Crisis Center Of Tampa Bay Tampa , FL 33602
Posted 1 week ago
Position Summary
The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay brings help, hope and healing to people facing serious life challenges or trauma resulting from sexual assault or abuse, domestic violence, financial distress, substance abuse, medical emergency, suicidal thoughts, and emotional or situational problems.
The Sexual Assault Services Victim Advocate Intern provides crisis intervention, emotional support, and advocates for survivors of sexual assault. The Sexual Assault Services Victim Advocate Intern will coordinate services for survivors with medical, legal, mental health and social service systems. The Sexual Assault Services Victim Advocate Intern will receive guidance from the Director of Sexual Assault Services, Manager of Advocacy, Lead Advocate, and Victim Advocates. This position reports to the Manager of Advocacy for supervision.
Strategic/Transformational Duties and Responsibilities
Provide exceptional customer service as an advocate to clients who have experienced trauma from sexual assault or abuse in a safe, courteous, and professional manner.
Participate in the performance quality improvement (PQI) process, and uses data to improve client services and outcomes.
Transactional/Administrative Duties and Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive victim services to all clients requesting advocacy.
Respond to sexual assault exams 24/7.
Provide community outreach to increase awareness and access to The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay services with an emphasis on minority and underserved populations.
Provide sexual assault awareness and prevention education presentations to various community groups, schools, social service agencies, and other groups as needed.
Attend community meetings and professionally represent the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay.
Develop and maintain relationships with the medical, legal, mental health and social service systems in order to better advocate for victims of sexual violence.
Have knowledge of the State of Florida and Statutes and policies impacting victims rights and options.
Accompany clients to legal and medical appointments as related to their experience with sexual violence.
Assist clients through the Victim Compensation application process.
Assist clients through the process of filing injunctions for protection through the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
Maintain updated information for Hillsborough County community resources.
Attend all SAS department and other required Crisis Center of Tampa Bay meetings.
Use the empowerment model to develop safety plans with clients.
Develop positive and collaborative relationships with other agencies.
Have knowledge of and comply with the policies and procedures of the Crisis Center and all partnering agencies.
Know and comply with HIPAA regulation.
Required Competencies
Education and Experience
Background check required
Working toward bachelors degree in social work, mental health, or other social sciences related field.
Must possess reliable transportation and a valid Florida Drivers license.
Complete 30-hour self-study (within 30 days of hire) training through the Florida Council Against Sexual Violence
Physical Demands/Working Conditions
Physical Requirement: Employee must be at to sit, climb or balance, hear, use hands, taste/smell, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, stand, walk, talk, and reach with hands and arms.
Working Conditions: Duties are performed primarily in an office environment.
Travel: Occasional
Hours: Services available 365 days a year 24-hours a day. Sexual Assault Interns may be required to be available on-call during holidays, evenings, and/or weekends; and during hurricanes and other times of disasters/critical incidents.
This job description is not intended to describe, in detail, the multitude of tasks that may be assigned but rather to give a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of this position. As the nature of business demands change so, too, may the essential functions of this position.
CCTB is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action for our applicants and employees. It is our policy to apply recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, and professional development practices without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or certain classifications based on genetic information, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws, regulations or ordinances.
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