Overview
Direct Service Advocate – DV/ SV Jobs in Ossipee, NH at Starting Point: Services for Victims of Domestic & Sexual Violence
Overview
Join our dedicated team as a Direct Service Advocate specializing in Domestic Violence (DV) and Sexual Violence (SV) support. In this vital role, you will serve as a compassionate and proactive resource for individuals and families affected by abuse, providing essential advocacy, crisis intervention, and guidance through complex emotional and legal landscapes. Your energetic approach will empower survivors to navigate their paths toward safety, healing, and independence. This position offers an opportunity to make a meaningful difference every day by championing safety, resilience, and hope.
Responsibilities
- Provide survivor-driven, trauma-informed crisis intervention and advocacy using the empowerment model to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and trafficking.
- Communicate client concerns, safety issues, and coordination needs to Program Managers.
- Participate in team meetings, case reviews, and required training.
- Uphold trauma-informed and survivor-centered practice.
- Provide support for parents of children who have experienced Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES).
- Assist families with the establishment of financial goals and financial planning toward the goal of obtaining permanent housing, through financial literacy and other supports.
- Provide direct assistance to victims in completing applications for housing and other public assistance, solving transportation barriers, securing affordable childcare, and accessing other supportive community programs.
- Provide information and assistance to clients seeking victim compensation benefits.
- Utilize strong de-escalation and empowerment skills to best support survivors and their families in identifying their own needs and goals and increasing survivors’ safety.
- Answer the agency’s phone and provide direct services to walk-in clients during office hours.
- Offer in-person support and accompaniment at hospitals, police departments, courts, Child Advocacy Centers, and other service locations.
- Provide transportation for clients when appropriate and in accordance with agency policy.
- Deliver support group facilitation on a rotating basis.
- Assist with volunteer training sessions in areas of expertise, as coordinated by Program Managers.
- Assist with receiving donations and supplies, loading, unloading, and restocking.
- Maintain timely, accurate, and confidential documentation of all client interactions in accordance with NHCADSV Program Standards.
- Hotline & Emergency Response (5%)
- Participate in the agency’s crisis line rotation, providing phone-based crisis intervention, safety planning, and referrals.
- Assist with emergency response as needed, according to NHCADSV Program Standards.
Pay: $20.00 – $24.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Mileage reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Title: Direct Service Advocate – DV/ SV
Company: Starting Point: Services for Victims of Domestic & Sexual Violence
Location: Ossipee, NH
