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DV Co-location Advocate (DVCLA)

9 days ago

Chicago

Job Description TITLE: Domestic Violence, Co-Located Advocate (DVCLA) FT/PT: Full time (35+ hours per week, may include some evenings and weekends) CLASSIFICATION: Non -Exempt- Salaried SALARY: $50,000.00 PAY GROUP: Level 17 REPORTS TO: Chief Operations Officer/Program Services Director SUPERVISES: N/A FUNCTION: The Domestic Violence Co-Located Advocate (DVCLA) is to enhance the effectiveness of the child welfare interventions into the lives of families experiencing domestic violence. The domestic violence advocate for the Domestic Violence Co-located Project (DVCLP) is responsible for providing support to both child welfare professionals working with families experiencing domestic violence and to all members of the family experiencing domestic violence and child welfare interventions. This position partners with DCFS to specifically target the shared goals of the domestic violence community and DCFS to end violence in Illinois families, reduce risk, enhance the safety of adult and child survivors, foster offender accountability, support parental strengths and protective capacities, and improve outcomes for children and families experiencing domestic violence in the child welfare system that promotes safety, stability, wellbeing and healing. The domestic violence co-located advocate reports to the Chief Operations Officer/Program Services Director, and with the Program Supervisor. They will work closely with the Associate Director on the DVCLP, and collaboratively with the DVCLP Intervention team. ESSENTIAL DUTIES • The purpose of the consultation is to help build the capacity of child welfare professionals to adequately understand and interpret the dynamics and impact of the domestic violence on the family, and to craft effective interventions that enhance the safety, stability, wellbeing and healing of all members of the family., • Provide expert guidance, advice, professional opinions, and strategies related to domestic violence based upon the information gathered at the point of the intervention to child welfare workers, • Provide guidance on questions for the child welfare worker to ask and information to gather., • Identify each parent/adult as either the adult survivor or Parent Using Violence and Coercive Control, • (PUVCC.) Provide expertise in identifying the following: (1) the perpetrator’s pattern of coercive control and battering tactics, and power and control, (2) the dynamics of domestic violence present in the particular home, and (3) the immediate and future safety risks to the adult and child survivors., • Identify the potential options for safety strategies., • Identify the adult survivor’s strengths and protective efforts, and collaboratively build interventions that enhance these strengths and foster protective factors, • Identify precautionary measures that the adult survivor took., • Analyze the impact of the perpetrator’s violence on the children and risk of harm., • Determine high risk indicators for intimate partner homicide., • Support DCFS involved Families and Provide Data for the DVCLP, • The purpose of direct contact with families is to assist and support the family during the child welfare intervention, and to gather and interpret information that forms the basis for the effective intervention, • governed by an Informed Consent process., • The DVLCA will engage with all members of the families to provide information about child welfare, support and education on domestic violence, domestic violence safety planning, crisis intervention, advocacy, expedited access to domestic violence services, and referral to other community or social services., • Direct contact with families may occur in the survivor’s home in accordance with the Home Visiting, • Policy, shelter, DCFS Office, Child and Family Team Meeting, partner Domestic Violence Agency, or other safe location. The DV Co-located Advocate is not providing individual or group counseling, or long-term ongoing services to the family. Rather, these services will be provided by other staff at the Partner Domestic Violence agency or another agency by a separate domestic violence advocate or service provider., • Update and maintain database for project and provide reports as needed., • Ensure appropriate releases are signed in order to communicate with partner organizations, including DCFS., • Educate child welfare professionals about domestic violence and Family Rescue’s services., • The purpose of trainings/education is to increase cross-system understanding of child welfare and domestic violence by specifically focusing on identified topics that enhance the ability of child welfare professionals to meet the complex needs of families experiencing domestic violence and to ensure that the domestic violence community, in turn understands the experiences of families in the child welfare system., • In coordination with the Domestic Violence Co-location Project partners, develop opportunities for co-trainings between agency and DCFS., • Participate in DCFS training opportunities., • Actively participate in Community Collaborations and Education, • The purpose of involving the DVCLA in community collaborations is to include the child welfare voice at community tables involving domestic violence and to coordinate a cross-sector team that collaborates to meet the needs of child welfare involved families., • Engage in current stakeholder initiatives and/or create new community stakeholder teams as necessary., • Provide community education presentations and professional trainings., • Participate in community awareness events., • Provide internal training to staff, volunteers, and interns. LOCATION: Family Rescue Administrative Office: 8811 S. Stony Island, Chicago, IL 60617- WED DCFS Cook South Region Office: 6221 S. Emerald Office, Chicago, IL 60621- M, TU, TH, and FR MARGINAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: • May do research and/or gather resources to directly assist clients and/or to perform job., • May assist in the up-keep (cleaning) of office/building space(s)., • May assist in other programs both inter-agency as well as inter-program. QUALIFICATIONS: Education & Experience: • Prefer a Master’s Degree in social service or related field with two (2) or more year’s applicable experience., • Will consider candidates with Bachelor’s degree and 4-6 years related experience., • One year or more experience providing direct service advocacy on behalf of victims of domestic violence and their families preferred., • One year or more experience providing counseling, advocacy, and/or case management services to families, • One year or more experience working with or within the child welfare system preferred., • One year or more experience in coordination of services and development of community partnerships preferred., • Completion of an Illinois Certified 40-Hour Domestic Violence Training preferred or required to complete within two months of employment The main responsibilities of the Co-located Advocate Specialist are as follows: • Consultation, • Direct Contact with Families, • Training/Education, • Community Collaboration Language/Writing Skills: • Must have excellent verbal skills., • Must have the ability to communicate effectively to diverse group(s) of people in varied settings., • Must be able to write in a logical, clear and grammatically correct way., • Bi-lingual Spanish speaking, reading and writing may be required. Reasoning Ability: • Must have the ability to read, analyze and interpret common reports and documents., • Must be able to respond to the needs and/or request of clients, co-workers, supervisors and others in a professional and timely manner., • Must have the ability to plan and organize in a logical manner., • Must be able to prioritize and multi-task in an efficient manner., • Excellent oral and written communication skills., • Excellent organizational skills., • Fluency in Spanish, oral and written, preferred., • Demonstrated computer experience., • Knowledge of victims’, children and youth issues specifically related to domestic violence preferred., • Demonstrated ability to prioritize and handle a variety of tasks, and meet established deadlines., • Ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with a wide variety of people, including but not limited to board members, staff, volunteers, interns, government officials, community partners, organizational donors and media

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