Bilingual Crisis Intervention Advocate

YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley seeks a Bilingual Crisis Intervention Advocate to deliver 24-hour crisis support in person and by phone in San Jose, CA. You will conduct intakes, safety planning, crisis counseling, and connect clients to essential community resources with a trauma-informed approach.

Responsibilities include responding to individuals and families affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking, ensuring survivor self-determination and respectful,

Qualifications

• Experience in crisis intervention preferred.
• Ability to provide crisis counseling and safety planning.

Responsibilities

• Provide 24/7 crisis intervention services in-person and by telephone.
• Complete intakes, assessments and screenings for related programs.
• Offer referrals and information to individuals and families impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking.

Skills

Bilingual

Job description

Join a passionate, dynamic team dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. For over 100 years, YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley has provided programs and services that form a critical continuum of response, healing, and prevention.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Reporting to the Support Line Manager, the Bilingual Crisis Intervention Advocate provides crisis intervention services, including 24-hour in-person and telephone response, safety planning, crisis counseling, community referrals and information to individuals and families impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking. The Bilingual Crisis Intervention Advocate often serves as first point-of-contact for the community and completes intakes, assessments and screenings to other programs. To encourage survivor self-determination, services are delivered through a strengths-based, non-judgmental and trauma-informed lens that aligns with YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley’s mission of eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.

COMPENSATION

$27.65