Campus Advocate - Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence

Crisis Services is looking to add Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Campus Advocates to our Advocate Department’s Case Management and Prevention Team.  We are seeking professionals with public health, human services, social work, or education degrees who are interested in supporting our mission to provide support to anyone in need.

Who we are:

Crisis Services is a 24-hour comprehensive crisis center and community resource whose first responders save lives by restoring safety, promoting emotional strength, and reducing the impact of trauma through intervention, education, prevention, and community collaboration.

What we offer:

• Competitive pay including regular annual increases
• Paid training and professional development opportunities
• CWA Local 1122 union membership
• Generous paid time off and paid meal breaks
• Employee self-care and wellness supports including Calm app subscription for all employees and their family members
• Quiet Room, Exercise Room and Lactation Room onsite
• Great health insurance coverage w/generous employer premium contribution
• $300/year Flexible Spending Account provided by agency
• Access to dental, vision and other ancillary insurance coverage options
• 403(b) plan w/employer match after one year of service
• Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness program

About this opportunity:

The Advocate Department of Crisis Services is Erie County’s Rape Crisis Center and a licensed Non-Residential Domestic Violence Service Provider in New York State. The Department provides comprehensive victim services to individuals who have experienced sexual assault, domestic violence, family violence and/or elder abuse. Campus Advocates provide crisis intervention, case management, advocacy, and follow-up services to a small caseload of survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and/or stalking across local college campus. They collaborate with police (campus and local), district attorneys, and other campus-based and/or community-based agencies to serve student and staff survivors. This position is also responsible for developing and implementing data-driven prevention education curricula, as well as social media content, to promote social norms and build capacity to foster a community of hopefulness, safety, and shared responsibility to prevent interpersonal violence across the Social Ecological Model (SEM).   

Job Type: 

• Full- and Part-Time positions available

Pay: 

• $21.61 - $25.30 per hour

Schedule: 

• Monday through Friday
• Some evening and/or weekend hours, as needed, and required on-call responsibilities.

Work Setting:

• Onsite at Crisis Services, 100 River Rock Road, Suite 300, Buffalo, NY
• Co-location at local college campuses