Victim Advocate 1 (KRCC - Rising Center - Perry County)

Title: Victim Advocate 1

Location: Kentucky River Community Care/Rising Center Hazard, KY

Employment type: Regular Full-Time

Credentials required: High School/GED with relevant experience in human services field or court system preferred.

Special Skills/Knowledge Required: Must have knowledge of Microsoft Word/Excel, working with general office equipment (computer, telephone, etc.) Knowledge about mental health, trauma, sexual violence work and working professionally with others

Primary functions:

1. Providing medical and legal advocacy to clients, this includes medical and legal accompaniment this includes going to the hospital and court and jail system with clients.
2. Preparing and maintaining mandatory reports and statistics.
3. Obtaining required training and education hours to meet state/program requirements.
4. Providing victims assistance through the victim impact statements and assisting with victims compensation
5. Provide information about community resources and explaining the services of the Victim Assistance Program.
6. Conduct and/or assist in public education and awareness events.
7. Provide outpatient referral and follow-up with appropriate service agencies as required.
8. Participate with process improvement activities as directed.
9. Provide in-person and crisis line responses to sexual assault crisis situations within office hours as necessary and requested.
10. Other duties as assigned, such as completion of duties within specified time frames and review of supervisor’s record of assigned duties/completion dates.

Shift/Days & Work Hours: Monday - Friday.  8:00am - 4:30pm

VOCA Grant funded

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