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Location: Gloucester County, NJ
Job Type/Status: Relief
POSITION SUMMARY:
We are looking for an experienced, responsible, and organized individual to fill the Residential Advocate position working with the Services Empowering Rights of Victims (SERV) program. SERV provides crisis intervention, counseling, and support to survivors of sexual violence, domestic violence, and human trafficking. The program provides personalized care to help people follow a path to healing. The Residential Advocate must successfully complete 40 hour Domestic Violence training and the New Jersey State Confidential Sexual Violence Advocate Training provided by SERV. This is a part time/ relief position. Required schedule varies. Bilingual in English and Spanish applicants strongly encouraged to apply!
Duties and Responsibilities:
The Residential Advocates assist with operating the 24/7 crisis hotlines for domestic violence and sexual assault survivors, family members as well as law enforcement, hospital ect. The RA also assists with residents in the domestic violence safe house and are responsible for ensuring the safety and security of the campus. They answer all hotline calls/administrative calls as well as offer crisis intervention, phone counseling, and referrals for victims and survivors of sexual violence and domestic violence. The Residential Advocate provides intake for incoming residents and maintains residential client files. The Residential Advocate assists with maintaining the Safe House including cleaning, organizing, making photocopies and completing daily duties. They provide house meetings for residents, assist all residents with requirements needed to ensure their well-being and provide victims with case-related medical and legal information. The Residential Advocate assists with the on-call schedule as needed and assists with office procedures pertinent to the operations of the program. The Residential Advocate ensures the safety and security of the Safe House Campus and ensures the residents follow Safe House Expectations.
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Benefits:
At the Center for Family Services our employees are our greatest resource and we are committed to investing in our staff. We offer a competitive benefits package as well as ongoing resources that will support staff on their personal and professional journey.*
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CFS is an equal opportunity employer-people of color, people with disabilities, women, and LGBTQ /nonbinary candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Survivors of sexual violence, domestic violence, and human trafficking are strongly encouraged to apply.
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