Full-Time - DVSA Community Advocate - Cloquet, MN

Family Pathways; Cloquet (MN); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Employer-paid life insurance

AD&D

Long-term disability

Short-term disability

Critical illness insurance

Accident insurance

Employee assistance program

Retirement plan with employer match

Paid time off including holidays and浮动

Flexible holidays

Job summary

Family Pathways in Cloquet, Minnesota is seeking a Full-Time Community Advocate to provide crisis intervention, personal and legal advocacy, court support, and systems advocacy for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. You will apply trauma‑informed, client‑centered approaches and uphold our guiding principles within a collaborative team.

The role may require on-call rotation and light lifting up to 25 pounds; starting pay is $18.00 per hour with competitive benefits for full‑time

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in human services or 2 years' experience in the human service field, preferably providing domestic/sexual violence advocacy.
• Ability to perform an on-call rotation at 1-week increments if required.
• Experience working with people experiencing a crisis through a trauma-informed, client-centered, strength-based, and empowerment model.
• Sensitive and knowledgeable of issues regarding domestic violence and sexual assault.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills; ability to maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Provide crisis intervention, personal and legal advocacy, court support, and systems advocacy for individuals affected by domestic violence and/or sexual assault.
• Incorporate Family Pathways guiding principles: trust, collaboration, communication, integrity, respect, positivity, and creativity.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Advocacy

Trauma-informed approach

Client-centered communication

Team collaboration

Education

Associate's degree in human services

Job description

Full-Time - Community Advocate- Cloquet, Minnesota

Are you someone who enjoys using your voice to make a difference? Do you feel comfortable advocating for those who cannot? If this sounds like you, we would like you to join the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services branch of Family Pathways as a Community Advocate.

Our Community Advocates are responsible for providing crisis intervention, personal and legal advocacy, court support, and systems advocacy for individuals affected by domestic violence and/or sexual assault. In addition, the advocates will incorporate the practice and promotion of Family Pathways guiding principles: trust, collaboration, communication, integrity, respect, positivity, and creativity.

Who You Are:

• Associate's degree in human services or 2 years' experience in the human service field, preferably providing domestic/sexual violence advocacy.
• Ability to perform a potential on-call rotation at 1-week increments if required.
• Experience working with people experiencing a crisis through a trauma-informed, client-centered, strength-based, and empowerment model.
• Sensitive and knowledgeable of the issues regarding domestic violence and sexual assault.
• A team player committed to advancing the vision, mission, values, and the team's guiding principles.
• Demonstratedpassion to work with diverse and/or low-income populations, including those experiencing food insecurity, homelessness, domestic violence, and/or mental illness.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality with sensitive information and confidential matters.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills; excellent listening skills.
• Position requires the ability to sit for extended periods of time, close vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl/.

Who We Are:

We have been committed to standing by the side of our neighbors since 1978. We've done this by working together with partners, individuals, businesses, organizations, and faith communities who are passionate about their communities.

Over the past four decades, we've adapted to the needs of the communities we serve in the City of Forest Lake; Carlton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine Counties in Minnesota and Polk County in Wisconsin. Family Pathways' support services provides healthy food access, domestic and sexual violence prevention and victim services, supervised visitation, and services for older adults and caregivers.

What You Get in Return

Starting Pay: $18.00an hour, non-exempt

Benefits: Family Pathways offers competitive pay and benefits to our eligible employees. Benefit eligibility is based on average hours worked per week. Benefits offered include health insurance with optional HSA, dental, vision, employer-paid group life term insurance, supplemental group term life insurance, AD&D, long-term disability, short-term disability, critical illness, accident insurance, employee assistance program, and retirement plan with an employer match. In addition to these benefits, Family Pathways offers full-time employees a competitive paid time off package, which includes paid holidays and floating holidays.

Family Pathways is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Family Pathways is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. Family Pathways will not discriminate against any employee or applicant based upon a person's race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, disability, status with regard to public assistance, age, sexual or affectional orientation, familial status, ancestry, local human rights commission activity, citizenship, genetic information, protected veteran or military status, or any other protected class.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.