YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish · 16 hours ago
Community Advocate, Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Renton, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$23/hr - $28/hr
1+ years expYWCA Seattle King Snohomish is the region’s largest non-profit organization focused on the needs of women and families. The Community Advocate will provide culturally relevant services to survivors of domestic violence and commercial sexual exploitation, offering trauma-informed advocacy and support in navigating various legal and social systems.
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Responsibilities
Provide support to clients in navigating various institutions (i.e. Support clients and legal systems including assistance with filing protection orders, breaking leases, relocations, CPS, and interactions with law enforcement
Responds to referrals and calls within required time frame
Conducts intakes with new clients, including screening for eligibility and determining essential needs
Housing assessments for new move-ins for emergency shelter
Provide crisis intervention advocacy
Collects and completes reporting and quarterly narratives using data and statistical information
Develop and maintain relations with community partners and attend community meetings
Facilitate and create presentations that are relevant to associated partners and offers services
Engage in community networking activities to both increase access to services for survivors furthest away from opportunity specifically Black and African American survivors
Maintain 20 hours of continued education hours about advocacy-based Domestic Violence
Actively engages in agency-wide Race and Social Justice Initiative (RSJI) and strives for racially equitable outcomes; takes responsibility for creating and maintaining a safe and welcoming community by making room for populations who routinely encounter system oppressions
Qualification
Required
(1) year of Direct Social Service experience or translatable lived experience in lieu of a social services degree
Strong orientation and familiarity toward system navigating multiple systems (i.e., municipal, superior courts, legal systems, and law enforcement)
Experience working with survivors from marginalized communities, specifically African American communities
Knowledgeable about gender-based violence, such as sexual assault, domestic violence, intimate partner violence and human trafficking
Skilled at using Microsoft office suite including Outlook, Calendar, Teams, excel and virtual meeting technology such as ZOOM
Valid Driver's License and ability to travel independently between multiple work sites within a day
Willingness to complete a minimum of 20 hours of initial basic training that covers: advocacy-based counseling, history of domestic violence, safety planning and crisis intervention
Benefits
Medical insurance
Retirement plan
Generous vacation
Holiday and sick leave plans
Fidelity 403b Plan
YWCA Retirement Fund with 14% employer contribution
Company
YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish
Founded in 1894, the YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish works to improve the lives of women of all ages, races and faiths, and their families.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$0.03MKey Investors
City of Seattle
2022-07-20Grant· $0.03M
Leadership Team
Maria Chavez Wilcox
Chief Executive Officer
Recent News
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2022-08-01
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