DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LEGAL ADVOCATE

REPORTS TO: Legal Advocacy Program Manager

Job duties and responsibilities include:

• Provide legal advocacy to participants within the criminal justice system
• Provide legal advocacy to participants with Order for Protection/family court issues
• Provide participants with safety planning and crisis support
• Provide participants with transitional and ongoing support services
• Provide face-to-face and remote participant services
• Assist in the provision of twenty-four-hour crisis-line victim services
• Maintain timely and accurate work documentation and records
• Participate in trainings, community education and events
• Support the program’s growth and development
• Strengthen relationships with community-based and government agencies
• Contribute to an effective work team and a positive work environment – focusing on the agency’s mission and furthering its goals and objectives.

Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Sensitivity to the needs of victims of domestic violence, and the unique obstacles they face
• Experience working with victims of domestic violence and/or victims of sexual assault
• Understanding of and experience working with people from diverse backgrounds
• Ability to provide respectful, non-judgmental, caring, and supportive services
• Ability to multi-task and work under pressure
• Written, verbal and interpersonal skills
• Have access to a car for work, valid driver’s license and adequate/up-to-date auto insurance.
• Must agree to a background check.

Desired Abilities:

• Understanding of and experience advocating/working within the criminal and civil justice systems
• Experience working with client databases
• Experience working with people with mental health issues
• Experience providing training and community education
• Ability to speak Somali

Physical Requirements:

The Job Location requires that the position’s duties to be performed at SPIP’s main office, at the courthouse and the BTS victim service center, during its primary weekday hours. Some remote advocacy entailed.

The Position entails primarily, weekday hours with occasional evening/weekend/holiday hours. This position also requires that it can cover On-Call advocacy services from home for evening/weekend hours. Recognizing it can be beneficial to both the agency and employees to allow on-call hours to be covered from employees’ homes; thus, determining the normal place of work, or ‘base’ for On-Call being the home of the employee. A person cannot meet this requirement if a member of their household has been a perpetrator of domestic abuse or sexual abuse within the past 10 years. Nor can someone fulfil the requirements of this position if a member of their household has ever been legally declared as a predatory offender (MN Stat. §243.166 subd. 6).

Benefits:

Excellent comprehensive medical, dental and disability insurance, and generous paid time-off is provided.

To Apply: Please send a resume, cover letter and at least 3 professional references by email: [[email protected]] or Fax: 651 645-6556 or mail to The St. Paul & Ramsey County Domestic Abuse Intervention Project at 394 Dayton Ave., St. Paul, MN 55102