Sexual Assault Program Generalist

Status: Full-time

Hours: 40 hours per week (32 work, 8 company-sponsored time)

Company Sponsored Time: We offer a 4-day, 32-hour work week, and YWCA will provide this role 8 hours of Company Sponsored Time for you to use on Fridays to maintain work-life balance while maintaining pay at 40 hours a week

Pay Range: $26.00/hr + $1 bilingual differential

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Position Specific Responsibilities

• Provide direct services including general, medical, and legal advocacy to primary victims/survivors and/or secondary victims/survivors such as family, friends, and guardians including on-site and off-site locations which may include but is not limited to:
• Support and information over the phone, in person, and via video conferencing software.
• In-person or virtual advocacy as needed at schools, Clark County Juvenile Detention Center, Clark County Jail, Children’s Justice Center, Clark County Courthouse and various police precinct stations.
• Provide in-person or virtual support[LS1]  during medical forensic exams at Peace Health or Legacy Salmon Creek emergency rooms.
• Communicate with law enforcement, legal agencies, community organizations/partners, county/state/federal agencies, national organizatons/partners[LS2] , universities, families, and other relevant programs as needed to provide survivor directed support.
• Refer sexual assault program participants to other YWCA Clark County programs according to participant needs and program procedures.
• Monitor warrant cases and communicate with legal agencies and families as appropriate. 
• Work with the program director to establish and effectively manage an active case load and provide advocacy to ongoing cases. 
• Document and report participant related information in a manner that complies with federal and state requirements as well as in conjunction with program and organization policies and procedures. 
• Attend community and outreach events at the direction of the program mangager.
• Attend further education, training, and certification opportunities with director approval.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with community partners and organizations.
• Make mandatory reports as legally required.
• Collaborate as a team on program special events.
• Document and report in a timely manner participant related information, complying with federal and state requirements as well as program and organization policies and procedures. 
• Ensure comprehension of program and organizational policies and procedures and follow them. 
• Track hours worked and turn in monthly timesheet to supervisor on time. 

Generalist Specific Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and co-facilitate Sexual Assault Advocacy Core trainings including:
• In conjunction with Compliance Specialist, maintain and update training curriculum and physical and digital materials to ensure information remains current and aligned with evolving trauma-informed practices, policies, legal systems, technologies, and program requirements while maintaining accreditation standards.
• Coordinate scheduling, communication, and co-facilitator staffing for Sexual Assault Advocacy Core trainings, typically consisting of three annual training sessions or as needed based on program demand.
• Ensure staff and volunteer trainees receive accurate training information and complete required initial SA advocacy trainings, including YWCA CORE trainings.
• Develop, coordinate, and facilitate make-up trainings to ensure advocates and volunteers who miss required Sexual Assault Advocacy Core training sessions complete all required training components.
• Co-facilitate SAP-led evening YWCA CORE training sessions held three times per year.
• Communicate regularly with Program Director regarding training needs, updates, participation, and compliance.
• Assist with coordination of Sexual Assault Program volunteers including:
• Assist Program Director with staff and volunteer interview processes, including participation in interviews and onboarding support as requested.
• Coordinate with Volunteer Coordinator regarding training attendance, participation and documentation of all volunteer hours.
• Assist Program Director in coordinating coverage for on-call shifts as needed. Ensure that accurate on-call coverage schedule is sent out weekly by Thursday end of day.
• Assist Advocacy Speciailists with coordinating and co-facilitating survivor-centered support groups as needed.
• Mentor advocates and volunteers in empowerment-based advocacy practices as needed.
• Assist program director with grant applications and reporting. 

There is a strong social justice component to all positions within YWCA Clark County, requiring critical thinking through the lens of racism and intersections with poverty. Knowing the core principles of anti-racism and grounding those principles in everyday work are required job skills and core values.

Minimum education and experience: 

• High school diploma or G.E.D. required.
• Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent work experience working with survivors of trauma.
• Minimum of two years of experience providing sexual assault-specific advocacy services to survivors.
• Must be able to pass criminal background check which precludes any conviction in the WA Administration code found on: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=170-06-0120.
• Occasional nights and/or weekends required.

Language fluency: verbally and in writing, clearly communicate with participants, co-workers, and community partners in English as needed. Bilingual skills preferred.

Strong time management skills: effectively manage a supervisor determined case load, related paperwork, and respond to requests and questions. 

Ability to work in a self-directed manner: effectively engage in work-related research as needed to support the participants, program operations, or as requested by supervisor.

Ability to work in a team: consistently convey an open, respectful, and solution-oriented approach to addressing challenges, completing work tasks, and when providing or requesting feedback. 

Ability to work at a higher level: demonstrate unwavering integrity by taking accountability for mistakes, doing what’s needed to correct them, and supporting fellow co-workers to do the same. 

Ability to maintain strong boundaries: use work time to support the program and organization in a manner that supports our participant’s right to privacy. 

Strong critical thinking skills: in a self-directed manner, resolve challenges and answer questions while knowing when it’s time to stop and seek additional guidance and/or direction. 

Ability to achieve greatness: good employees make sure the day-to-day work gets done; great employees do so while in a way that fosters communication within their program and their own professional growth. 

Strong technological skills: strong working knowledge of the MS suite of products, various internet browsers, and video conferencing platforms.

Unparalleled soft-skills: with little to no prompting, adapt work and communication style to mitigate and/or de-escalate, improve the ability to support our participants and forge lasting and mutually beneficial professional relationships.

Strong advocacy skills: utilize empowerment-based advocacy to support participants in a manner that supports the organization’s core values, goals of the program, and organization’s overall mission. 

Strong crisis management skills: effectively and respectfully communicate often-times complex and emotionally charged information to participants, law-enforcement, court officials, co-workers, and supervisor. 

Self-awareness: ability to recognize impact of working with survivors of trauma and willingness to incorporate vicarious resiliency practices.

Don't meet every single requirement after reading through this post? You may be just the right candidate for the role or future roles, and please know we value lived experience! Studies have shown that due to white supremacy culture, systemically oppressed communities are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. YWCA Clark County is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways.