Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Salary: $22.66

Job Title:Knox (and Lincoln) Systems Advocate

Job Status:Regular, full-time (40hrs/wk) Estimated Annual Salary$47,132.80($22.66/hr)

Office Location: SASSMM BrunswickOfficeor SASSMM Searsport Office, withaminimum of2 daysof in-person work with clients and community partnersinKnox County.

Primary Responsibility:Toprovide direct advocacy andsupport to survivorsof sexual violence,particularly those engaged in the systems of criminal justice,law enforcement, and corrections, and healthcareinKnox andLincoln Counties.This position will serve as the primary point of contact for Knox County courts/police departments and to other local systems partners, while providing essential back-up systems advocacy in Lincoln County. The Systems Advocate will dedicate their time to strengthening multi-disciplinary collaboration by working closely with professionals in law enforcement, prosecution, courts, corrections, and healthcare to improve survivor access to trauma-informed, culturally responsive services.

Representative Duties:

Program and Services Delivery

• Provide crisis support services forsurvivorsand family members following a sexual assault

• Coordinateandrespondtoincomingclientservicerequestsatlocal courts

• Provide accompaniment and support ofsurvivorsduring policeinterviewsor other procedures involving law enforcement, legal proceedings, orforensic medical exams, restorative circles, school accompaniments,etc.

• Knox Countyaccompaniments will first go to the Systems AdvocateforKnox County,and then totheAdvocacyServices Coordinator for Knox & Waldo Counties, then to whomever is onSBU secondarily.

• Lincoln Countyaccompaniments will first go to the Systems Advocate forE. Cumberland/Sagadahoc/Lincoln Counties, and then to the Systems Advocate for Knox(and back up to Lincoln)Counties.

• Provide follow-upassistanceand support tosurvivorsand families,as needed

• Contribute to the development and implementation of services and trainings in response toand theprevention ofhumantrafficking

• Participate in MECASAsSystemsServicesprogramming, including the collection and sharing of data and best practices for any scheduled reports

• Maintain and input all statistical data required by funding and agency requirements

• Participate (bi-weekly) in one-on-one supervision with theAdvocacy ServicesCoordinatorto develop a workplan, ensure self-management and compliance with policies and data collection requirements, and toshare feedback and accountabilityregardingongoing projects

• Work incoordinationwithotherSystems and Rural Advocates forconsistency andcoverage of services

• Establish contact and collaborate with communityresources and referral sources

• Provide community-based advocacy and support services,asrequired, including support group services

• Attendidentifiedmeetings and initiatives that are relevant to the mission of the agency

• Attendat least 12 hours of professional development training per year, in consultation with theSystemsCoordinator

• AssisttheAdvocacyServicesCoordinator,asrequired

Client Services

• Complete SASSMM47 hoursAdvocate Training

• Participatein coverageofthe 24/7helpline and respond to all client or volunteer advocate needs associated withhelpline

• Support allclient needs asidentifiedvia thehelpline, the SASSMM office phone, affiliated schools, or other community partners

• Co-facilitate in-person or online support groups, as needed

• Perform other duties, as assigned

Qualifications:

• BachelorsDegree orequivalent work/life experiencein human services

• Excellentorganizational ability,oral and written communication skills

• Training or experience working with diverse and underserved populations

• Awareness of, and sensitivity to, issues of sexual violence

• Ability to respond to people in crisis and an open-minded nature

• Willingness to work flexible hours and respond to changing priorities

• Excellent computer literacy, organizational, facilitation, and oral and written communication skills

Accountability:AccountabletotheAdvocacyServices Coordinatorfor anyclient- relatedorsystemssupportin their respective counties of serviceoversight.Accountable to theExecutiveDirectorregardingall agency programming andoperations.

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