Victim Services - Community Education Coordinator

Description

Title:    Victim Services – Community Education Coordinator

 Reports to:  Crisis Services Manager

 Job Objectives: 

Provide direct crisis intervention and advocacy services to sexual assault victims and co-victims. Facilitate NYS Department of Health Primary Prevention Education Program as well as community education programs.

Perform duties while actively promoting an environment consistent with MHA’s Cultural Equity Policy and WELCOME Orange.    

  Responsibilities:

· Provide rotating on-call responsibilities for our 24/7 Sexual Assault Prevention and Advocay Program. Provide services to sexual assault victims and co-victims as necessary including short-term crisis counseling; both in-person and by telephone consultation. Respond to hospitals, police stations, and child advocacy center, offering the victim information about forensic evidence collection, medicine information, law enforcement protocols, victims’ rights and emotional support.

· Prepare and conduct community prevention education program(s) as per funder requirements.

· Provide victims with information and referrals to community resources.

· Assist victims with NYS Crime Victim Board applications.

· Recruit, train and supervise rape survivor advocacy volunteers.

· Compile and prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reports as required by project funding and agency.

· Communicate with District Attorney’s Office, hospitals, police stations, child advocacy center, Crime Victims Assistance counselors and other human service agencies involved in victims’ case, advocate for victim’s needs within those systems.

· Provide educational services to the community regarding sexual assault services, trauma, bystander prevention, etc.

· Assist Sexual Assault Examiner (SAE) Coordinator with duties including SAE room compliance, examiner training and examiner on-call schedule.

· Maintain victim files.

· Attend community awareness events.

· Serve as an agency representative at local, regional, and statewide meetings, coalitions, and task forces.

· Provide advocacy, support and educational services in a manner which brings a social justice analysis with particular focus on sexism and violence against women, LGBTQ, Indigenous, and other at-risk groups.

· Represent agency at local, regional, and statewide meetings, coalitions and task forces.

 Other Duties:

· Participate in MHA’s committees as needed.

· Duties outlined above are intended to describe the essential job functions, the general supplemental functions and the essential requirements for the performance of this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and requirements of a person so classified. Other functions may be assigned and management retains the right to add or change the duties at any time.

Requirements

Qualifications

· Associate’s Degree in related field(human services, social work, psychology, advocacy, etc) with 2 years’ experience

OR

· Bachelor’s Degree

· Ability to provide, on a rotating basis, 24 hour on-call responsibilities 

· Effective written and oral communication skills.

· Must be organized, self-motivated, reliable, and have the ability to coordinate multiple tasks simultaneously.

· Ability to exercise sound judgment under crisis situations and to abide by regulations regarding confidentiality.

· Valid NYS Driver’s License and ability to drive with current driving record acceptable for agency insurance coverage.

· An understanding of and commitment to social justice.

· Bilingual in Spanish and English preferred.

Terms of employment/benefits:

· Non-Exempt.

· Forty (40) hours per week. (Flexible to meet program needs)

· Paid holidays, vacation, wellness, and sick leave according to MHA policy.

· Afterhours (5:30p-9:00a) case vouchers $150.00/ in person response

Mental Health Association in Orange County, Inc. (MHA), is a private, not-for-profit organization seeking to promote the mental health and emotional well-being of Orange County residents.  Under the leadership of a voluntary Board of Directors, MHA’s staff members, consultants and volunteers provide free mental health and safety net services to Orange County residents each year.

Why work for MHA in Orange County?

MHA is an agency that understands that its workforce is vital to our community and the mission of our agency. Our many benefits include:

1) Competitive compensation rates

2) 1 hour