Anti-Human Trafficking Project

Richland County; United States; On-site; USD 26,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Richland County is seeking an Anti-Human Trafficking Project Coordinator to oversee and manage the county’s anti-trafficking initiative. You will train professionals across disciplines to recognize and respond to human trafficking, and you will provide crisis response, outreach, and case management for survivors of sex trafficking.

The role involves organizing task forces, developing outreach materials, and coordinating services with referral agencies to address victim safety and

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree or education, training or job experience equivalent to four years of college education in social services, social work or a closely related field.
• Requires over two years and up to four years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage the Richland County Anti-Human Trafficking Project to train professionals on recognizing and responding to human trafficking.
• Provide crisis intervention, outreach, and case management for survivors of sex trafficking.
• Organize and facilitate trainings for law enforcement, prosecutors, judges, and direct service providers.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in social services or related field

Job description

RICHLAND COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA CLASS DESCRIPTION 2021 CLASS TITLE: Anti-Human Trafficking Project Coordinator JS320

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF CLASS To oversee and manage the Richland County Anti-Human Trafficking Project to train professionals across disciplines on recognizing and responding to human trafficking and ensure adequate and appropriate direct service response to human trafficking. This position will also provide crisis response, outreach, and case management for survivors of sex trafficking.

ESSENTIAL TASKS

• Assists in promoting community awareness on issues related to child abuse and neglect.
• Receives and responds to inquiries, concerns, complaints and requests for assistance regarding areas of responsibility.
• Compiles data for and prepares records and reports as required by the department, County, and/or other agencies.
• Performs general administrative / clerical work as required, including attending meetings, preparing reports and correspondence, entering and retrieving computer data, reviewing mail and literature, copying and filing documents, sending and receiving faxes, answering the telephone, etc.
• Attends training, conferences, seminars, meetings, etc., to increase job knowledge and skills.
• Organize and facilitate the Richland County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force;
• Organize and facilitate human trafficking trainings for law enforcement, prosecutors, judges, and direct service providers;
• Assist the Richland County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force in creation and implementation of a community needs assessment regarding human trafficking;
• Assist the Richland County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force in creation and implementation of a strategic plan to enhance community response to human trafficking;
• Represent STSM on community-based task forces related to human trafficking;
• Develop outreach plan, which may include design of written materials for promotion of program, including brochures, posters, newspaper, and social media; design of PSAs for on air and coordination of advertisement with local providers; and implementation of presentations to community members and organizations;
• Provide high quality crisis intervention and advocacy services to survivors of sex trafficking;
• Coordinate services with referral agencies, including training for staff, review and revision of internal policies to address victim safety and confidentiality, and entering into signed agreements; and Other duties and reporting requirements as assigned or required by STSM and CASA.
• All other duties as assigned.

IN VOLVEMENT WITH DATA, PEOPLE, AND THINGS

DATA INVOLVEMENT: Requires coordinating or determining time, place or sequence of operations or activities based on analysis of data or information and may implement and report on operations and activities.

PEOPLE INVOLVEMENT: Requires counseling or instructing/training others through explanation, demonstration and supervised practice or making recommendations based on technical expertise.

IN VOLUME WITH THINGS: Requires handling or using machines, tools or equipment requiring brief instruction or experience, such as computers for data entry, fax machines, copiers, telephones or similar equipment; may service office machines, including adding paper and changing toner.

COGNITIVE REQUIREMENTS

REASONING REQUIREMENTS: Requires performing supervisory work involving policy and guidelines, solving both people- and work-related problems.

MATHEMATICAL REQUIREMENTS

Requires using addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, and/or calculating ratios, rates and percentages.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

Requires reading journals, manuals and professional publications; speaking informally to groups of co-workers, staff in other organizational agencies, the general public, people in other organizations; presenting training; composing original reports, training and other written materials using proper language, punctuation, grammar and style.

MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

Requires doing professional-level work requiring the application of principles and practices in a wide range of administrative, technical or managerial methods in the solution of administrative or technical problems; or the coordination of entry-level managerial work; requires general understanding of operating policies and procedures and the ability to apply these to complex administrative problems; requires continuous, close attention for accurate results or frequent exposure to unusual pressures.

VOCATIONAL/EDUCATIONAL AND EXPERIENCE PREPARATION

VOCATIONAL/EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION: Requires a Bachelor’s degree or education, training or job experience equivalent to four years of college education in social services, social work or a closely related field.

SPECIAL CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES

Must possess a valid state driver’s license.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Requires over two years and up to and including four years.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT REQUIREMENTS

PHYSICAL AND DEXTERITY REQUIREMENTS: Requires sedentary work that involves walking or standing extended periods of time (5+ hours ) and involves exerting 10 to 20 pounds of force on a recurring basis or routine keyboard operations.

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS

The job may risk exposure to violence.

SENSORY REQUIREMENTS

The job requires normal visual acuity and field of vision, speak and hearing abilities, color perception.

JUDGMENTS AND DECISIONS

Responsible for actions of others, requiring almost constant decisions affecting co-workers, clients or others in the general public; works in a moderately fluid environment with guidelines and rules, but frequent variations from the routine.

ADA COMPLIANCE

Richland County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires the County to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations. Richland County is an equal opportunity employer.

Compensation Minimum: $22.78