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About the Role
Provides crisis intervention, advocacy, and mentorship to youth and non-offending adult caretakers affected by abuse or violence. Delivers educational programs on personal safety, teen sexual assault, and healthy relationships to Pre-K-12 students, college students, and staff in Ontario, Seneca, and Yates Counties. Facilitates youth empowerment groups and collaborates with school leadership to foster and promote non-violent norms across campuses.
Responsibilities
- Provide crisis intervention, advocacy and mentorship to youth who have experienced or witnessed abuse or violence.
- Provide crisis intervention and advocacy to non-offending adult caretakers.
- Conduct comprehensive assessments of client needs, provide referrals to other victim services, and facilitate connections with additional community support services for additional assistance.
- Educate clients about their eligibility for the Office of Victim Services and guide them through the application processes as necessary.
- Advocate on behalf of victims of violence and gender-based crimes throughout the campus and/or criminal justice process.
- Organizes and leads empowerment groups for youth aged 8-18 across our tri-county service area, creating a supportive environment where participants can develop essential life skills, build self-confidence, and engage in meaningful discussions.
- Plans and delivers educational programs focused on personal safety, teen sexual assault, and healthy relationships for Pre-K through12th -grade students, college students and youth programs These programs target students, staff, faculty, and administration in Ontario, Seneca, and Yates Counties.
- Collaborates with athletic teams and school leadership to promote and establish non-violent, healthy norms across the campus.
- Offers follow-up services to presentation participants upon request including referrals, advocacy, counselling and mandated reporting to child protective services and law enforcement.
- Maintain and cultivate professional relationships with community agencies and attend community meetings to foster collaboration.
- Maintains detailed and accurate records of all clients, presentations, and outreach activities, and complete notes and data entry in a timely manner.
- Performs additional duties as assigned by management.
Requirements
- A High School diploma and experience working with youth is required.
- Ability to speak a second language is preferred.
- Candidates who are bilingual may qualify for an enhanced starting wage of $25.15 per hour.
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively present in public forums.
- Skilled in addressing and discussing sensitive issues.
- Ability to establish and maintain networks of professional relationships.
- Ability to demonstrate cultural awareness and sensitivity to other perspectives.
- Strong organizational and time management skills, demonstrating a capacity to effectively prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
- Proficient in multitasking and managing workload efficiently under pressure, while maintaining professionalism and composure.
- Demonstrated flexibility to adapt to different work and communication styles of colleagues and clients.
- Demonstrated ability to solve problems using analytical skills and abilities.
- Demonstrated ability to maintain composure and professionalism under stress.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
- Regularly required to walk, sit, use hands; and reach with hands and arms.
- Manual dexterity is required, including the frequent ability to grasp in both hands and continuous use of fine manipulation skills in both hands.
- Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to various weather conditions.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
- Occasional exposure to bodily fluids.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Public speaking
- Addressing sensitive issues
- Networking
- Cultural awareness
- Organizational skills
- Time management
- Multitasking
- Problem-solving
- Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Location
- Ontario
- Seneca
- Yates Counties
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Experience working with youth
Education Level
- High School diploma
- Associates degree in human services (preferred)
Salary/Compensations
- $25.15 per hour (for bilingual candidates)