Family Advocate

4 weeks ago

San Carlos, California, United States Rape Trauma Services Full time
Job Description

Rape Trauma Services (RTS) is seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Family Advocate to join our team in San Mateo County. As a Family Advocate, you will play a critical role in providing support and services to families affected by child sexual abuse.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Coordinate RTS' efforts to ensure quality clinical and advocacy services to San Mateo County families.
  • Maintain a positive and professional working relationship with volunteers, clients, and community partners.
  • Collaborate with the Advocacy Program Manager to oversee and schedule Staff SACs to support youths and families at the Child Advocacy Center.
  • Meet regularly with multi-disciplinary team members to discuss case collaboration and consultation.
  • Follow-up with youths and families who have been seen at the CAC and the Keller Center.
  • Assess immediate needs of families and create family care plans, including warm referrals to family partners.
  • Provide crisis intervention and psycho-education to non-offending parents and youth.
  • Assess needs at the CAC to best provide support to families and make their time there as comfortable as possible.
  • Collaborate with the Counseling team regarding in-take, assessments, and case assignments.
  • Provide direct trauma counseling services, accompaniment, and advocacy to children, adults, and families.
  • Collaborate in planning and implementing outreach efforts in San Mateo County.
  • Participate in weekly group and individual mentoring.
  • Serve on RTS' 24-hour Crisis Line, including overnights.
Requirements:
  • Master's degree in Social Work (MSW) required with a specialization in clinical practice.
  • Bilingual Spanish/English speaker required.
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience working as an advocate and/or providing crisis intervention for youths and/or families.
  • Experience in a supervisory role desired.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, oral and written, including ability to listen, clarify, validate, and respectfully challenge.
  • Ability to support the skill development of all Staff.
  • Strong interest in and commitment to developing and/or expanding trauma-focused counseling and advocacy skills.
  • Ability to take initiative, provide leadership combined with openness and patience in learning agency culture.
  • Ability to balance autonomy, accountability, and collaboration.
  • Ability to manage many projects simultaneously while attending to detail and quality.
  • Ability to effectively outreach to various communities while balancing humility and confidence.
  • Must be familiar and experienced with using relationship-based and trauma-informed care.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PPT), Google Suite, and other commonly used applications.
Benefits:
  • $68,000 - $72,000/Year DOE + 5% pay differential for bilingual Spanish/English fluency.
  • Benefits package includes 20 days of PTO accrued/year, retirement plan, healthcare, vision, and dental.
How to Apply:

Please submit your resume and a cover letter via email to careers@rapetraumaservices.org clearly labeled "Attn: CAC Family Advocate - Your Name". In the required cover letter, please address the complexities in providing services for families that have experienced generational trauma. Your cover letter should be succinct and not exceed one page. Resumes without a cover letter will not be considered.

We strongly encourage individuals who can represent one or more underserved populations in San Mateo County (e.g., people of color, people who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, people with disabilities, immigrants).

Position open until filled.

RTS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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