Victims Advocate

1 week ago

Phoenix, United States City of Phoenix Full time

Job ID
54122
- Location
Professional & Supervisory
- Full/Part Time
Full-Time
- Regular/Temporary
Temporary

**ABOUT THIS POSITION**:
The City of Phoenix Human Services Department is seeking Victim Advocates to join the Victim Services Division. This division provides comprehensive services to victims of domestic and sexual violence, homicide, and other violent crimes; and takes a leadership role in educating the community about the impact of violence.

Victim Advocates work onsite or provide mobile advocacy to victims of crime in the community and/or on-scene with law enforcement. They assist victims of violent crime, including domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, homicide, vehicular crimes, secondary victimization, and may assist in incidents which involve an officer-involved shooting and/or an in-custody death. Additionally, they interact with judges, prosecutors, detectives, patrol officers, and/or other governmental agencies, and may escort victims of crime to court and/or obtain orders of protection.

Responsibilities include:

- Explaining victims' rights
- Providing safety planning.
- Conducting lethality assessments.
- Providing community resources.
- Explaining investigative and criminal justice procedures to victims.
- Conducting assessments and crisis management for victims of crime cases.
- Coordinating referrals to various agencies.

The schedule for this position is from Monday-Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm. Occasionally after-hours and weekend community events are required.

**IDEAL CANDIDATE**:

- Knowledge and/or experience in safety planning, victim's rights, court system, social services, trauma and secondary trauma.
- Working knowledge of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE's).
- Ability to work as a team player and with the homeless population.
- Ability to provide trauma informed care.
- Proficiency using Microsoft Word and Excel.

**SALARY**:
Pay Range: $21.54 to $42.64 per hour.

Hiring Range: $21.54 to $31.82 per hour.

**Pay Range Explanation**:

- Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
- Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

**BENEFITS**:
A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:
Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions,
- for more details: Pension Information.
- 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions.
- Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans.
- Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan.
- Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually.
- Dental, vision, and life insurance options.
- Employer paid long-term disability.
- Free Bus/light rail pass.
- Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year.
- Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days.
- Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period.
- Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi.

For more details, visit: Unit 007 Benefits

**MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Two years of experience in casework management, counseling, working with crime victims, or related activities.
- Bachelor's degree in social work or a related field.
- Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
- The City job description can be found here.
- Some positions require the use of personal or City vehicles on City business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid driver's license and have an acceptable driving record. Use of a personal vehicle for City business will be prohibited if the employee is not authorized to drive a City vehicle or if the employee does not have personal insurance coverage. For information regarding pre-screening and driving positions,

**PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS**:
The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:

- Experience working with domestic violence, sexual violence, and homicide.
- Experience working with victims of crime in an advocacy field.
- Experience providing mobile advocacy or services in the community.
- Spanish speaking (preferred but not required).

**RECRUITMENT DATES**:
Recruitment closes May 9, 2024. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list._ _This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.

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