Community Advocate Jobs in Oregon (NOW HIRING)

Essential Functions:

• Provides support, crisis intervention, advocacy, referral, education and information to American Indian/Alaska Native victims/survivors of sexual and domestic
• Ability to respond to emergency situations and provide crisis interventions to victims of sex trafficking, stalking, dating violence domestic violence and sexual
• Responds to rotating 24-hour crisis line schedule, after business
• Provides case management support in program shelter and advocacy
• Supports shelter residence in independent living
• Assists with protection orders, safety planning, transportation, accompaniment to medical care, legal advocacy, financial assistance, coordinate client appointments
• Supports shelter residents in identifying long and short- term goal and assist with
• Provides presentations/education, community outreach about our program services to tribal

departments and community providing awareness to domestic and sexual violence.

• Facilitates conflict resolution and maintains appropriate
• Maintains confidential files and practices confidentiality of information and individuals as required by State and Federal laws and in the employee
• Manages donations, sorts, organizes and distributes necessary items to residents for general Prepares rooms in shelter for incoming residents.
• Performs a variety of other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Education, Experience, and Licenses:

• Requires an Associate’s degree in Criminal Justice, Human Services, or a similar field of study and two (2) years of directly related work experience working with domestic violence survivors or youth and families preferably in direct services with survivors or other crisis response.
• OR equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Driving Requirements:

• Employees may be required to drive for work-related purposes and must maintain a valid Oregon

Driver’s License (ODL), meet company vehicle insurance requirements, and provide proof of personal vehicle insurance.

Qualifications, Registrations, and Certifications:

• A demonstrated understanding of problems of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, human trafficking and stalking committed against Indian women and girls.
• Familiarity with the role of community-based and tribally based programs in the prevention, intervention, and treatment of sexual and domestic violence.
• Ability to work with a wide variety of people, including clients, general public, community, tribal agencies, and other agencies, and to communicate effectively and relate to American Indian/Alaska Native clients and program staff.
• Ability to network effectively with community and tribal agencies and with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ability to meet and deal with a variety of managers, supervisors, clients, and the general public. To work independently toward broad objectives and be self-motivated to accomplish them.
• Ability to plan, direct, control, and coordinate work in situations where numerous diverse demands are involved and the ability to implement comprehensive program services.
• A demonstrated ability to assess a wide range of needs from victims of crime.
• Effective communication skills (oral and written), including the ability to make presentations to and work with diverse groups of people, including Tribal members, Tribal elders and the general public.
• Experience working with computer and office equipment (printer/fax machines) in addition to knowledge of Microsoft products.
• Must not be a Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention Program previous client within the last 12 months. (Note: If you apply and were a previous client during that timeframe, you are giving the Domestic Violence Program Coordinator permission to notify HR and/or your hiring panel that you were a client.)
• Ability to work independently and maintain client files, track
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including evenings, weekends, Holidays, and various shifts.
• Ability to respond to rotating 24-hour crisis line schedule, after business
• Must not be a Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention Program previous client within the last 12 months. (Note: If you apply and were a previous client during that timeframe, you are giving the Domestic Violence Program Coordinator permission to notify HR and/or your hiring panel that you were a client.)
• Knowledge of and sensitivity to Native American culture required.

Environmental Factors and Conditions/Physical Requirements:

• Continually requires the ability to express or receive detailed information or important instructions through oral communication.
• Continually requires working with fingers rather than the whole hand or arm. Requires repetitive movement of wrists, hands and/or fingers. Often requires walking or moving about to accomplish tasks.
• Requires standing and/or sitting for sustained periods of time, raising objects from a lower to a higher position and/or moving objects horizontally.
• Occasionally requires lifting of up to 50 pounds.
• This position is frequently subject to inside environmental conditions which provide protection from weather conditions, but not necessarily from temperature changes, and is occasionally subject to outside environmental conditions.

• Supports a safe work environment by performing all duties in accordance with Tribal safety policies and procedures, and Emergency Management Plan.

• Due to the nature of the interactions with other employees and the public we serve, employees may be required to provide documentation of, or receive, certain health vaccinations.
• May be called upon to serve as a Disaster Reservist during emergencies.
• Local travel is frequently required. Travel outside of the state is infrequently required.
• Often requires driving shorter local distances (less than 75 miles).
• Occasionally requires driving clients or families shorter local distances (less than 75 miles).

Background Check:

• Candidates for this position will be subject to criminal and character background checks and may be subject to fingerprinting.