Advocacy Specialist

Status: temporary position will last through June 30th, 2027

Schedule: part time, 20 hours per week

Pay Range: $25.96/hour + $1/hour bilingual differential

We’ve identified the day-to-day responsibilities linked to each position. In addition to the position specific responsibilities provided below, each YWCA Clark County employee must share responsibility for upholding and modeling the organization’s core value on a daily basis.

Essential Duties 

• Provide direct services including general, medical, and legal advocacy to primary victims/survivors and/or secondary victims/survivors such as family, friends, and guardians including on-site and off-site locations which may include but is not limited to:
• Support and information over the phone, in person, and via video conferencing software.
• In-person or virtual advocacy as needed at schools, Clark County Juvenile Detention Center, Clark County Jail, Children’s Justice Center, Clark County Courthouse and various police precinct stations.
• Provide in-person or virtual support during medical forensic exams at Peace Health or Legacy Salmon Creek emergency rooms.
• Communicate with law enforcement, legal agencies, community organizations/partners, county/state/federal agencies, national organizations/partners, universities, families, and other relevant programs as needed to provide survivor directed support.
• Refer sexual assault program participants to other YWCA Clark County programs according to participant needs and program procedures.
• Monitor warrant cases and communicate with legal agencies and families as appropriate. 
• Work with the program director to establish and effectively manage an active case load and provide advocacy to ongoing cases. 
• Coordinate and co-facilitate survivor-centered support groups, which may include: 
• Maintaining and updating group curriculum in accordance with grant requirements,
• Facilitating multi-week sessions of a psychoeducational support group (1-2 hour average length of time per session, up to 8 sessions per support group),
• Submitting intake, reporting, and feedback paperwork,
• Maintaining relationships with community partners and organization partners in co-facilitating group,
• And ensuring a regular schedule for all support groups is upheld. 
• Document and report participant related information in a manner that complies with federal and state requirements as well as in conjunction with program and organization policies and procedures. 
• Attend community and outreach events at the direction of the program mangager.
• Attend further education, training, and certification opportunities with director approval.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with community partners and organizations.
• Make mandatory reports as legally required.
• Collaborate as a team on program special events.
• Document and report in a timely manner participant related information, complying with federal and state requirements as well as program and organization policies and procedures. 
• Maintain Program confidentiality as mandated by program policy and Washington State Statute.
• Ensure comprehension of program and organizational policies and procedures and follow them. 
• Track hours worked and turn in monthly timesheet to supervisor on time.