Professional Program Assistant- KCKPD Victim Services

Wycokck; Kansas City (KS); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, KS is seeking a response advocate to provide advocacy services for crime victims, crisis intervention, and on-call on-scene responses. The role includes death notifications, liaison with investigators, and coordination with community services.

Responsibilities include maintaining trauma process education, logging contacts, attending community meetings, and supporting law enforcement personnel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and one year of related experience.
• Experience with victim services and knowledge of lethality assessments and safety planning.
• Excellent oral and written communication; ability to multitask and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide advocacy services for crime victims and crisis intervention.
• Respond to on-call rotations and on-scene responses within 60 minutes.
• Assist with death notifications and liaise with investigators.
• Log contacts and coordinate community trainings and presentations.
• Fulfill Law Enforcement Verification requests for the Attorney General’s office.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Interpersonal skills

Oral & written communication

Multitasking

Independent work

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

As a condition of employment all employees must pass a post offer criminal history background check, physical examination and drug screen. All employees must also submit proof of identity and employment eligibility. Responsibilities include: The response advocate will provide advocacy services for victims of all crime to help overcome the effects of victimization; performs crisis intervention services; /participate in a 24/7 on call rotation and required to response on scene in 60mins.,provides death notifications; acts as liaison with investigators; accompanies victims to detective interviews; refers victims to services in community; provides advocacy services and support to law enforcement personnel; maintains education and training for trauma process and critical incident response; logs all contact with victims via data input and tracking of contacts/services provided; attends community/collaborative meetings as assigned; assists with developing and conducting educational presentations/trainings. Additionally, the Advocate will fulfill the Law Enforcement Verification requests submitted by the Attorney General’s Crime Victims Compensation Division. This position is not-Spanish-speaking required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s degree in a related field and one year of related program experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above, experience with victim services, knowledge of lethality assessments and safety planning, excellent interpersonal skills, knowledge of Kansas law and criminal justice process. The position also requires the ability to multitask and manages deadlines, as well as excellent oral and written communication skills, must be able to work independently, be proficient in Microsoft Office. Will be required to attend 40- hour Kansas Academy for Victim Assistance within 18 months of hire date. Bilingual in Spanish/English is preferred. Salary: $21.86 - 28.58 per hour The Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values an inclusive workforce. If you need to reach a member of the Human Resources staff, please call [phone] or email [e-mail]. Company: Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, KS Learn more about us on our Website.