Confidential Advocate

Oregon Health & Science University; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Job summary

Oregon Health & Science University seeks a Confidential Advocate within the OCIC, a hybrid role supporting the Portland campus. The OCIC Confidential Advocacy Team provides confidential support and advocacy to members impacted by gender-based discrimination, harassment, and bias, guiding options and connecting to resources.

The position requires a Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of relevant experience, strong communication, confidentiality, and trauma-informed practice, with collaboration across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with 3+ years in Human Services, Student Affairs, Counseling or related field.
• Experience delivering trauma-informed response services on a campus or similar setting.
• Experience in advocacy or counseling program leadership or coordination.

Responsibilities

• Provides confidential information and guidance about OCIC policy and process.
• Develops advocacy and support services for campus community members who experienced sexual misconduct or discrimination.
• Offers trauma-informed, confidential support and resources to impacted parties and allies.
• Collaborates with campus offices for crisis intervention, counseling, victim rights, and referrals.
• Maintains relationships with community-based survivor support organizations for referrals.
• Plans and conducts training and outreach on violence prevention and campus safety.

Skills

Trauma-informed care

Advocacy

Public speaking

Confidential guidance

Case management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Confidential Advocate

US--Hybrid

Requisition ID: 2026-43238

Position Category: Professional

Job Type: Unclassified Administrative

Position Type: Regular Full-Time

Posting Department: OCIC

Posting Salary Range: $95,264 - $154,377 per year, with offer based on experience, education and internal equity

Posting FTE: 1.00

HR Mission: Central Services

Drug Testable: No

Department Overview

This position will serve an important role in the Office of Civil Rights Investigations and Compliance (OCIC) as it supports the mission, goals and objectives of OHSU. OCIC serves a critical role in support of OHSU's efforts to foster a safe, diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning environment and workplace culture. As the confidential resource in OCIC, the OCIC Confidential Advocacy Team (O-CAT) is responsible for providing advocacy services to OHSU members impacted by discriminatory misconduct, and members with questions about OCIC policy and process. The O-CAT Confidential Advocate provides emergent and ongoing services to support the well-being and safety of members reporting gender-based discrimination, harassment, and bias or discrimination related to a protected class. Services include confidential support and advocacy on behalf of the victims of sexual violence, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, bias and discrimination based upon a protected class and hate crimes; and to provide outreach, consultation, and education.

Function/Duties of Position

OCIC Confidential Advocacy Team (O-CAT) Confidential Advocate

This position is responsible for effective collaboration among campus partners in providing trauma-informed response to disclosures of sexual misconduct, bias and discrimination, or retaliation based on protected class.

• Provides confidential information and guidance to OHSU members withquestions about OCIC policy and process.
• Develops, enhances, and provides advocacy and support services to membersof the OHSU campus community who have experienced sexual misconduct,bias or discrimination, and protected class related retaliation.
• Provides immediate support and resources for impacted parties and their alliesin a confidential and supportive environment and helps impacted parties andothers understand their options in reporting any form of bias, discrimination, orharassment.
• Advocacy efforts are conducted through a trauma-informed lens, as well as understanding the importance of inclusivity in working with culturally diverse, traditionally marginalized groups, including the intersectionality of identities.
• Provides help connecting impacted parties to campus or community resources, programs, and services.
• Serves as a liaison between the impacted party and various campus offices,including crisis intervention counseling and ongoing counseling;information on victim rights and options, including referrals to additionalsupport services; and information on legal services, and the availability ofrestraining and/or no-contact orders.
• Implements current best practices in the support of impacted parties throughmedical advocacy, criminal justice advocacy, university advocacy, and safetyplanning.
• Provides advocacy support and referrals for impacted parties’ friends, familymembers, and university employees for both the response and recoveryprocesses.
• Provide direct services, training, and support (in person and teleservices) at allOHSU locations. In person services will be provided at Portland Metro arealocations.
• Assist with resource development, and updating websites, training, and or other written and or online materials.
• Assist with designing and maintaining forms, as well as the creation anddistribution of marketing materials and outreach tools.
• Assist with compilation, editing, and distribution of publications and writtenmaterials, collaborate with OCIC team members to guide the design, content,tone, cultural & language appropriateness, and professional standards of thesepublications.
• Assist with data collection, reporting, and analysis in compliance withdeadlines.
• Assist with quarterly reports and other strategic communications.
• Represent advocacy program at meetings, conferences, and events as needed.

Training and Outreach

• In collaboration with the CASE Director, implements training and professionaldevelopment curricula as well as opportunities to expand training for faculty,staff, students, and community members to increase understanding of trauma
  stewardship throughout the campus community.
• Maintains relationships with local community-based survivor supportorganizations to assist with advocacy and referral efforts.
• At the direction of the CASE Director, collaborates with the campus Title IXCoordinator and Director for Prevention and Education to develop and provideoutreach-based educational activities regarding violence to the campuscommunity including engaging culturally diverse and underserved impactedparties.
• Plans, organizes, and promotes awareness month activities; such asdomestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault awareness months.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 3 years of professionalexperience in Human Services, Student Affairs,Counseling or Social Work or in a related field.
• 3 years’ experience in the provision of trauma-informedresponse services on a college campus or similar agencyexperience.
• 3 years’ experience in advocacy or counseling program,or equivalent leadership experience.
• Demonstrated understanding of current best practices inresponding to interpersonal trauma and campus-relatedsexual violence, bias and discrimination.
• Demonstrated ability to use clear and independentjudgment, make ethical decisions regarding casemanagement, and develop individualized approaches foreach impacted party.
• Possess or be willing to obtain within 3 months of hirerequired state-level certifications for campus advocacy.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively withcampus, community, state-wide, and national partners.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, social justice,and the creation of inclusive environments at OHSU.

Skills and Abilities

• The ability to manage multiple, complexpriorities and needs in an organized fashion,
  including responding to impacted parties in crisis.
• Advanced public speaking skills, and theability to connect to diverse audiences.
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience with intersection of sexual violence, intimatepartner violence, and stalking with otherissues such as struggles faced by queer
  communities, communities of color,marginalized, and under- served groups.
• Experience facilitating training andeducational workshops for employees andcampus/community stakeholders.
• Familiarity with gender violenceprevention education.
• Familiarity with Diversity, Equity,Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)intervention and education.
• Excellent oral and written communicationskills, including the ability to effectivelyspeak and write in a clear and concisemanner.
• Fluent with technology, including butnot limited to the use of computers and
  the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to work well with people fromdiverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Ability to effectively work with hostile andemotional individuals in a compassionate,professional, and courteous manner and tomanage situations involving intense conflict.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality andprofessional relationships with customersand co-workers in dealing with sensitive,complex civil rights, legal, and humanresource issues and situations involvingemployees, students, and patients.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in humanservices, Student Affairs,Counseling or Social Work and
  two years of professionalexperience in related field.
• Oregon Certified AdvocateTraining.

Additional Details

This position is a hybrid position and may require frequent visits to campus. Ability to handle multiple highlysensitive projects and priorities simultaneously.Travel to and participate/attend community outreach events and training.Occupant may represent the University on a frequent basis.

Benefits

• Healthcare for full-time employees covered 100% and 88% for dependents.
• $50K of term life insurance provided at no cost to the employee.
• Two separate above market pension plans to choose from.
• Paid time off - 208 hours per year, prorated for part-time.
• Extended illness bank - 64 hours per year, prorated for part-time.
• 9 paid holidays per year.
• Substantial Tri-Met and C-Tran discounts.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Childcare service discounts.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Employee discounts to local and major businesses.

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.