Bilingual Spanish/English Home Safe Program Survivor Advocate

New Beginnings empowers survivors and mobilizes community awareness and action to end domestic violence.

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BILINGUAL SPANISH/ENGLISH HOME SAFE PROGRAM SURVIVOR ADVOCATE

New Beginnings strives to build a meaningful, welcoming, and equitable workplace, inclusive of diverse voices, experiences and perspectives. New Beginnings is an equal opportunity employer. Survivors, Black, Indigenous, people of color, and LGBTQIA+ people strongly encouraged to apply.

We offer a variety of supportive services to individuals and families who are building new lives free of abuse.  We take pride in offering services that focus on healing and empowerment, recognizing how trauma and its aftermath can affect each individual differently.

New Beginnings values your lived experience. To apply, please email a cover letter detailing your abilities 

relative to this position along with your resume to jobs@newbegin.org

Open until filled.  Additional agency information available at www.newbegin.org

RESPONSIBILITIES:                         Provides in-person, culturally competent, trauma informed services and prevention education to survivors of domestic violence. Main work site is in north Seattle.  Some travel required to provide mobile advocacy. 

REPORTS TO:                                   Home Safe Program Assistant Director

HOURS:                                             36 hours per week; Monday through Friday, regular business hours, 

                                                         3 days on site in north Seattle and 2 days remote. 

COMPENSATION:                           $30.69-31.69 per hour; medical, dental and vision benefits; monthly paid trainings; training allowance; paid leave; life insurance; retirement contribution. This position is non-exempt.

Responsibilities

Supportive Services 

• Provides emotional support, safety planning, financial assistance, and individual advocacy for survivors of domestic violence.
• Carries a case load of approximately 10 clients; estimated 4 in shelter and 6 in RRH, though these numbers may shift.
• Provides information and advocacy regarding public benefits, legal issues, medical care, mental health services, chemical dependency support, financial planning, employment, and other individual needs.
• Ensures that services provided reflect and contribute to agency efforts to promote equity and social justice.
• Provides ongoing case management involving financial planning and the provision of rental assistance to survivors who are accessing rapid re-housing or homelessness prevention services.
• Incorporates trauma informed best practices into advocacy work with survivors.
• Incorporates domestic violence prevention education into supportive services with survivors.
• Provides crisis intervention and emotional support to participants.
• Collaborates closely with other Home Safe staff to support participants in getting the services and advocacy they need. 
• Maintains complete and appropriate participant files.
• Coordinates interpreter or ASL services for non-English speaking or deaf/hard of hearing participants.
• Provides post-exit contact with participants as determined by program needs or funding contracts.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Provide mobile advocacy to participants in the shelter and in Rapid Rehousing
• Some flexibility desired to meet programs’ implementations and needs

Data Integrity

• Enters consistently complete, accurate and appropriate participant and service data into the agency database in a timely manner.
• Submits timely and accurate expense information with back up documentation.
• Responds to meet data needs identified by the Program Director or data staff.

Community Networking 

• Maintains knowledge of community resources for the benefit of survivors.
• Maintains positive working relationships with other domestic violence and service agencies in the community.
• Attends community meetings as requested by the Assistant Program Manager or Program Director. 

Teamwork and Professional Development

• Actively contributes to a positive team environment to ensure the collaboration needed for provision of high-quality services to survivors.
• Participates in all staff meetings, Home Safe Program team meetings, planning days and agency in-service trainings.
• Attends and documents trainings to ensure compliance with Washington Administrative Code training requirements for domestic violence advocates.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Commitment to the mission of New Beginnings and to the needs to domestic violence survivors.
• Fluency in Spanish required
• Willingness to learn about and promote equity and social justice within and outside of New Beginnings.
• At least two years of experience providing survivor-centered advocacy. Related experience in non-domestic violence agency settings will be considered.
• Demonstrated ability to work with diverse survivors in a welcoming, supportive, culturally competent manner.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise flexibility and creativity in helping survivors overcome a variety of barriers to well-being and housing stability.
• Possession of a valid Washington State driver’s license and access to reliable personal car. 
• Ability to take initiative and maintain accountability to colleagues while providing services in a variety of settings.
• Demonstrated ability to handle crises and juggle multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to maintain participant confidentiality. 
• Ability to effectively network with a wide range of community service providers.
• Strong attention to detail and follow-through.
• Ability to represent New Beginnings in a professional manner to community partners and the broader public. 
• Ability to use supervision effectively to gain support and enhance performance.
• Ability to engage in constructive self-care activities to manage secondary trauma. 
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications.