Survivor Advocate

Job Description:

Berklee is seeking a dedicated trauma-informed Survivor Advocate to join our Student Health and Wellness team. Reporting to the Director of Counseling & Advocacy Services you will provide confidential survivor-led support to students who have experienced sexual assault domestic violence stalking or harassment. This is a role for a compassionate strategist who believes in the empowerment modelhelping students navigate barriers so their creative voices can continue to be heard. At Berklee your work directly supports the next generation of creative leaders.

The Mission: Empowerment & Advocacy

You will act as a confidential resource guiding students through the complex aftermath of trauma with a focus on intersectionality and social justice. You arent just providing a service; you are building a bridge to safety and academic persistence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Confidential Support & Psychoeducation: Lead individual or drop-in meetings to help survivors identify coping skills understand trauma reactions and develop personalized safety plans.
• Resource Navigation: Coordinate care across the Berklee network (Title IX Public Safety Case Management) and off-campus resources (medical care forensic evidence collection and legal advocacy).
• Accommodations & Support Measures: Facilitate vital interventions including housing relocations no-contact orders academic schedule changes and transit safety via the Public Safety escort system.
• Reporting Options: Ensure survivors fully understand their rights and options for reportingon-campus through Equity and Title IX or off-campus through law enforcementwhile respecting their right to decline.
• Education & Outreach: Lead planning for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) and Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). You will also train student leaders (RAs Orientation Leaders) on survivor support and prevention.
• Team Leadership: Supervise student employees with a focus on allyship and anti-racist learning ensuring outreach efforts are inclusive and impactful.

What Youll Bring

We need a professional who can balance empathetic listening with high-level administrative consultation.

• Education: Masters degree required (Counseling Social Work Public Health or a related field).
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years providing advocacy case management or counseling. Experience in higher education is a major plus.
• Certification: Current certification as a rape crisis counselor in Massachusetts (or willingness to obtain it within 6 months of hire).
• Competencies: Proven track record in multicultural and social justice work. You must be able to engage effectively with a diverse global student population.
• Mindset: Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to maintain calm professional boundaries in high-stakes sensitive situations.

Berklee Culture & Benefits

Berklee is a vibrant global community where creativity is at the core of our daily lives. We take care of our staff so they can take care of our artists.

• Mission-Driven Impact: Join a team that values your ideas and prioritizes the well-being of the creative community.
• Work-Life Balance: This position includes flex time to compensate for occasional evening or weekend event support.
• Cultural Access: Enjoy nightly access to world-class performances guest artists and events right on campus.
• Top-Tier Benefits: Comprehensive health and dental a 403(b) retirement plan with matching contributions and tuition benefits for you and your family.
• Time Off: Generous PTO and paid holidays including a paid winter break.

Join us in fostering a safe resilient environment for the worlds most inspired artists!

Hiring Range: $73000 to $86340; salary dependent on experience and education.

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This document does not create an employment contract implied or otherwise other than an at will employment relationship.

Diversity Equity Inclusion & Equal Employment Opportunity at Berklee:

We support an inclusive workplace where everyone excels based on personal merit qualifications experience ability and job performance. Berklee affirms that inequality is detrimental to our faculty staff students and the communities we serve. Our goal is to make lasting change through our actions. Berklee is committed to providing fair and equitable consideration of all employees and applicants without regard to race color religion ancestry age national origin place of birth gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression disability genetic information or status as a member of the armed forces or veteran of the armed forces or any other category protected by federal state or local law.

As part of this commitment Berklee will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment please contact the Human Resources Team at or call .

*Currently enrolled Berklee students are not permitted to apply for staff or faculty positions.*

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