DV Legal Advocate

Solid Ground; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Solid Ground seeks a DV Legal Advocate to provide advocacy-based counseling and case management for women, children and youth at Broadview shelter and transitional housing program. You will conduct assessments, information and referrals, safety planning, and goal setting, coordinating services with internal staff and external providers.

Responsibilities include legal advocacy for protection orders, parenting plans, court accompaniment, crisis intervention, and maintaining confidential records.

Qualifications

• Experience in advocacy or social services preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to coordinate services and work with diverse populations.

Responsibilities

• Provide domestic violence legal advocacy including protection orders, parenting plans, safety planning, court accompaniment and hearing preparation.
• Conduct intake, assessments, information/referral, and goal setting for residents.
• Maintain confidential case notes and coordinate services with shelter and community agencies.

Job description

DV Legal Advocate

Provide advocacy-based counseling and case management services to women, children and youth seeking support from domestic violence.

Job Summary

Broadview is a 24-hour facility providing emergency shelter (10 units), transitional housing (21 units) and support services to women, children and youth whose lives have been disrupted by family violence, substance abuse, inadequate medical and mental health care, long periods of family separation, child abuse and neglect and poverty. Support services include on site crisis intervention, case management and advocacy-based counseling, legal advocacy, information and referral, and long-term stabilization services.

The DV Legal Advocate provides advocacy-based counseling and case management services including assessment, information and referral and goal setting and is responsible for cooperative case planning and coordination of services for residents.

Essential Responsibilities, Duties & Tasks

Legal Advocacy: Provide domestic violence legal advocacy services to current and former Broadview residents including protection orders, parenting plans, safety planning, dissolution, civil standbys, identity changes, court accompaniment, and hearing preparation on behalf of survivors of domestic violence. Also to provide on-site DV advocacy-based counseling and support to the residents of both the shelter and transitional program, including a domestic violence intake and assessment, safety planning, crisis intervention and legal services referrals. Facilitate a weekly on-site domestic violence support group.

Case Management: Provide case management, information, and referrals to residents at both shelter and transitional housing program. Conduct screening, assessment, and intake to admit women, children, and youth into both programs. Provide information and advocacy regarding legal issues, medical care, employment programs, and housing referrals. Act as a liaison between families and community agencies involved with their case and serve as advocate to coordinate services with providers as needed.

Conflict Resolution: De-escalate and mediate resident conflicts, modeling appropriate problem solving. Respond to domestic violence crisis line, providing crisis intervention, safety planning, support, advocacy-based counseling, information and referral to callers seeking assistance. Complete confidential written documentation including resident records, daily logs, weekly goal plans, and overlap information to next Advocate on shift. Maintain clear and accurate case notes of all significant interactions in client files

Safety: Work to foster an atmosphere of support and safety for residents, staff and volunteers. Help maintain order and security in the buildings and communicate/enforce program policies and procedures. Work with staff to maintain cleanliness in resident apartments and office/service areas.

Teamwork: Participate in program and agency meetings and relevant trainings as required.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Percentage of time spent on responsibilities varies based on shift worked.Solid Ground is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, age, race and color, religion, marital status, national origin, disability or veteran status.