Center staff to assist clients and ensure all safety planning, community resource and legal assistance needs are met, among others. Make client referrals to agency and community resources as needed.
- Provide legal advocacy to victims of domestic abuse, harassment, juvenile harassment, individuals at risk and child abuse seeking temporary restraining orders and injunctions.
- Accompany clients to legal proceedings as requested or necessary; become knowledgeable about basic proceedings in criminal, civil and family law in order to assist and support clients understanding and navigation of these systems.
- Provide services including follow-up telephone calls, information and referral to other services, preparation for the final injunction hearing, and accompanying victims to court. Document all contacts.
- Complete intakes with clients to help identify individual needs and assist with the development of a personal action plan built on formal/informal supports and community resources outlining goals and expectations. Utilize independent critical skills to identify additional challenges such as AODA and mental health issues that can present at varying levels of severity.
- Work with external partners such as the police, district attorney’s office and school systems among others, to maximize the effectiveness of restraining orders and injunctions for clients.
- Provide backup support to other internal programs, specifically the FPC Advocacy Program (i.e. District Attorney Sojourner Advocates and Sojourner Advocates).
- Maintain a full understanding of onsite FPC partners including what services are provided and how to make appropriate referrals. Know community resources and maintain active connections to them.
- Assess clients for emergency legal needs and refer them to the staff paralegal and attorneys at Legal Action Wisconsin or other legal resources.
- Must possess basic knowledge of de-escalation techniques and utilize when necessary.
- Have working knowledge and ability to perform Danger Assessment, LAP (Lethality Assessment Program), and other relevant screening tools.
- Assist non-English speaking clients by walking them through all the steps of the restraining order filing process. Ensure language accessibility and utilize professional interpretation services when appropriate.
- Remain informed about legislation, issues and concerns in court systems.
- Collect, maintain and report client data, computerized and hard copy files.
- Maintain client files, including outcome information.
- Assist with gathering and compiling advocacy statistics and assist with reports to funding sources.

**What are we looking for?**
- Caring personality with the ability to maintain positive work relationships with diverse groups of people.
- Respectful and accepting of the choices of others and ability to inform clients about choices without exercising undue influence in regards to their decisions.
- Professionals who can remain calm and helpful when others are in crisis

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