Relief Support Advocate SANE

The philosophy of our organization is that all people have the right to live without fear abuse oppression and violence. Our advocacy programs embrace the philosophy that people experiencing violence and/or abuse have the potential to control their lives and can be helped in doing so through support information and encouragement. We believe that our organization should model behavior that is nonviolent and uses power responsibly for personal and organizational action and growth.

Position Summary

The Relief Support Advocate will provide on call shift coverage for overnight hours and some weekend evening hours for hospital advocacy. They play a crucial role in maintaining adequate coverage for the hospital SANE program. This position is responsible for covering any open shifts throughout the week they are on-call. The ideal candidate is compassionate capable of handling multiple tasks efficiently and is incredibly reliable.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Ø Priority 1: Equity and Inclusion

Reflect and understand how identities could give advantages in the workplaceeven if they are not asked for or earnedwhile others might experience disadvantages. Reflect on how our position and power may shift depending on the environment the people or the institutions at play. Build the awareness and compassion that is needed and expected to create an equitable and inclusive workplace.

Create an inclusive environment and behave in a way that ensures that clients and employees feel embraced no matter what their cultural orientations are respected and valued engaged and connected to the community and safe from abuse and harassment.

Ø Priority 2: Shift Coverage

o Provide on-call shift coverage in person at the hospital for domestic violence and sexual assault exams. . This will be on-call overnight and evening weekend hours for a week at a time. . This relief work will be assigned to two relief advocates each week and between the two assigned the expectation will be that one advocate will respond to each hospital call received. If a call is not covered by these assigned relief advocates it will result in a 1/3 reduction of the stipend for each of the advocates assigned to this relief position that week. If this failure to respond occurs the advocate supervisor will implement the necessary disciplinary response.

o Regularly sign up for on-call weeks..

Ø Priority 2:Client Services

Provide advocacy referral and crisis intervention for victims receiving forensic sexual assault and domestic violence exams.

Notify the Vice President of Advocacy Services a clinical supervisor or COPES when the client appears in danger of hurting themselves or someone else during hospital advocacy.

Act as a mandated reporter for child and elder abuse and provide reports to the Vice President of Clinical Services Vice President of Advocacy Services and the Vice President of Safe Housing

Assist in monitoring the stock of survivor supplies and transport supplies to the exam site.

Maintain the hospital exam room in a clean and orderly manner.

Document and maintain client records for sexual assault exams pursuant to DVIS guidelines and professional standards.

Job Requirements/Experience

Education: Bachelors degree in social work psychology or counseling is required or preferred or in a related field or any equivalent combination of education and/or experience.

Experience: None.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

Proven computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite are necessary.

Understanding and sensitivity toward the issues involved in domestic violence particularly as they relate to survivors of any gender race socioeconomic status religion sexual orientation etc.

Ability to learn and grow trauma-informed client-centered approaches

Ability to work with others in a collaborative decision-making process.

Knowledge of or experience working with social justice issues specifically intimate partner and gender-based domestic and sexual violence and racial class gender sexual orientation issues and intervention/prevention services strongly preferred. Requires dedication to diversity equity and inclusion excellent organizational skills written and oral communication skills attention to detail and ability to prioritize work and tasks. Requires adaptability to produce and meet deadlines in a fast-paced multi-task and changing environment with frequent pressure related to meeting deadlines and scheduling requirements. Must be able to work independently and as part of a team.

Requires the ability to embrace support and integrate DVISs philosophies to promote and demonstrate DVISs commitment to diversity inclusion equity and anti-racism.

Diplomacy in confronting personal individual and internal discrimination requiring sharing and discussing personal identities relative to the work environment is strongly preferred.

Schedule Availability: Must be available to be on call for a week at a time and during that week must be available to cover shifts Sunday-Saturday midnight to 8:30 am and Saturday and Sunday 5:00 pm - midnight.

Licences/Certifications : Valid Oklahoma drivers license; current CPR and First Aid certification preferred.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made when requested to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Ability to communicate and understand in English effectively in person and in writing. Ability to hear adequately in person and by phone in personal and group settings and function with periodic distractions such as people telephone calls and noise.

Ability to work with and process information from a variety of individuals and media (e.g. computers projected images printed materials) and occasional sitting and/or standing for long periods of time.

Mobility is necessary to access various offices and a wide variety of settings. Mobility is necessary to perform a variety of tasks that involve intermittent standing walking/traversing sitting stooping kneeling bending and twisting occasionally climbing stairs or using an elevator and possibly reaching chest high and overhead for materials.

Ability to reach for move and/or lift up to 25 pounds and the use of hands to finger handle or feel objects tools or controls including frequent repetitive movement such as extended periods of keyboarding.