Domestic Violence Advocate

2 weeks ago

Bethpage, New York, United States The Safe Center LI Full time
Job Title: Safe Home Advocate

Join The Safe Center LI, a leading provider of services to victims of interpersonal violence in Nassau County, as a Safe Home Advocate. In this role, you will provide advocacy, supportive, life skills, and transportation services for our residential clients and support the agency's 24-hour hotline.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Provide advocacy and accompaniment services for adult and child clients at the Safe Home, including support with Department of Social Services, schools, housing, outside agencies, law enforcement, courts, and other entities.
  • Answer calls from the agency hotline, providing information, referrals, and crisis intervention.
  • Conduct follow-ups via phone with potential clients who have reported instances of interpersonal violence.
  • Input data on agency responses to reports of interpersonal violence.
  • Transport clients to necessary appointments using agency vehicles.
  • Conduct shelter intakes and orientation of new clients.
  • Clean and prepare rooms when clients leave, process new client belongings for health and safety.
  • Assist clients in learning how to use public transportation and become acquainted with surrounding community resources.
  • Provide safety planning for client travel, use of technology, and other related matters.
  • Monitor daily activities of clients while in the house, as well as respond to phone and door.
  • Assist with monitoring of children when necessary.
  • Use of shelter's fire and security system, conduct monthly fire drills.
  • Maintain logs daily, detailing distribution of funds, metro cards, etc.
  • Daily entries in client database and log, detailing client engagement.
  • Ordering/shopping for house items such as bedding, food, toiletries, toys, etc.
  • Inventory and management of groceries, household, office, and emergency preparedness supplies.
  • Distribute personal care, household, and baby-related items to clients.
  • Organizing special events and celebrations.
  • Conduct weekly house meetings and creative workshops.
  • Additional responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.
Requirements:
  • Associates Degree and/or one-year relevant work experience, including paid or volunteer work experience with victims of domestic violence and/or in the direct provision of human services.
  • Residential and/or shelter experience preferred.
  • Ability to work holidays as assigned by supervisor and provide coverage for support staff as needed.
  • Ability to work out of other locations in cases of emergency and relocation of shelter clients is required.
  • Maintain a valid driver's license.
  • Ability to utilize an agency vehicle to transport clients to necessary appointments.
  • Ability to use email, computer, fax machine.
  • Lifting and moving of household and client items.
Work Schedule:

Tuesday – Saturday, 4pm-12am.

Salary:

$38,000 yearly salary, additional $5,000 if bilingual, additional $1,000 if schedule includes a weekend shift.

The Safe Center LI is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, parental or familial status, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, status as a protected veteran, military service, housing status, other non-merit factors, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

The Safe Center LI believes that diversity and inclusion are critical to providing comprehensive and quality services to the communities we serve. Our goal is to hire, promote, and retain a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve, at all job levels. We encourage those with lived experiences in the communities we serve to apply.

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