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Clerical Assistant I - Victim Services- Part Time

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Greeley, CO - USA

Hourly Salary drjobs

$ 15 - 19

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Description

Full Hiring Range:$15.90 $19.87 hourly

Anticipated Hiring Rate $ 19.67

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The City of Greeley in compliance with Colorado state law includes a salary range for all positions posted. This law is intended to improve wage transparency. The City of Greeley in support of wage transparency posts both the full salary range for each position (what you might anticipate your earnings couldbe if you work for the City of Greeley for some time) as well as the anticipated hiring range (the range within which the City anticipates making an offer). The actual offer extended will be based on your years of relevant experience education certifications and potentially other factors.

City of Greeley: Work Live and Play in Greeley: Assistant I PartTime
Job Summary:
Reads and interprets police reports. Maintains statistical data for grant reporting; prepares reports documenting casework. Responsible for initial and follow up contact with victims victims family members and/or witnesses. Assists victims in understanding and coping with their situations and contacting pertinent parties such as friends family health care professionals law enforcement officers attorneys and service providers. Makes appropriate referrals to communitybased resources/services to address any identified needs. Provides emergency support services such as developing a safety plan or addressing immediate safety needs. Acts as liaison between victims and witnesses law enforcement officers prosecutors social service agencies and offices of the courts. Coordinates any necessary meetings and may attend with victims to provide necessary support. Provides explanations of victim rights and factual updates of the investigation and criminal proceedings. Research and compiles list of community resources available to victims. Develops and maintains information packets for victims. Provides training and guidance to volunteer victim advocates and victim advocate interns on policies procedures liability and safety issues. Assists volunteers with caseloads as needed. May be required to work weekends and holidays. Will be required to work on call. Performs other duties as assigned. Under general supervision provides onscene crisis intervention advocacy and assistance to victims witnesses and survivors of criminal or noncriminal crimes.
Note: This position is grant funded and is expected to last two or more years.
Experience Knowledge Skills:
High school diploma or GED; two years experience in victim advocacy. Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.
Bilingual in English and Spanish highly desired.
Valid drivers license with a safe driving record.
Knowledge of the State of Colorado criminal justice system.
Knowledge of the policies procedures and goals of the city of Greeley and the department. Knowledge of the principles practices and techniques of crisis intervention.
Knowledge of current communitybased services/resources available to crime victims and ability to assist victims with appropriate resources.
Skill in intervening in crises assessing victims needs and applying appropriate resources. Skill in assisting victims in applying for restitution victim compensation and other financial assistance.
Skill in sensitivity to cultural diversity race gender and other individual differences in the workforce and populations served.
Ability to establish boundaries on the job and with the community served to include being honest ethical and maintaining assigned roles and responsibilities.
Ability to comprehend and apply standards and guidelines of victim advocacy including the National Organization of Victim Assistance code of ethics and the Colorado State Constitution for Victims Rights.
Ability to interpret understand and apply applicable laws statutes ordinances regulations and policies.
Ability to prepare reports documenting casework.
Ability to use standard office equipment computer equipment and software including word processing data base management spreadsheet applications and electronic mail.
Ability to listen well and communicate effectively orally and in writing with various audiences. Ability to provide factual case updates to victims in an accurate and timely manner.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with City employees law enforcement agencies courts legal representatives and the general public.
Ability to identify problems; determine accuracy and relevance of information; use sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives and to make recommendations.
Essential Functions:
Research and compiles list of community resources available to victims. Develops and maintains information packets for victims.
Provides training and guidance to volunteer victim advocates and victim advocate interns on policies procedures liability and safety issues. Assists volunteers with caseloads as needed.
Represents the City of Greeley on various boards committees and task forces.
This position will be required to do Victim Advocacy work inline with the VOCA grant such as responding to calls case management and referrals to support services.
May be required to work overtime weekends and holidays.
Will be required to work on an oncall rotation.
Performs other duties as assigned.


Work Environment & Physical Requirements:
Office environment and field work at secured crime scenes; crime scene response could come at any time day or night during any time of the year; depending on the scene; this may require extending standing and being exposed to any type of weather.
Subject to callouts at unusual hours.
Deals with the public in situations involving severe physical and personal trauma.
Subject to marginal to moderate hazards that are typically predictable or well protected against; while this position requires responding to crime scenes the scene is rendered safe by law enforcement.
Vision enough to interpret written communication and operate vehicles in normal and adverse situations.
Hearing and speech enough to communicate clearly and distinctly facetoface as well as over the phone
Mobility enough to respond to crime scenes under adverse weather or location conditions
Light to moderate physical effort that includes frequent standing or walking or maintaining arms and hands in the same position for repetitive tasks. Frequently works with light objects and light hand tools.

EOE Statement:The City of Greeleyprovides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

ADA Statement: We are committed to an inclusive and barrierfree search process. We provide accommodations for applicants requesting accommodation through the search process such as alternative formats of this posting. Individuals with disabilities in need of accommodations throughout the search process should contact the ADA Coordinator at: .

Conditions of Employment: Candidates must successfully complete all preemployment screenings and employment eligibility verification. Preemployment screenings include a drug test a background and national sex offender search a motor vehicle record search and for some positions a physical demands evaluation. For more information about City policies and practices during the recruitment process including but not limited to EOE Reasonable Accommodation and preemployment screenings please visit our career pageHERE.




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